Posts Tagged ‘Stefon Harris’

Fully Altered Media Client Release Schedule **Summer & Fall 2009**

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

August

Ben Perowsky Quartet – Esopus Opus (Skirl) – August 11
w/ Perowsky (drums), Chris Speed (tenor sax, clarinet), Drew Gress (bass), Ted Reichman (accordion, keyboards)

The Waitiki 7 – Adventures in Paradise (Pass Out Records) – August 18
w/ Zaccai Curtis (piano), Tim Mayer (saxes, flutes), Randy Wong (bass), Lopaka Colón (birdcalls, percussion), Jim Benoit (vibes), Helen Liu (violin), Abe Lagrimas, Jr. (drums, vibes, percussion) + special guest Mike Dease (trombone)

Stefon Harris & Blackout – Urbanus (Concord Jazz) – August 25
w/ Harris (vibraphone, marimba), Marc Cary (keyboards, piano, effects), Ben Willams (bass), Casey Benjamin (alto sax, vocoder), Terreon Gully (drums)

Rez Abbasi – Things to Come (Sunnyside) – August 25
w/ Rudresh Mahanthappa (alto sax), Vijay Iyer (piano), Dan Weiss (drums), Johannes Weidenmuller (bass) + Kiran Ahluwalia (Hindustani vocals), Mike Block (cello)

September

James Weidman – Three Worlds (Inner Circle Music) – Sept. 15
w/ Marty Ehrlich (alto sax, clarinet), Ray Anderson (trombone), Jay Hoggard (vibraphone), Brad Jones (bass), Francisco Mela (drums)

Benny Reid - Escaping Shadows (Concord Jazz) – Sept. 15
w/ Richard Padrón (guitar), Jeff Taylor (wordless vocals), Ryan Fitch (percussion), Pablo Vergara (piano), Dan Loomis (bass), Kenny Grohowski (drums)

Digital Primitives – Hum, Crackle & Pop (Hopscotch Records) – Sept. 22
w/ Assif Tsahar (tenor sax, percussion), Cooper-Moore (percussion, diddley-bo, voice), Chad Taylor (drums, percussion)

Moodswing Orchestra – Moodswing Orchestra (El Destructo Records/The Royal Potato Family) – Sept. 29
w/ Ben Perowsky (leader, drums bells, percussion, voice), Glenn Patscha (keyboards, pianos, voice), Markus Miller (turntables, electronics); Special Guests: Oren Bloedow (bass, voice) and Jennifer Charles (voice) of Elysian Fields, Marcus Rojas (tuba, voice), Doug Wieselman (reeds), Steven Bernstein (trumpet), Pamela Kurstin (theremin), Miho Hatori (voice) of Cibo Matto, Elyas Khan (voice), Joan Wasser (voice) of Joan As Policewoman, Bebel Gilberto (voice)

Ahleuchatistas – Of The Body Prone (Tzadik) – Sept. 29
Power Trio w/ Shane Perlowin (guitar), Derek Poteat (bass), Ryan Oslance (drums)

Tyshawn Sorey – Koan (482 Music) – Sept. 29
Trio w/ Thomas Morgan (bass, guitar); Todd Neufeld (guitar)

October

Jon Irabagon – The Observer (Concord Jazz) – Oct. 6
w/ Kenny Barron (piano), Rufus Reid (bass), Victor Lewis (drums) + special guests Nicholas Payton (trumpet), Bertha Hope (piano)

Linda Oh – Entry (self-released) – Oct. 6
Trio w/ Oh (bass), Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Obed Calvaire (drums)

Jason Stein’s Locksmith Isidore – Three Less Than Between (Clean Feed) – October 6
Trio w/ Jason Stein (bass clarinet), Jason Roebke (bass), Mike Pride (drums)

Jason Stein – In Exchange for A Process (Leo Records) – October 6
solo bass clarinet

Vijay Iyer Trio – Historicity (ACT Music) -  October 13
Trio w/ Marcus Gilmore (drums) and Stephan Crump (bass)

Ben Allison - Think Free (Palmetto) – October 13
Quintet w/ Jenny Scheinman, Shane Endsley, Steve Cardenas and Rudy Royston

Chad Taylor -  Circle Down (482 Music) – October 20
Trio w/ Angelica Sanchez and Chris Lightcap

Mike Reed’s People, Places & Things – About Us (482 Music) – October 27
Quintet w/ Tim Haldeman (t. sax, perc., piano), Mike Reed (drums, piano), Jason Roebke (bass, perc., piano), Greg Ward (alto sax, perc., piano) – 2nd part of a trilogy


To request any of these recordings, please contact Matt Merewitz (matt@fullyaltered.com) or Stephen Buono (stephen@fullyaltered.com) or call 215-629-6155.

Stefon Harris & Blackout Return With “Urbanus” on Concord Jazz, August 25

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Urbanus cover art

Stefon Harris & Blackout - "Urbanus" cover art

Stefon Harris and Blackout to Release
Urbanus
On Concord Jazz August 25, 2009

Concord Jazz today announced the release of vibraphonist-composer Stefon Harris’s 7th album as a bandleader and Concord debut, Urbanus.   The new release picks up where 2004’s Evolution left off in that it features Blackout, his scintillating ensemble that’s as versed in modern jazz as it is with rhythms, melodies and soundscapes associated with R&B, pop, hip-hop and funk.  The 10-track-album will be available August 25, 2009.

The GRAMMY-nominated musician has been hailed as “one of the most important young artists in jazz” (Los Angeles Times), and is widely recognized by both peers and critics alike for his innovative compositions, blazing new paths on the vibraphone and marimba.  On Urbanus, Stefon Harris and Blackout display a deeper group rapport as well as a more expansive sonic palette as Marc Cary complements the acoustic piano with Fender Rhodes and alto saxophonist Casey Benjamin lends his captivating vocoder work to the proceeding.  Harris’ brilliance at broadening textures and colors comes to play with his sensational woodwind and string arrangements on a few of the compositions as well.

“One of the biggest indicators of our growth as a band is the level of contribution from all the members of the ensemble,” Harris enthuses. “The music not only incorporates all of our writing but everyone’s cultural backgrounds as well.”

To illustrate this point, he points to the disc’s opening track, “Gone,” which bounces to the pulsating polyrhythm of go-go, a sound indicative to Washington, D.C.’s urban landscape. Both bassist Ben Williams and Cary hail from Washington, D.C. It doesn’t hurt also that Harris is a big go-go fan. “How can you not like go-go? It’s so funky,” Harris says.  Blackout is rounded out by longtime Harris drummer, Terreon Gully(more…)

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