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Comicoperando: The Music of Robert Wyatt (an ExB original production)
Dagmar Krause - lead vocals
Annie Whitehead - trombone and backing vocals
Karen Mantler - lead vocals, hammond b3 and harmonica
Michel Delville - guitars and backing vocals
John Edwards - double bass
Chris Cutler - drums

Cristina Zavalloni Idea
Cristina Zavalloni - vocals
Stefano De Bonis - piano
Antonio Borghini - double bass
Cristiano Calcagnile - drums and percussion

Cristina Zavalloni - Jason Moran
Cristina Zavalloni - vocals
Jason Moran - piano

William Parker Orchestra "The Essence of Ellington"
Ernie Odoom - vocals
Roy Campbell - trumpet and flugelhorn
Matt Lavelle - trumpet
Darryl Foster - soprano sax and tenor sax
Rob Brown - alto sax
Darius Jones - alto sax
Sabir Mateen - clarinet and tenor sax
Kidd Jordan - tenor sax
Dave Sewelson - baritone sax
Willie Applewhite - trombone
Steve Swell - trombone
Dave Burrell - piano
William Parker - double bass, conduction and arrangements
Hamid Drake - drums

William Parker' Double Sunrise over Neptune: "Universal Tonality"
Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay - vocals
Molla Sylla - vocals, doson'ngoni, mbira and gembri
Bill Cole - shenai, double reeds and flute
Rob Brown - alto sax
Cooper-Moore - piano and handmade instruments
William Parker - double bass, double reeds, doson'ngoni, gembri, shakuhachi and conduction
Hamid Drake - drums, tabla and frame drums

The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield
William Parker - double bass and arrangements
Amiri Baraka - vocals and spoken word
Leena Conquest - vocals
Lewis Barnes - trumpet
Sabir Mateen - alto and tenor sax
Darryl Foster - reeds
Dave Burrell - piano
Hamid Drake - drums

Raining on the Moon
William Parker - double bass, compositions and lyrics
Leena Conquest - vocals and dance
Lewis Barnes - trumpet
Rob Brown - alto sax
Eri Yamamoto - piano
Hamid Drake - drums

William Parker Double Quartet: Alphaville Suite on Jean-Luc Godard's movie
William Parker - double bass, compositions and lyrics
Lewis Barnes - trumpet
Rob Brown - alto sax
Hamid Drake - drums
+ string quartet and singer

William Parker Quartet
William Parker - double bass and compositions
Lewis Barnes - trumpet
Rob Brown - alto sax
Hamid Drake - drums

The Book of Sound
William Parker - double bass, compositions and lyrics
Leena Conquest - vocals and dance
Eri Yamamoto - piano
Hamid Drake - drums

Luc's Lantern
William Parker - double bass and compositions
Eri Yamamoto - piano
Michael T.A. Thompson - drums

William Parker Chamber Trio
William Parker - double bass, compositions and lyrics
Leena Conquest - vocals and dance
Eri Yamamoto - piano

William Parker Organ Quartet
William Parker - double bass and composition
Darryl Foster - tenor sax
Cooper-Moore - organ or hammond organ
Gerald Cleaver - drums

Roscoe Mitchell - Dave Burrell - William Parker - Milford Graves (World Premiere)
Roscoe Mitchell - alto and soprano saxes
Dave Burrell - piano
William Parker - double bass
Milford Graves - drums

Other Dimension in Music fest. Fay Victor
Fay Victor - vocals
Roy Campbell - trumpet and flugelhorn
Daniel Carter - tenor sax, clarinet and flute
William Parker - double bass
Charles Down (Rashid Bakr) - drums

Tribute to Albert Ayler
Roy Campbell - trumpet and flugelhorn
Joe McPhee - tenor sax
William Parker - double bass
Warren Smith - drums

Farmers by Nature
Craig Taborn - piano
William Parker - double bass
Gerald Cleaver - drums

Eternal Unity
Sabir Mateen - tenor sax
Dave Burrell - piano
William Parker - double bass
William Hooker - drums

Wayne Horvitz New York Quartet
Briggan Krauss - alto sax
Tony Malaby - tenor sax
Wayne Horvitz - piano, keyboards and composition
Ches Smith - drums

Pigpen Reunion
Briggan Krauss - alto sax
Wayne Horvitz - piano, organ and electronics
Luke Bergman - bass
Mike Stone - drums and percussion

Wayne Horvitz Solo Piano
Wayne Horvitz - piano

Wayne Horvitz Zony Mash plus Horns
Wayne Horvitz - piano and keyboards
Timothy Young - electric guitar
Keith Lowe - bass
Andy Roth - drums
Ron Miles - trumpet
Briggan Krauss - alto sax
Skerik - tenor and bariton saxes
Steve Moore - trombone

Wayne Horvitz & Sweeter Than the Day
Wayne Horvitz - piano
Timothy Young - electric guitar
Keith Lowe - double bass
Eric Eagle - drums

New York Composers Orchestra
James Zollar - trumpet
Ron Miles - trumpet
Steven Bernstein or Russ Johnson - trumpet
Briggan Krauss - alto sax
Marty Ehrlich - reeds
Doug Wieselman - reeds
Douglas Yates - alto sax and flute
Alex Harding or Andy Laster - baritone sax
Tom Varner or Vincent Chancey - french horn
Curtis Fowlkes - trombone
Art Baron - trombone
Robin Holcomb - piano and conducting
Wayne Horvitz - piano and conducting
Lindsey Horner - double bass
Bobby Previte - drums

Joe Hill' Project
soloist Bill Frisell + 3 opera singers + local orchestra

Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet
Peter Brötzmann - tenor sax, alto sax, clarinet and tarogato
Joe McPhee - trumpet, soprano sax and tenor sax
Ken Vandermark - tenor sax
Mats Gustafsson - baritone sax
Jeb Bishop - trombone
Johannes Bauer - trombone
Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello
Per-Ake Holmlander - tuba
Kent Kessler - double bass
Paal Nilssen-Love - drums
Michael Zerang - drums and percussion

The Damage Is Done
Peter Brötzmann - tenor sax, alto sax, clarinet and tarogato
Joe McPhee - trumpet, soprano sax and tenor sax
Kent Kessler - double bass
Michael Zerang - drums and percussion

Hairy Bones
Peter Brötzmann - tenor sax, alto sax, clarinet and tarogato
Toshinori Kondo - trumpet
Massimo Pupillo - electric bass
Paal Nilssen-Love - drums

Sonore
Peter Brötzmann - tenor sax, alto sax, clarinet and tarogato
Ken Vandermark - tenor sax
Mats Gustafsson - baritone sax

Peter Brötzmann US Trio
Peter Brötzmann - tenor sax, alto sax, clarinet and tarogato
Eric Revis - double bass
Nasheet Waits - drums

Dave Burrell' Orchestra: Windward Passages (an Opera) (world premiere)
Dave Burrell - piano and composition
Monika Larsson - poetry and libretto
+ Orchestra of 17 musicians + 8 singers + choir and dancers

Dave Burrell Tongue Twisters (World Premiere)
Giovanni Falzone - trumpet
Vincent Chancey - french horn
Dave Burrell - piano and composition
Michael Formanek - double bass
Eric Kennedy - drums

Dave Burrell PeaceOUT
Dave Burrell - piano
William Parker - double bass
Hamid Drake or Michael Wimberly - drums

Dave Burrell Crucificado (European Premiere)
Dave Burrell - piano
Michael Formanek - double bass
Steve Swell - trombone

Dave Burrell Puccini Trio
Giovanni Falzone - trumpet
Dave Burrell - piano and arrangement
Paolo Botti - viola

Dave Burrell plays his songs feat. Leena Conquest (Lyrics by Monika Larsson)
Leena Conquest - vocals and dance
Dave Burrell - piano and composition

Dave Burrell - Giovanni Falzone
Giovanni Falzone - trumpet
Dave Burrell - piano and arrangement

Dave Burrell - Tyshawn Sorey
Dave Burrell - piano and composition
Tyshawn Sorey - drums, trombone and composition

Dave Burrell - Silke Eberhard
Silke Eberhard - alto sax and clarinets
Dave Burrell - piano

Positive Catastrophe
Taylor Ho Bynum - cornet and brass
Abraham Gomez-Delgado - vocals and percussion
Jen Shyu - vocals and erhu
Matt Bauder - tenor sax and clarinets
Michaël Attias - baritone sax
Mark Taylor - french horn
Reut Regev - trombone
Pete Fitzpatrick - guitar
Alvaro Benavides - double bass
Tomas Fujiwara - drums

Taylor Ho Bynum's Prince Project
Taylor Ho Bynum - cornet and arranements
Reut Regev - trombone
Abraham Gomez-Delgado - vocals, guitar and percussion
Evan O'Reilly - guitar
Kyoko Kitamura - vocals and keyboards
Nick Lloyd - keyboards
Stomu Takeishi - electric bass
Pheeroan akLaff - drums

Taylor Ho Bynum & SpiderMonkey Strings
Taylor Ho Bynum - cornet and brass
Kyoko Kitamura - vocals
Jason Kao Hwang - violin
Jessica Pavone - viola
Tomas Ulrich - cello
Pete Fitzpatrick - guitar
Joe Daley - tuba
Luther Gray - drums

Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet
Taylor Ho Bynum - cornet and brass
Jim Hobbs - alto sax
Bill Lowe - bass trombone and tuba
Mary Halvorson - electric guitar
Ken Filiano - double bass
Tomas Fujiwara - drums

The Thirteenth Assembly
Taylor Ho Bynum - cornet and brass
Jessica Pavone - viola
Mary Halvorson - electric guitar
Tomas Fujiwara - drums

Minamo
Carla Kihlstedt - violin
Satoko Fujii - piano

Satoko Fujii ma-do
Natsuki Tamura - trumpet
Satoko Fujii - piano
Chris Dahlgren - double bass
Akira Horikoshi - drums

Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York
Oscar Noriega - alto sax
Briggan Krauss - alto sax
Tony Malaby - tenor sax
Ellery Eskelin - tenor sax
Andy Laster - baritone sax
Herb Robertson - trumpet
Steven Bernstein - trumpet
Dave Ballou - trumpet
Natsuki Tamura - trumpet
Joey Sellers - trombone
Curtis Hasselbring - trombone
Joe Fiedler - trombone
Satoko Fujii - piano and conduction
Stomu Takeishi - electric bass
Aaron Alexander - drums

Satoko Fujii Orchestra Tokyo

Satoko Fujii Orchestra Nagoya

Satoko Fujii Orchestra Kobe
Defunkt Big Band
17 piece big band

Defunkt Millenuim
Joe Bowie - vocals, trombone, congas and percussion
Alex Harding - baritone sax
Adam Klipple - keyboards
Kim Clarke - electric bass
Tobias Ralph - drums

Bowie - Wilkes - Dawkins - Harding - Smith
Joe Bowie - trombone, congas and percussion
Corey Wilkes - trumpet, flugelhorn and percussion
Ernest Dawkins - alto sax, flute and percussion
Alex Harding - baritone sax
Warren Smith - vibes and drums

Joe Bowie - Corey Wilkes - Tyshawn Sorey
Joe Bowie - trombone, congas and percussion
Corey Wilkes - trumpet, flugelhorn and percussion
Tyshawn Sorey - drums, percussion, piano and trombone

Marty Ehrlich's Sextet
Marty Ehrlich - alto sax and clarinet
James Zollar - trumpet
Ray Anderson - trombone
James Weidman - piano
Brad Jones - double bass
Matt Wilson - drums

Marty Ehrlich's Rites Quartet
Marty Ehrlich - alto sax and clarinet
James Zollar - trumpet
John Hébert - double bass
Michael Sarin - drums

Marty Ehrlich's Fables
Marty Ehrlich - alto sax and clarinet
James Weidman - piano
Brad Jones - double bass
Matt Wilson - drums

Marty Ehrlich's 4 Altos
Marty Ehrlich - alto sax
Ned Rothenberg - alto sax
Michaël Attias - alto sax
Andy Laster - alto sax

Marty Ehrlich's Exultation
Marty Ehrlich - alto sax and clarinet
John Hébert - double bass
Nasheet Waits - drums

Benoît Delbecq Piano Solo: "Circles and Calligrams" and "Nu-Turn"
Benoît Delbecq - piano

Benoît Delbecq Duos
Benoît Delbecq - piano
with Han Bennink, Andy Milne (Where is Pannonica?), Evan Parker, Steve Argüelles (Piano Book / Ambitronix),
François Houle (Dice Thrown), Antonin-tri Hoang, Marc Ducret (Bleu sur Seine).

Manasonics
Benoît Delbecq - piano and electronics
Steve Argüelles - drums and electronics
Nicolas Becker - foley artist and sound design

La Lumiere de Pierres
François Houle - clarinet
Evan Parker - soprano and tenor sax
Benoît Delbecq - piano

Delbecq Trio: "The Sixth Jump"
Benoît Delbecq - piano
Jean-Jacques Avenel - double bass
Emile Biayenda - drums

Delbecq 5: "Pursuit"
Michael Moore - clarinet
François Houle - clarinet
Benoît Delbecq - piano
Jean-Jacques Avenel - double bass
Steve Argüelles - drums and electronics

Delbecq Unit: "Phonetics"
Mark Turner - tenor sax
Oene Van Geel - viola
Benoît Delbecq - piano
Mark Helias - double bass
Emile Biayenda - drums

Delbecq 6: "Crescendo in Duke"
Antonin-tri Hoang - alto sax
Tony Coe - tenor sax
Tony Malaby - tenor sax
Benoît Delbecq - piano
Jean-Jacques Avenel - double bass
Steve Argüelles - drums

Delbecq-Hersch Double Trio
Benoît Delbecq - piano
Fred Hersch - piano
Jean-Jacques Avenel - double bass
Mark Helias - double bass
Steve Argüelles - drums
Gerry Hemingway - drums

Kartet
Guillame Orti - alto sax
Benoît Delbecq - piano
Hubert Dupont - double bass
Chander Sardjoe - drums

Poolplayers: "Way Beneath the Surface"
Arve Henriksen - trumpet and electronics
Benoît Delbecq - piano and bass station
Lars Juul - drums
Steve Argüelles - live electronics

The Silencers
Nils Östendorf - trumpet
Kim Myhr - guitar and oblects
Benoît Delbecq - piano
Toma Gouband - drums

John Hébert Trio
Benoît Delbecq - piano
John Hébert - double bass
Gerald Cleaver - drums

The John Escreet Trio
John Escreet - piano
John Hébert - double bass
Tyshawn Sorey - drums

Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones) Word Music
Amiri Baraka - spoken word and poetry
Renè McLean - alto sax
D.D. Jackson - piano
William Parker - double bass
Pheeroan akLaff - drums

The Microscopic Septet (The Micros play Monk)
Phillip Johnston - soprano sax and arrangement
Don Davis - alto sax
Mike Hashim - tenor sax
Dave Sewelson - baritone sax
Joel Forrester - piano and arrangement
Dave Hofstra - tuba and double bass
Richard Dworkin - drums

Jayne Cortez & The Firespitters
Jayne Cortez - vocals and poetry
Bill Cole - shenai and koren hojok
Alex Harding - baritone sax
Bern Nix - electric guitar
Al MacDowell - electric bass
Denardo Coleman - drums
Chris Agovino - sound

James Emery Sextet
Marty Ehrlich - saxes and clarinets
Chris Speed - clarinet
James Emery - acoustic guitar anc composition
Michael Formanek - double bass
Gerry Hemingway - drums
Kevin Norton - marimba and vibes

The Group (A tribute to Marion Brown & Billy Bang)
Ahmed Abdullah - trumpet
Charles Burnham - violin
D.D. Jackson - piano
Hamiet Bluiett - baritone sax
Bob Stewart - tuba
Andrew Cyrille - drums

Ches Smith's These Arches
Tim Berne - alto sax
Tony Malaby - tenor sax
Mary Halvorson - electric guitar
Andrea Parkins - accordeon
Ches Smith - drums and composition

Camille Yarbrough
band - tba



Last updated: December the 12th, 2011