Tag Archives: New and Used

Virtuosic violinist Tag Feldman is classically trained, but probably most widely known for his shows with the very best improvisers and composers from the ’80s and ’90s in avant-garde jazz and songs. Having appeared in various John Zorn tasks, Feldman was also an associate of Arcado String Trio, with renowned …

Dave Douglas arguably became probably the most first trumpeter/composer of his generation. Douglas’ stylistic range can be broad however unaffected; his music isn’t a pastiche, but instead a personal visual that reflects a multitude of passions. He explicitly cites such different affects as Igor Stravinsky, Stevie Question, and John Coltrane. …

Alto/baritone saxophonist and composer Andy Laster was created in 1961, was raised on Long Isle, and studied jazz in Seattle’s Cornish Institute before moving to NEW YORK in 1985. His initial documenting, Hippo Stomp, made an appearance over the Sound Aspects label in 1989. This record was accompanied by two …

A local Californian who was raised in Santa Barbara, drummer Tom Rainey moved to NEW YORK in 1979 whilst in his early twenties (after their studies at the Berklee University of Music in Boston beginning in 1975 and time for California to reside in SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA). The brand …

An organization which attemptedto find common floor between your polar opposites of notated and improvised music, the brand new York-based quintet New & Used marked a convergence of players from intriguingly diverse backgrounds. Trumpeter Dave Douglas was the first choice from the Tiny Bell Trio and an associate of John …