Incredible Risks

Incredible Risks: Strange and Improvised Musics

Once again I’m glad to share some more of these releases with you. Some are fresh out of the oven, and others have been waiting for their proper time.

Incredible Risks: Strange and Improvised Musics

Once again I’m glad to share some more of these releases with you. Some are fresh out of the oven, and others have been waiting for their proper time.

Incredible Risks: New and Improvised Musics

New releases are coming out quicker than you can say CD-R, both reissues of music considered risky decades ago, or of musicians still trying to both push the edges and absorb the traditions.

Incredible Risks: New and Improvised Musics

New releases are coming out quicker than you can say CD-R, both reissues of music considered risky decades ago, or of musicians still trying to both push the edges and absorb the traditions.

Incredible Risks: New and Improvised Music

I’ve been eschewing the live scene for a few month to take stock, literally, of the new releases happily flooding the market.

Incredible Risks: New and Improvised Music

I’ve been eschewing the live scene for a few month to take stock, literally, of the new releases happily flooding the market.

Incredible Risks: New and Improvised Music

So many new releases, reissues, and back catalog items that shouldn’t be neglected. Dig in. Enjoy.

Incredible Risks: New and Improvised Music

So many new releases, reissues, and back catalog items that shouldn’t be neglected. Dig in. Enjoy.

Incredible Risks: Jazz and Improvised Music

I’m using a slightly different format for “Incredible Risks” this issue. There are tons of discs flying in, many worthies, and I’ll be covering live gigs again in the next issue.

Incredible Risks: Jazz and Improvised Music

I’m using a slightly different format for “Incredible Risks” this issue. There are tons of discs flying in, many worthies, and I’ll be covering live gigs again in the next issue.

Incredible Risks

The excitable emcee hadn’t gotten over her cheerleading days, and from where I sat in the left aisle, the engineer set the Electro-Voice loudspeakers so loud they distorted and overwhelmed the balance of some of the delicate pieces.

Incredible Risks

The excitable emcee hadn’t gotten over her cheerleading days, and from where I sat in the left aisle, the engineer set the Electro-Voice loudspeakers so loud they distorted and overwhelmed the balance of some of the delicate pieces.

Incredible Risks

This installment takes us from the depths of Carnegie Hall to the heights of the gutter.

Incredible Risks

This installment takes us from the depths of Carnegie Hall to the heights of the gutter.

Incredible Risks: Improvised and New Music

Two of my favorite just-starting-to-be-heralded musicians came to New York to perform at Tonic on April 16.

Incredible Risks: Improvised and New Music

Two of my favorite just-starting-to-be-heralded musicians came to New York to perform at Tonic on April 16.

Incredible Risks: Improvised and New Music, Part II

At a gig at the AlterKnit, Nagai’s trio played very different music, but to equal effect.

Incredible Risks: Improvised and New Music, Part II

At a gig at the AlterKnit, Nagai’s trio played very different music, but to equal effect.

Incredible Risks: Improvised and New Music, Part I

The new and improvised music scene is incredibly alive because artists, performer, promoters, multimedia collaborators and audiences take risks.

Incredible Risks: Improvised and New Music, Part I

The new and improvised music scene is incredibly alive because artists, performer, promoters, multimedia collaborators and audiences take risks.