Author Archives: Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi

JERI SILVERMAN RELEASES NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “THE FEVER”

New music video for The Fever. Lifted from Jeri Silverman’s debut EP Leaflike (released nationwide in 2014), the video is an artistic collaboration between Silverman and Czech artist Radka Salcmannova.

The video follows the surreal, dreamlike quality of Salcmannova’s previous works, evoking a sense that the Fever comes from the darkest reaches of Silverman’s subconscious. The track has a haunting, restless quality, balancing the singer’s poetic sensibilities with electronic grit, and folky intimacy—a sound honed with producer Saul Simon MacWilliams (Ingrid Michaelson Band).

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3.5.7 Ensemble – Social Music From Chicago

3.5.7. EnsembleArtist: 3.5.7 Ensemble
Title: Amongst the Smokestacks and Steeples
Label: Milk Factory Productions
Genre: jazz

Review by Dawoud Kringle

Chicago’s 3.5.7 Ensemble (Nick Anaya – woodwinds, James Davis – trumpet, Richard Zili – clarinet, Jim Baker – piano, Tim Stine – guitar, Chris Dammann – Contrabass, Dylan Andrews – percussion, and Mabel Kwan – prepared piano) has compiled an aggregate of compositions spanning a three year history. Most of these are originals the ensemble composed, but “Wandering” by the Chicago tenor sax player Fred Anderson, and “Dangurangu,” a Zimbabwean folk song featuring Mabel Kwan’s prepared piano are included.

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Music Listings – 3/28 through 4/3/2016

1. Reggie Sylvester

Date: Monday, March 28, 2016
Time: 8pm – 9pm
Venue: Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center (Abrazo Interno Gallery on 2nd floor, 107 Suffolk Street , New York,  NY)
Tickets: $11
Genre: jazz/improv

Reggie Sylvester – drums
Bern Nix – guitar
Daniel Carter – reed
Francois Grillot – bass
guest vocals – Lindsey Wilson

2. Murchison/Maviel/Hardy // Miriam Atkin // Daro Behroozi

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