#postgenre — Public Fediverse posts

“[W]hat’s always fascinating is that sometimes you think you know what something sounds like and do the thing that produces the sound you think you will get, and then you don’t get it. There are always variabilities, variations, and things you didn’t expect… They always lead you to explore something differently. I think the joy is in the fact that even though my vocabulary is relatively static, what happens, without fail, always brings me to places I haven’t been before. I don’t know why, but it happens. I think it has to do with having an understanding that when something unexpected happens, you can make it into something interesting.”- Fred Frith

https://postgenre.org/normal-fred-frith-i/

#fredfrith #guitar #sologuitar #roulette #improvisedmusic #music #art #postgenre #postgenremusic #postgenremedia #preparedguitar #guitarsolos #henrycow #rock #nakedcity #interview #rouletteintermedium

“When playing a solo piece, I don’t write notation because it does not need to be communicated to anyone else. I only write down words. Just a list of timestamps and words to describe the sounds I’m going to move through. These are notes that only I would understand. They’re typed out like a setlist. It’s just abbreviated little notes to myself that probably wouldn’t even make sense to anyone else, and that’s kind of the point of this music. Nobody else is going to play these pieces. It’s almost like folk music in that way. ” - Jessica Pavone

‘What Happens Has Become Now’ is out now on Relative Pitch Records

#jessicapavone #viola #solo #soloviola #music #art #postgenre #postgenremusic #postgenremedia #relativepitch #relativepitchrecords #kenbutler #swordviola #anthonybraxton #improvisedmusic #strings

https://postgenre.org/what-happens-jessica-pavone/

“[Little Big] feels like … a project that I’m going to keep turning to throughout the years. All of us in the band have a feeling of fellowship that we’ve started to build that is very special. The band also feels like an outlet for something I’m after creatively. I feel there’s something here with this particular intersection of different styles of music in the music we’re making. There’s still a lot more to find.” - Aaron Parks

Check out our conversation with Aaron Parks. ‘Little Big III’ out now on Blue Note Records.

#aaronparks #littlebig #littlebigiii #music #art #postgenre #postgenremusic #postgenremedia #jazz #bluenote #bluenoterecords #interview #jazz #piano

https://postgenre.org/aaron-parks-little-big-iii/

“This project helped me look at the world in a way of appreciation for sounds. It fostered an amazement in how many different things you can hear at any given moment when you’re out and about in the world. That’s a nice place to be.” - Nate Mercereau

‘Excellent Traveler’ out now on Third Man Records.

#natemercereau #excellenttraveler #thirdmanrecords #andre3000 #carlosniño #suryabotofasina #laraaji #idrisackamoor #kamasiwashington #samgendel #shabakahutchings #music #art #postgenre #postgenremedia #postgenremusic #guitar #leonbridges #lizzo #interview

https://postgenre.org/infinite-possibility-nate-mercereau/

“Nature, oftentimes, is my respite. It’s a place to connect to wherever it is that we’re playing. Being in nature is also a way for me to connect to a place and a people. It allows me to think about the histories of particular places and particular locations and notice the importance of the moments where we are in the world. Nature is a very important aspect of my artistry. I definitely have a practice of, I’d say, spirit walking.“- Luke Stewart. ‘Unknown Rivers’ out now on Pi Recordings.

#lukestewart #unknownrivers #lukestewartsilttrio #briansettles #traecrudup #chadtaylor #jonathanfinlayson #tomasfujiwara #roulette #rouletteintermedium #pirecordings #music #art #jazz #improvisedmusic #postgenre #postgenremedia #postgenremusic #interview

https://postgenre.org/unknown-rivers-luke-stewart/

“Ultimately, the sound you get out of any instrument is yourself. The instrument is only a small percentage of it all. The rest is how you touch it, what your left hand does, what your right hand does, what you hear in your head, and the heart and soul that you put into your performance. Those things allow you to find your sound on any instrument you pick up.” - Dave Holland

Check out the second half of our conversation with the legendary Dave Holland. The bassist will be performing with his New Quartet - with Kris Davis, Jaleel Shaw, and Nasheet Waits- at SMOKE Jazz Club from September 4th to September 8th.

#daveholland #bass #music #jazz #smokejazzclub #krisdavis #jaleelshaw #nasheetwaits #lifecycle #bluegrassmusic #worldmusic #anouarbrahem #zakirhussain #pepehabichuela #kennywheeler #johnhartford #postgenre #editionrecords #dare2records #gatewaytrio

Photo credit: Dave Stapleton

https://postgenre.org/no-isolation-dave-holland-ii/

“Making an album with Nascimento is a dream come true for spalding, and with how impressive Milton + esperanza is, it definitely sounds like one.” - Brian Kiwanuka

Check out Brian Kiwanuka’s review of Milton Nascimento and esperanza spalding’s ‘Milton + esperanza’, out now on Concord

#miltonnascimento #esperanzaspalding #music #art #postgenre #postgenremusic #postgenremedia #album #albumreview #jazz #brazilianmusic #review

https://postgenre.org/review-milton-esperanza/

“[W]hat was important to me was that we just brought ourselves and the idea of coexistence and collision of musical languages. It was important to me not to put the kora in the place of having to adapt and play jazzy. Or find a way to make the Chicago musicians sound more like those from Mali. I didn’t want to do that. What I love about this collaboration is that we have not done that. We’re both bringing compositions and learning from each other. We’re learning each other’s languages while leaving each other space to make our own expressions within the music.“ - Nicole Mitchell

‘Bamako*Chicage Sound System’, out August 23rd on FPE Records.

#nicolemitchell #bamakochicagosoundsystem #ballakesissoko #mali #chicago #music #art #postgenre #jazz #griot #joshuaabrams #joviaarmstrong #jeffparker #FatimKouyate #MankweNdosi #fasserydiabate #aacm #artensembleofchicago #flute #kora

https://postgenre.org/nicole-mitchell-bamakochicago/

“I think less about the line between [tradition and modernity] as much as I think about my own love for the tradition. I have a very true, and genuine love and passion for jazz music and its history. It literally came from me being a kid and watching the Ken Burns series, listening to records by Duke Ellington and Count Basie, and falling in love with the music.“ - Riley Mulherkar

Read our conversation with Riley Mulherkar on his debut album as a leader, Riley (out now on Westerlies Records), and the upcoming Newport Jazz Festival performance tied to it.

Photo credit: Zenith Richards

#rileymulherkar #newportjazzfestival #newportjazz #newportjazzfest #jazz #music #tradition #postgenre #postgenremedia #postgenremusic #art #thewesterlies #fleetfoxes

https://postgenre.org/trumpet-evolution-mulherkar/

“Silence is as important as sound to me. It is with sound and silence that rhythm exists. Whether short notes or long notes in the African clef, the various rhythms that come from Brazil are based on silence and sound and it is very important to remember that the variation of this is the origin of swing, of balance. I love silence.” - Amaro Freitas

Check out our interview with Amaro Freitas on his album, Y’Y (out now on Psychic Hotline) and his forthcoming Newport Jazz Festival performance.

#amarofreitas #yy #amazonrainforest #newportjazz #newportjazzfestival #newportjazzfest #music #art #brazilianmusic #preparedpiano #postgenre #postgenremusic #postgenremedia #solopiano #psychichotlinerecords

https://postgenre.org/yy-amaro-freitas/

“[W]hat makes someone draw a picture or make a film comes from the same impulse that makes someone want to write a melody or strum a chord on a guitar. It’s all coming from the same place.” - Bill Frisell

“I’d say there’s great trust that what we are doing is going to work. We believe in each other’s sensibilities, and that allows for a lot of leeway.” - Bill Morrison

Check out our interview with Bill Frisell and Bill Morrison. The two artists will provide a special performance - featuring live interaction of guitar and film- at Roulette Intermedium, intended as a benefit to support the incredible venue, on June 24, 2024.

#billfrisell #billmorrison #doublebill #rouletteintermedium #music #film #art #paulmotian #villagevanguard #postgenre #postgenremedia #postgenremusic #interview #multimedia

https://postgenre.org/double-bill-frisell-morrison/

Interview with Tim Berne and Chloe Sobek.

Fully improvised duo record, ‘Burning Up’ out now on Relative Pitch Records

https://postgenre.org/sobek-berne-burning-up/

#timberne #chloesobek #burningup #duo #freeimprovisation #music #art #avantgarde #avantgardemusic #creativemusic #postgenre #postgenremedia #postgenremusic #interview

“I try to pass everything in my soul on to the young people around me.” - #DavidMurray

‘Francesca’, out now on #Intaktrecords

https://postgenre.org/david-murray-francesca/

#martasanchez #lukestewart #russellcarter #music #jazz #postgenre #postgenremusic #postgenremedia #art #jazz #interview

“[R]ecord labels and promoters didn’t know what to call our #music.” - #lennywhite on #jazzrock and his first #record, #milesdavis’ #bitchesbrew

#drums #jazz #rock #postgenre #postgenremusic #freddiehubbard #redclay #interview #jimihendrix

https://postgenre.org/language-lenny-white-i/

“A stellar showcase of forward-thinking” - Brian Kiwanuka’s #review of #maryhalvorson ’s new #sextet recording, ‘#Cloudward.’ #Album out now on #NonesuchRecords

#music #art #postgenre #postgenremedia #postgenremusic #nonesuch #adamofarrill #tomasfujiwara #patriciabrennan #nickdunston #jacobgarchik #albumreview #laurieanderson #improvisedmusic #jazz #newmusic

https://postgenre.org/review-mary-halvorson-cloudward/

“I very much like to try to keep elements of surprise in the music so you’re not following a script all the time.” - Mary Halvorson

Check out our interview with Mary Halvorson on her forthcoming sextet album, ‘Cloudward.’
Album out 1/19 on Nonesuch Records.

#maryhalvorson #cloudward #sextet #nonesuch #guitar #adamofarrill #JacobGarchik, #patriciabrennan #nickdunston #tomasfujiwara #LaurieAnderson #music #art #interview #postgenre

https://postgenre.org/cloudward-mary-halvorson/