On tour

SIDE A

Available dates from July 3 to 10, 2015
KEN VANDERMARK, reeds.

HAVARD WIIK, piano. 

CHAD TAYLOR, drums.

Videos :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfklT4pE5cs&list=PL268831F8437033A0&index=4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5ylscm9Kcg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqMEEqoiphk

WEBSITES:
http://www.nottwo.com/PelnaPlyta.php?Id=482&W=0
http://www.kenvandermark.com/
 http://www.chadtaylordrums.com/live/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A5vard_Wiik

Paal Nilssen-Love / Large Unit

Available dates from August 25 until 30, 2015

 Available dates on tour from October 26 to November 8, 2015

THOMAS JOHANSSON, trumpet

JON RUNE STRØM, bass

CHRISTIAN MEAAS SVENDSEN, bass

ANDREAS WILDHAGEN, drums

PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE, drums

MATS ÄLEKLINT, trombone

KLAUS HOLM, alto and baritone saxophone, Bb clarinet

JULIE KJÆR , alto saxophone

PER ÅKE HOLMLANDER , tuba

KETIL GUTVIK, guitar

TOMMI KERANEN, electronics

Videos :
Austin birds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93uiHzYdKjg&list=PL_S6zVcs-C9Jfc21emcviRxz4rKCK9tF4&index=7
Fortar Hardar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9522Iz1ZDs&index=8&list=PL_S6zVcs-C9Jfc21emcviRxz4rKCK9tF4
Fendika
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZXpJmbZ5mY&index=9&list=PL_S6zVcs-C9Jfc21emcviRxz4rKCK9tF4

 Wooley, Vandermark, Stadhouders & Heather

Available dates from September 20 until 30, 2015
NATE WOOLEY, trumpet.
KEN VANDERMARK, reeds.
JASPER STADHOUDERS, electric bass and guitar.
STEVE HEATHER, drums.

http://natewooley.com/
http://kenvandermark.com/
https://jasperstadhouders.wordpress.com/about/
https://soundcloud.com/steve-heather

MADE TO BREAK

Available dates from October 1st until 17, 2015
KEN VANDERMARK, reeds
CHRISTOF KURZMANN, electronics
JASPER STADHOUDERS, bass
TIM DAISY, percussion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNxTzSlTsXs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlPA0mPJ_K8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE4fQPVZUCo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU96AxnMHnw

http://www.trost.at/
https://soundcloud.com/ken-vandermark
http://www.kenvandermark.com/
http://blogs.elpais.com/muro-de-sonido/2013/03/made-to-break-romper-antes-de-usar-.html
https://trostrecords.bandcamp.com/releases

DIGITAL PRIMITIVES - Lipsomuch/Soul Searchin'

On tour; available dates from October 29 to November 15, 2015

COOPER-MOORE, diddley-bow, percussion, flute, ashimba, mouth bow, hoe-handle harp.
ASSIF TSAHAR, tenor sax, bass clarinet.
CHAD TAYLOR, drums.

Videos :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clTpFF9kWyw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cal48Zlj_zA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9n9U7IqaKQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNpzC2HyOC4 

 
Websites:
http://hopscotchrecords.com/digiprim.html
http://www.hopscotchrecords.com/assif.html
http://www.chadtaylordrums.com/live/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper-Moore

JOE MORRIS QUARTET

Presenting "Balance" their new Clean Feed release.

Available dates from December 1 to 10, 2015
MAT MANERI, viola
JOE MORRIS, electric guitars
CHRIS LIGHTCAP, electric bass
GERALD CLEAVER, drums

Videos :
Effort
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWUdGlFG19I

Reviews :
http://www.freejazzblog.org/2014/10/joe-morris-quartet-balance-clean-feed.html
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/balance-joe-morris-clean-feed-records-review-by-glenn-astarita.php

Websites :
http://www.joe-morris.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mat_Maneri
http://chrislightcap.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Cleaver_%28musician%29 

On request for festivals and special events during the year :

DIGITAL PRIMITIVES AFRICAN SOUL
Digital Primitives the new york based trio which defies definition, join forces with three African master musicians, representing different musical traditions.

Was created through the travels of Assif Tsahar Africa and the musicians he met and work with. For a long time he had a dream of bringing together these amazing traditional musicians with his long time friends and band members of Digital Primitives. Last year this dream came a live for a tour in France they all played together in Banlieues Bleues, Jazz d' Or and Jazz Atlantic. From the first rehersal the band braught about a rare synergy where each musician presents his own musical tradition, flowing through the bands unique musical combinations these musical worlds deconstructed into new musical horizons.

SOLO DJA Kabako, Vocal, Guitar

Born Legally blind Solo's immense talent brought him from being a pour child begging on the streets begging for the local mosque to become one of the most famous singers in Burkina Faso. Solo's voice and delivary is one of a kind, he has toured and Preformed with Farka Ali Toure, Adama Dramane and many others yet his talent has been rearly seen in Europe.

Garikayi TIRIKOTI, M'bira, Hosho, Vocal

Garikayi Tirikoti is a master of M'bira of the Shoana tradition which comes from Zimbabwe. His techinique and ability to play a few Mbira parts all by himself is unique and extra ordinary. He invented new kinds of Tuning for the M'bira and constructed new approach for large M'bira ensemble. 

MAMADOU DIABATE, Balafon

Mamadou comes from Bobo Burkina Faso which is famous for it's Balophone players. born to a family of Balafon players he started playing at a very young age and became one of the great virtuoso of the instrument. He has toured Europe with Awe Deme and Belgian star Stef Kamil Carlens and Adama Dramane.

COOPER - MOORE,  the Diddley -bow, the Mouth Bow, the fretless banjo, flutes and voice

An instrument builder and inventer . Born in the 40's in then Apartheid South of the US he musical exploration are rooted in the blues and old African American traditions from were he takes his inspartion for his musical instruments. Known for his Piano playing along side David S. Ware and William Parker, Cooper-Moore with his unique insturmnets brings to Digital Primitives a whole other side of his musical universe. 

ASSIF TSAHAR, Tenor Sax, Bass Clarinet, M'bira

Born in Israel Assif honed his skills in New York during the 1990's. Playing with William Parker, Rasheid Ali Peter Kowald and many others. Today he is one of the most creative saxophone players on the scene, known for his fairy style of playing and use of extended technics.This project came out of his repeated Journeys to Africa and the wonderful musicians he met there while volunteering support to traditional music festival in the continent. 

CHAD TAYLOR, Precussion, Balafon, M'bira

Chad Taylor plays percussion, M'bira and balafon, his unique playing style sting grove and ability to open up and plain free time makes one of the most in demand drummers in New York these days, playing with Mark Ribot, Tony Malaby the Chicago Underground and many others.

KEN VANDERMARK

Solo

Side A

Made To Break

Duo with Nate Wooley(they will have an album around December 2014)

Trio with Nate Wooley and Paul Lytton.

Trio with Eddie Prevóst and John Tilbury

Lean Left with Terrie Ex, Andy Moor and Paal Nilssen-Love

Fire Room with Paal Nilssen-Love and Lasse Marhaug

JOE MORRIS

Duos with : Agustí Fernandez or Nate Wooley

Trio with Agustí Fernandez and Nate Wooley

Quartet with Maneri, Lightcap and Cleaver

Plymouth with Halvorson, Saft, Lightcap and Cleaver