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Firehouse: Live at the Glenn Miller Cafe
by Rex Butters
More house afire than firehouse, this Swedish quintet plays with passion and precision. Caught live at the Glenn Miller Cafe in January of 2004, the musicians ably ignite a room and each other through seven performances.
Guitarist John Lindblom's thick blunt and bent chords give “Cyklone Song" a Beefheart scent. When the band kicks into hyperdrive, you understand how they keep the cold away in northern latitudes. With trumpeter Magnus Broo's lip-leveling solo leading a galloping chorus, the band locks ...
read moreSaxophonist Russ Nolan's First Live Recording, "Sanctuary From The Ordinary: Live At Firehouse 12," To Be Released Feb. 12
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Saxophonist/composer/arranger Russ Nolan has been documenting his explorations of Latin rhythms and modern jazz harmony on record since the release of his 2004 debut, Two Colors. He has worked with special guests like percussionist Victor Rendon and pianists Kenny Werner and Manuel Valera while deepening ties with players who eventually coalesced into his working group. For his sixth CD, Nolan set himself up for a new challenge by recording the session live in performance. The inspired results may be heard ...
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Electric NHIC Releases New CD - Concert at Firehouse12 on Saturday December 1st
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Bob Gorry
NHIC Records announces the release of the new CD Ground Waves by Electric NHIC on November 1st, 2012. CD Release Concert at Firehouse12 on Saturday December 1st Electric NHIC evolved from the high energy avant-funk of Mayhem Circus Electric, a signature grouping of the New Haven Improvisers Collective. MCE's well-received CD, Lubricity, was praised by the New Haven Advocate for its tight post funk grooves and called fun and relentlessly heavy creative jazz by Cadence magazine. Gapplegate Music compared it ...
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Mary Halvorson Quintet - Saturn Sings (Firehouse 12, 2010)
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Music and More by Tim Niland
Adventurous guitarist and composer Mary Halvorson has been garnering much attention for her work as a collaborator and side person on several notable albums. After taking time to compose new material for quintet, she is back in the leader position, working with Jonathan Finlayson on trumpet, Jon Irabagon on alto saxophone, John Hebert on bass and Ches Smith on drums. The album is an interesting and angular proposition that takes its inspiration from avant-garde jazz, rock music and other sources ...
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Firehouse 12 to Present Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet September 17th
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Improvised Communications
On Friday, September 17th, legendary trumpeter/composer Wadada Leo Smith will return to Firehouse 12 for a two-set performance with his Golden Quartet. This special event, part of a five-city tour, will feature the world premiere of five new works from his “America" collection composed during his recent Guggenheim residency. Smith and the group will also be supporting his most recent recording, Spiritual Dimensions (Cuneiform Records), which documents his previous Firehouse 12 appearance in April 2009. The Golden Quartet line-up for ...
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Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet to Open Firehouse 12's 2010 Fall Jazz Series September 10th
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Improvised Communications
On Friday, September 10th, Firehouse 12 will open its 2010 Fall Jazz Series with a two-set performance by acclaimed cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum's primary ensemble, the Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet. This special event, which also marks the launch of Bynum's two-week Acoustic Bicycle Tour across New England, focuses on a brand new book of music made possible with support from Chamber Music America's 2010 New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development program funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke ...
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Firehouse Excitement + CD Reviews
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See! Hear! by Richard Kamins
Wesleyan graduate, cohort of Professor Anthony Braxton and Taylor Ho Bynum, leader of duo with violist Jessica Pavone, Mary Halvorson brings her Quintet to Firehouse 12 in New Haven for 2 sets of exciting and challenging jazz. The guitarist, whose debut CD “Dragon's Head“ (Firehouse 12 label), made many a Top 10 list in 2008, has expanded the Trio that appeared on that disk (bassist John Hebert and drummer Ches Smith) to a Quintet with the addition of Jon Irabagon ...
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Firehouse 12 Fall 2009: Get in Line, Good Music is on the Way
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See! Hear! by Richard Kamins
Firehouse 12, 45 Crown Street in New Haven, has announced its Fall 2009 schedule and chances are good, if you like creative music, you'll be spending as many as 13 Friday nights in the Elm City.The series opens on September 18 with guitarist/banjo player Brandon Ross & Blazing Beauty. Ross, who's worked with Henry Threadgill, Cassandra Wilson, and Bill Laswell (among others), creates an intimate acoustic sound with this trio that also features J T Lewis (drums) and ...
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Firehouse 12 to Present Ben Allison & Man Size Safe May 29th
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Improvised Communications
On Friday, May 29th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will present acclaimed bassist/composer, and New Haven native, Ben Allison, with his newest ensemble, Man Size Safe, as part of the venue's ongoing 2009 Spring Jazz Series. The band, which takes its name from a secret storage vault in former Vice President Dick Cheney's office, mixes joyous exuberance and good-humored irreverence with textured grooves and the occasional political jab. Allison will be joined for this two-set performance by Jenny Sheinman (violin), Shane ...
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Firehouse 12 to Present the James Carney Group May 15th
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Improvised Communications
On Friday, May 15th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will present a two-set performance by Brooklyn-based pianist/composer James Carney and his longstanding working ensemble, the James Carney Group. Carney and the band, which features trumpeter Ralph Alessi, trombonist Josh Roseman, bassist Chris Lightcap and drummer Mark Ferber, will preview segments of his new virtual film score, Ways & Means, commissioned by Chamber Music America and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and perform music from his most recent release, 2007's Green- Wood ...
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Firehouse 12 to Present the Peter Brotzmann/Nasheet Waits Duo May 8th
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Improvised Communications
On Friday, May 8th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will present the duo of legendary German multi-instrumentalist Peter Brotzmann and acclaimed New York-based drummer Nasheet Waits. Part of Brotzmann's 12-stop spring tour of America, this two-set performance will feature all spontaneously improvised music blending the artists' diverse backgrounds and musical points of view.
Brotzmann is a self-taught musician and co-founder of the groundbreaking FMP label whose early work in the mid-1960’s helped build the foundation of the European free jazz scene. ...
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