My practice has been to list only listening that is new to me here, and technically this is not music that is new to me. It is music that has been recently re-released, so it gets a pass. One should never let one’s rules get in the way of good music, or sharing of such music.
Category: Music
The Iconoclast – Barry Stephenson
The Fantastic Mrs. 10 – Tim Berne’s Snakeoil
Compass Confusion – Junk Magic
Junk Magic – Compass Confusion – discovered via Night After Night
Unanimous Sources – Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2020 in Boston Globe
Jon Garelick of the Boston Globe included “Unanimous Sources” in his Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2020″ list. He heard it on WWOZ. Read the article here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/24/arts/jon-garelicks-top-10-jazz-albums-2020/
Book
Over the summer, Matt Wright and I got together to improvise some music on our trombones. Matt then made a video to go with the sounds. The video and title grew out of our conversations on perspective, and social and consumer responsibility. This was premiered on a Versipel New Music program, and you can see it here now.
My track with U2
In 2017, I got a call from Jonathan Freilich to record some horn parts he wrote. It turned out to be a session with producer Hal Willner (RIP) and U2. Unfortunately, Sir Elton’s part was not recorded at the same session…
The record is finally out.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Bang A Gong (Get It On) · U2 · Elton John
Bang A Gong (Get It On)
℗ An Island Records recording; ℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
Released on: 2020-09-04
Producer: Hal Willner
Studio Personnel, Mix Engineer, Recording Engineer: Marc Urselli
Associated Performer, Piano, Vocals: Elton John
Associated Performer, Vocals: Bono
Associated Performer, Guitar, Recording Arranger: The Edge
Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: Adam Clayton
Associated Performer, Drums: Larry Mullen, Jr.
Associated Performer, Trombone: Trombone Shorty
Associated Performer, Baritone Saxophone: Ray Moore III
Associated Performer, Tenor Saxophone: Brad Walker
Associated Performer, Trombone: Jeff Albert
Associated Performer, Trumpet: Ashlin Parker
Associated Performer, Trombone: Charles Halloran
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg
Composer Lyricist: Marc Bolan
Livestream on Saturday, June 13, 2020
Unanimous Sources will perform our first concert since the lockdown as a livestream from The Nest504. This will be livestream only with no in person audience and the stream will be available on The Nest’s twitch page and on Facebook. The crew at The Nest do a great job with sound and visuals, so it should be a good audio visual experience.
It does seem weird to be promoting a performance while our society is in the middle of dissolving/re-inventing itself (depending on how full you think the glass is). As musicians what we know how to do is make music, and part of the impetus for this band was a way to say something about the state of our society. Please join us if you can, and we will do our best to help you feel something and hopefully make you think. #blacklivesmatter
Unanimous Sources
My new album, Unanimous Sources, is out today in all of the streaming places, and the label’s bandcamp.
Stream it on Deezer, Apple Music, Spotify, or I am sure you know how the search function works on your streaming service.
Or buy it directly.
The Homunculus — Institute for Creativity
The Homunculus — Institute for Creativity
the best musicians are not professional musicians or “successful” musicians, but the musicians who struggle to deepen and strengthen their voice.