Arto Lindsay / Ken Vandermark / Joe McPhee / Phil Sudderberg
Largest Afternoon
Corbett vs. Dempsey
“Approached casually, the late morning bloomed into Largest Afternoon, 15 crackling encountersbetween guitarist Arto Lindsay, saxophonists Joe McPhee and Ken Vandermark, and drummer Phil Sudderberg. No expectations – open minds and creative intent.”
Ken Vandermark
Unexpected Alchemy
Not Two Records
“A great collaboration between impressive jazz masters and improvisers is made in “Unexpected Alchemy”. It’s a great pleasure to listen to collective improvisations for various instrumental combos brought together by Ken Vandermark. The music was recorded by huge group of jazz masters – John Butcher (saxophones), Hamid Drake (drums), Kent Kessler (bass), Joe McPhee (tenor sax, trumpet), Ikue Mori (laptop, electronics), Steve Noble (drums), Eddie Prévost (drums), Mette Rasmussen (alto sax), John Tilbury (piano), Ken Vandermark (reeds) and Nate Wooley (trumpet).”
Joe Morris Instantiation
Paradoxical
Glacial Erratic
“My goal with Instantiation is to create unique and rewarding experiences for listeners by synthesizing the meta-properties of Free music in new and creative ways. I rely on the attention to the material and the individual and collective artistry of the ensemble of players to realize a unique result with each performance."-Joe Morris, June 2019”
Joe Morris & Evan Parker
The Village
Fundacja Słuchaj
“ It took many years but I finally had the chance to play duo with Evan Parker and I did what I had planned to do. At the end of the concert an African man walked up to me and said that he thought my guitar playing sounded like a kora. I told him the story. He responded “I play kora!” I asked him his name and he said “Foday Muso Susa!”. I said “You’re one of the kora players I listened too!” He is one of the greatest in the world. And not surprisingly, Phillip Glass has composed for him. -JOE MORRIS”
Yong Yandsen / Christian Meaas Svendsen / Paal Nilssen-Love
Hungry Ghosts
Nakama Records
“Hungry Ghosts are beings who are driven by intense emotional needs, periodically roaming the earth’s surface in search for anything that can satisfy their cravings. Now they are here for you! The omnipotent living legend Paal-Nilssen Love clashes head to head with bass prodigy Christian Meaas Svendsen on bass, playing with 2-3 bows, cheek, voice, hands and feet. In the midst of the battle we find Yong Yandsen, a high- octane Malaysian sax virtuoso who virtually explodes on stage combining the best of Japanese noise and European free-jazz-or-whatever-you- wanna-call-it together with the aforementioned gentlemen. Are they the Hungry Ghosts, or are they here to exorcise them out of you? One thing is sure: Don’t leave the Hungry Ghosts hungry! ”
