KV: Addis, Ethiopia.
 |
 |
Current Top Ten Stereo Cuts
- Alému Aga, “Ethiopiques 11: The Harp of King David,” (Buda Musique).
- Gétatchéw Mékurya, “Ethiopiques 14: Negus of Ethiopian Sax,” (Buda Musique).
- Mohammed 'Jimmy' Mohammed, “Takkabel,” (Terp Records).
- Various Artists, “Ililta: New Ethiopian Dance Music,” (Terp Records).
- Various Artists, “Ethiopiques 1: golden years of modern Ethiopian music 1969-1975,” (Buda Musique).
- Various Artists, “Ethiopiques 2: urban azmaris of the 90's,” (Buda Musique).
- Various Artists, “Ethiopiques 3: golden years of modern Ethiopian music 1969-1975,” (Buda Musique).
- Various Artists, “Ethiopiques 4: ethio jazz & musique instrumentale 1969-1974,” (Buda Musique).
- Various Artists, “Ethiopiques 8: swinging Addis 1969-1974,” (Buda Musique).
- Various Artists, “Ethiopiques 13: Ethiopian Groove, The Golden Seventies,” (Buda Musique).
In Addition
- ”The Dada Painters And Poets, An Anthology, Second Edition,” (The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press: 1979), edited by Robert Motherwell, non-fiction.
- ”Allen Ginsberg: spontaneous mind, Selected Interviews 1958-1996,” (Perennial/HarperCollins: 2001), edited by David Carter, non-fiction.
- ”La Jeteé/San Soliel,” (Criterion: 2008; released in 1962 and 1983 respectively), directed by Chris Marker, narrative film.
- Cy Twombly Retrospective: “Sensations of the Moment,” Museum Moderner Kunst, Vienna, September 2009.
- La Fundacio Joan Miro, permanent collection, Barcelona, September 2009.
Posted by on Feb 07, 2010
**UPDATE TO CONCERTS!!**--Please keep an eye on the TOUR PAGE : many updates to shows that are a mere week away. Details HERE!
ALSO: please enjoy the first in a series of Ken's photographs from his recent trip to Addis, Ethiopia, which can be found on this page. The Baltic Sea series now officially resides in the 'Without Title' archive, which can be found HERE.
Posted by on Jan 17, 2010
New IN ROTATION, and IN ADDITION posted, on this very page! Also, feel free to peruse the archives for both lists, which can be found on THIS PAGE.Please note the line-up changes for the show at Elastic on January 21st - details HERE.
Also, check out this fantastic video clip on Duke Ellington (with appearances by Ben Webster, Clark Terry, et al) on THIS PAGE.
Daniel Kraus' Musician makes the "7 Masterpieces of the '00s You've Likely Never Seen" on movieline.com - read the full write-up HERE!
Posted by on Dec 09, 2009
Many new TOUR DATES added, which include some concerts & workshops in Ethiopia! Go HERE for all of the details...New Releases added to the Discography page! Check them out HERE.
Posted by on Oct 23, 2009
SOUNDTRACKS: 10/15/09“35mm,” the Frame Quartet (Okka Disk): the first album by Ken Vandermark's most avant-garde, compositionally-based band. The music is organized with spontaneous collaging/conducting techniques, and the written aspects of the material push the members of the group (Tim Daisy [drums], Fred Lonberg-Holm [cello/electronics], Nate McBride [acoustic/electric bass, and electronics], Vandermark [tenor/Bb clarinet]) to extremes of creative improvisation. Recorded (at Strobe in July, 2009) and mixed (at CMS in August, 2009) by Bob Weston in Chicago. Compositions: Multi Chrome (for Peter Brotzmann, Han Bennink, Fred Van Hove), Lens (for Ennio Morricone), M.E.S. (for Merce Cunningham), Theater Piece For Jimmy Lyons, Straw (for Steve Lacy).
“Annular Gift,” the Vandermark 5 (Not Two): Recorded live at Alchemia in Krakow during March of 2009, this is the third document of Ken Vandermark's long standing group at that club and on Marek Winiarski's label. Featuring Tim Daisy [drums], Kent Kessler [bass], Fred Lonberg-Holm [cello/electronics], Dave Rempis [saxophones] with Vandermark [tenor/Bb clarinet], this album captures the quintet in full flight at the end of a European tour. Compositions: Second Marker (for Ab Baars), Early Color (for Saul Leiter), Cadmium Orange (for Francis Bacon), Spiel (for Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill), Table, Skull, and Bottles (for Bruno Johnson), Cement (for Michael Haberz).
“Call Before You Dig,” Sonore (Okka Disk): Sonore (Peter Brotzmann [reeds], Mats Gustafsson [reeds], Ken Vandermark [reeds]) release their 3rd album, a double cd for Okka. Recorded at the Loft in Cologne both in concert and “in the studio” during December 2008, this album contains 22 pieces of Improvised Music that run the gamut of expressive energy and melodic power, as well as a composition by Brötzmann and Jimmy Giuffre A thorough and exciting statement about where this trio was then and is heading now.
“Resonance Ensemble: Box Set,” the Resonance Ensemble (Not Two): 10 cds of music recored in October of 2007 by Vandermark's international large group ensemble (with Magnus Broo [trumpet], Tim Daisy [drums], Per-Ake Holmlander [tuba], Dave Rempis [saxophones], Steve Swell [trombone], Mark Tokar [bass], Mikolaj Trzaska [reeds], Yuri Yarumchuk [reeds], and Michael Zerang [percussion]). The music represented on this collection includes the spectrum of small group improvisations held over 4 nights of concerts at Alchemia in Krakow, as well as two sets played by the full ensemble at the Manghha Museum in Krakow- 4 new compositions by Vandermark written specifically for this occasion- Landshaft, Off/Set, Counterprint, and The Number 44. A startling follow up to the eponymous lp, also released by Not Two, from their performance in Lviv, Ukraine, that took place during the same week.
“Light On The Wall,” Daisy/Vandermark Duo (Laurence Family): Tim Daisy [drums] and Ken Vandermark [tenor/Bb clarinet] toured Europe in May of 2007 for nearly a month, and recorded this double lp for xxxx to be released on his vinyl-only label. The source for the first lp is the duo's performance at the Dragon Club in Poznan, Poland; the second represents rare solo performances by the two musicians- side [c] is Daisy's first document of solo drums, and side [d] documents Vandermark's first use of the A clarinet, a series of improvisations dedicated to Jimmy Giuffre.
Posted by on Oct 16, 2009
Be sure to visit Ken's official Facebook fan page, for up-to-the-minute news, show info, and other goings-on. Link HERE!Resonance Ensemble promo video from the NotTwo label!
(Actual music by the V5)
Posted by on Oct 05, 2009
LATE BREAKING NEWS!! There will be a screening of the 4 Corners DVD at Powiekszenie club in Warsaw on October 7th at 8 pm. Admission is free!! Details can be found HERE and HERE. Enjoy!Posted by on Oct 02, 2009
UPDATE!-- New tour dates have been added, for the Resonance Ensemble. Details HERE!
-- a few of Stu Vandermark's photos of V5, live at Newport Jazz Fest, have been posted HERE.
-- new links added on THIS PAGE, including the page of director Augusto Contento's film "Roads of Water", for which Ken recorded the soundtrack.
-- New Rotating Images added, this time an incredible look at the Baltic Sea.
More news very soon - stay tuned!
Posted by on Aug 30, 2009
Some recent live Frame Quartet footage, courtesy of Jason Guthartz:Posted by on Aug 02, 2009
SOUNDTRACKS: 8/2/09Released: Fox Fire, (Maya), with Barry Guy, Mark Sanders, Ken Vandermark. Two cds of Improvised Music- disk one recorded in concert at the CBSO Centre, Birmingham, England on November 11, 2008; disk two recorded in concert at Seven Arts, Leeds, England on November 12, 2008. Engineered by Chris Trent, Calindronius Recordings, UK.
Completed: Annular Gift (Not Two), by the Vandermark 5 (w/Tim Daisy, Kent Kessler, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Dave Rempis). Includes “Spiel,” “Table, Skull, and Bottles,” “Early Color,” “Second Marker,” “Cement,” and “Cadmium Orange.” Recorded in concert at Alchemia, Krakow, Poland, on March 14 and 15, 2009, by Michal Rosicki; mixed by Bob Weston and Vandermark at Chicago Mastering Service. Will be released in September.
Recorded: Six compositions by Vandermark for the Frame Quartet (w/Tim Daisy, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Nate McBride)- “Lens,” “M.E.S,” “Theater Piece For Jimmy Lyons,” “Multi Chrome,” “Huesca Alphabet,” and “Straw.” Engineered by Bob Weston at Strobe Recording, Chicago, on July 29, 2009; to be mixed on August 3rd and 4th at Chicago Mastering Service by Weston and Vandermark. Final results will be issued at the end of August as 35mm (Okka Disk). In addition, a new piece by Vandermark, “Einstein And Welles,” was written for use on their upcoming European tour in September.
Posted by on Jul 10, 2009
Hey Folks: lots of new TOUR DATES being posted presently - FRAME QUARTET in Europe, V5 US updates, KEN/PAAL DUO tour in November, etc.. please keep an eye on THIS PAGE. Thanks!