“Since 2005 Winter Jazzfest has been a cheaply priced cramming rite for New Yorkers interested in new improvised music: cruise the festival’s multiple stages for a night or two and you’re somewhere near up-to-date.”
– BEN RATLIFF, THE NY TIMES
Text by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi
Jayne Cortez was an African-American poet, spoken-word performance artist and activist of the Black Arts Movement. Yes, this great woman passed away in New York on December 28, 2012. I met her once at Ornette Coleman‘s birthday party last year. At that time I didn’t know much about her legacy. Yes, I knew she was my mentor’s ex wife. And I knew that Denardo Coleman was their son. And I knew he had been playing the drums in her band. Sorry that’s all what I knew about her.
But her death told me more about her…what she has been about for the last 78 years. Death has the power to bring people together. Death doesn’t mean that it kills a human life. No, on the contrary, death can give birth to life if the dead person got some s-o-u-l.
So I did some research of her and felt that some of you, my dear readers, would like to know about her. Continue reading
Text by Sean Hockings
Dub Chieftain Skill Stamina & Luck. Alt J and Django Django the grandchildren of the Beta Band .. Pah humbug… if The Beta Band appeared now this is what they would sound like except not as good. Here at Metal Postcard we can’t wait for you to hear this album. See Erraweetrack (off the forthcoming album) on You Tube and from last year his 7″ Fitness Fanatic.
Dub Addiction (Working Title) Dub Addiction Meet Khmer Rockers Uptown. Yes more weird and wonderful dub. This time from Phnom Penh based Professor Kinski and his Khmer sidekick MC Curly + a supporting cast of thousands. Digital dub with english and khmer lyrics takes Kingston’s sounds to a new place. See Catch A Fire, Zunguzeng Inna Di Penh and some live action downtown Phnom Penh.
Location: Hilton New York (1335 Ave. of the Americas at 54th St., NYC)
Dates: Thursday, January 10, 2012 at THURSDAY Room: Concourse A (below lobby) and Friday, January 11, 2012 at FRIDAY Room: Regent Parlor, 2nd Floor
Ticket: free
Rock Paper Scissors, INC.’s founder Dmitri Vietze is putting together a two-day world music pre-conference from Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 9am to Friday, January 11 at 3 pm as part of the APAP conference. APAP is a conference where many concert presenters and festivals book much of their upcoming year, and it has a strong world music component, including the piggyback showcase festival globalFEST and 200 other world music showcases! DooBeeDoo strongly encourages anyone serious about booking world music tours in North America to attend APAP, the organization has generously agreed to let professionals in world music attend the pre-conference without registering and at no charge.
Date: December 19, 2012
Venue: the STONE
Review by Dawoud Kringle
On a cold night close to Christmas, and close to December 21, bassist/composer/ bandleader Damon Banks appeared at The Stone.
Damon Banks is a well known bassist in New York who has worked with Miki Howard, Hassan Hakmoun, Karsh Kale, George Benson, SoSaLa, and many others. On this night, he was joined by Graham Haynes (trumpet), Manu Koch (keys), Bruce Cox (drums), and Brian Prunka (guitar and oud. Prunka also plays with Banks in SoSaLa and leads his own band Nashaz).
