Posts Tagged ‘Henry Hey’
Saturday, January 21st, 2012

Out March 13 via Winter & Winter -
Featuring HENRY HEY (piano, minimoog synthesizer, fender rhodes piano, prepared harpsichord, voice), SKÚLI SVERRISON (electric bass, voice), CALEB BURHANS (electric five string violin, electric guitar, voice), JOHN HOLLENBECK (drums, percussion, crotales, voice)
After tackling American maverick composer Charles Ives and receiving a Grammy nomination for it, vocalist Theo Bleckmann now takes on the mysterious songbook of British pop recluse Kate Bush. This project goes beyond merely re-creating Kate’s Bush music, taking it into other realms of sound and interpretation. Bush’s œuvre is indeed mysterious and often enigmatic in nature: unusual song forms, oracular lyrics amd unpredictable meter- and harmony-changes are an anomaly in pop music, making it the perfect vehicle for Bleckmann’s distinctive, interpretive spirit and interest in the unusual. Even though Bush still remains a household name, it is fair to say that her music is not your usual run-of the mill boy-meets-girl/boy-loses-girl fare. Her use of British and Irish myths, her references to psychology, literature and film, her meticulously multi-layered productions and her unusually high voice make her idiosyncratic body of work challenging for other artists to interpret.
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Tags: caleb burhans, Henry Hey, John Hollenbeck, kate bush, skuli sverrisson, theo bleckmann, vocal, winter & winter
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Monday, May 30th, 2011

Featuring Pianist Henry Hey, guitarist Pete McCann, bassist John Hébert, drummer John Hollenbeck and singer/french hornist Heather Laws
The broader a bandleader’s tonal palette, the richer the music becomes. Ben Kono proves this numerous times on the colorful Crossing, a sublime ensemble disc that finds lots of unique territory being investigated. The respected New York saxophonist is expert in an array of instruments that stretches from oboe to shakuhachi, and he’s put some deep composing and arranging skills into play on his debut. As Crossing’s varied interests present themselves, its sextet music speaks to both the power of scope and the art of integration.
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Tags: Ben Kono, Crossing, Heather Laws, Henry Hey, Japan, jazz, John Hébert, John Hollenbeck, Nineteen-Eight Records
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Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
January

Chris Parrello –Things I Wonder (Stray Dog Music) – January 25
Chris Parrello – guitars, compositions; Karlie Bruce – vocals/lyrics; Ian Young – saxophones; Kevin Thomas – bass; Aviv Cohen – drums; Rubin Kodheli – cello; Greg Glassman – trumpet; Rich Hinman – pedal steel
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Tags: (re)Conception, 19-8, 2011, ACT, ACT Music, Adam D Gold, Allison Miller, André Mehmari, Angelo Spagnolo, Anthony Wilson, April, Art Hirahara, bari, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, Ben Kono, Ben Monder, Bill Frisell, Brazil, Campo Belo, cello, Chris Parrello, Chris Parrello + Things I Wonder, Chris Tordini, clarinet, client release schedule, clients, compositions, Crossing, Cuneiform, Dan Aran, Darren Johnston, Doug Wamble, drums, Edu Ribeiro, English horn, Erik Friedlander, Erik Lawrence, February, Flock, flugelhorn, flute, Follow the White Rabbit, Foxhaven, French horn, Glenn Zaleski, guitar, Gutbucket, Guto Wirtti, Heather Laws, Helen Sung, Henry Hey, Honey Ear Trio, Indian, January, jazz, Joe Fiedler, John Hébert, John Hollenbeck, kalimba, Karlie Bruce, kazoo, ken filiano, Ken Thomson - alto saxophone; Ty Citerman - electric guitar/effects; Eric Rockwin, Kenny Washington, Kermit Driscoll, Kris Davis, Lars Danielsson, Lewis Nash, lyrics, March, marco cappelli, Matt Wilson, May, Michael Sarin, mode records, music box, Myra Melford, narration, Narratives, Nate Smith, Nineteen-Eight, Nitin Mitta, oboe, pedal steel, percussion, Pete McCann, Posi-tone, Posi-tone Records, Prasanna, records, Rene Hart, Sacred Chrome Orb, Same Girl, Samuel Torres, São Paolo, satoshi takeishi, saxophone, skronk, South Asian jazz, Spring, Steampunk Serenade, Steeplechase, Steve Wilson, Steven Lugerner, Stray Dog Music, Taylor Haskins, These Are the Words, Tirtha, Todd Sickafoose, Tommy Crane, Trevor Dunn, trumpet, Ulf Wakenius, Vijay Iyer, Vinnie Coliauta, vocals, Yaron Herman, Yellow Sound Label, Yoshi Waki, Youn Sun Nah
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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
August

Vijay Iyer – Solo (ACT Music) – August 31
Iyer’s 1st solo piano recording
September

Blue Cranes - Observatories (self-released) – Sept. 14
Portland, OR chamber jazz group w/ Reed Wallsmith (saxes), Sly Pig (saxes), Rebecca Sanborn (keyboards), Keith Brush (bass), Ji Tanzer (drums)

Eddie Gomez & Cesarius Alvim – Forever (Plus Loin Music) – Sept. 14
Bass/Piano Duo w/ Eddie Gomez (bass), Cesarius Alvim (piano)

Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bunky Green – Apex (Pi Recordings) – Sept. 28
w/ Mahanthappa (alto sax), Bunky Green (alto sax), Jack DeJohnette (drums on half), Jason Moran (piano), Francois Moutin (bass), Damion Reid (drums on half)
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Tags: ACT Music, Barry Harris, Ben Monder, Billy Bang, Blue Cranes, Bunky Green, Cesarius Alvim, Damion Reid, Dan Tepfer, David Breskin, duo, Ed Ruscha, Eddie Gomez, Francois Moutin, Henry Hey, Jack DeJohnette, Jason Moran, Jason Roebke, Jason Stein, Jeff Parker, John Shifflett, Kellylee Evans, Locksmith Isidore, Mike Pride, Nate Smith, Nels Cline, New York, Nineteen-Eight, Pi Recordings, Plus Loin, Portland, Prayer for Peace, quartet, quintet, rudresh mahanthappa, Scott Amendola, solo, Sunnyside, Taylor Haskins, Ted Poor, Thomas Morgan, Todd Sickafoose, trio, TUM, Vijay Iyer
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