Podcast appearances and mentions of Tomeka Reid

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Jesmyn Ward  learned the term "respair" — the recovery of hope after despair — in 2020, shortly after her partner died suddenly. Her new book, ‘On Witness and Respair,' is an essay collection on grief, motherhood and survival. She spoke with Tonya Mosley about writing through painful things and why she returned to her native Mississippi. Her previous National Book Award-winning novels are ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing' and ‘Salvage the Bones.'  Also, jazz critic Martin Johnson reviews an album from Tomeka Reid. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

Jesmyn Ward  learned the term "respair" — the recovery of hope after despair — in 2020, shortly after her partner died suddenly. Her new book, ‘On Witness and Respair,' is an essay collection on grief, motherhood and survival. She spoke with Tonya Mosley about writing through painful things and why she returned to her native Mississippi. Her previous National Book Award-winning novels are ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing' and ‘Salvage the Bones.'  Also, jazz critic Martin Johnson reviews an album from Tomeka Reid. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

THIS WEEK's BIRDS: Abbreviated espied for WERFI pitch week: PLEASE CONDIER supporting WRFI and WINO today with a donation in any amount at ww.WRFI.org... THIS WEEK's MUSICS: Ken Vandermark et al salute poet Alexandra Pizarnik; Turkish pop from Dzansever; Romanian song from Oana Catalina Chitu; Aurora Vargas (cante jondo/flamenco); Duquende (cante jondo/flamenco); Indian film music & ghazal vocalist Asha Bhosle (R.I.P.) Arat Kilo, Mamani Keïta et al (Malian + /Afghani syncretist experimentalism; Sam Rivers w. Baikida Carroll et al. (ca. 1960s loft dates);   new music from Maybe Martin (another Flamenco Vocalist!); Indian raag from S.Balachandar w. Dhaval Mistry;  Serbian Sufis: dervishes from Skopje Rifai; Don Cherry w. Bobo Stinson et al.; neo- Gnawa jazz from Mohamed Errebbaa & Tagna Groove; new music from Anglika Niescier; new music from Tomeka Reid; not-so-new-at-all music from Ethiopian vocal legend Muluken Mellesse as well as from hard-bop trumpeter Ted Curson; plus host Stephen Cope  briefly (most of it is deleted), asking you to support WRFIU/WINO (or any truly community radio station), plus.... so much, much, much more....SUPPORT RADIO at www.WRFI.Org Catch the BIRDS live on Friday nights, 9:00pm-MIDNIGHT (EST), in Central New York on WRFI, 88.1 FM Ithaca/ 88.5 FM Odessa;. and WORLDWIDE online via our MUSIC PLAYER at WRFI.ORG. 24/7 via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580 Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere. Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program and free also to stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast online: PLAYLIST at SPINITRON: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22187400/Conference-of-the-Birds and via the Conference of the Birds page at www.WRFI.ORG https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/conferenceofthebirds/  Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks Find WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR NEW MAILING ADDRESS:  Stephen Cope  @ Conference of the Birds, POBOX 428, Tivoli, NY, 12583, USA. 

Janel Leppin, The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis, Luke Stewart, Tomeka Reid, Dave Douglas, Ishmael Ali, Wanees Zarour, The Avant-Garde Flamenco Trio, Elisa Thorn, Jairus Sharif, Sarah Clausen and Andrew MacKelvie's Many WorldsPlaylist: Janel Leppin - The Brink is HomeJanel Leppin's Ensemble Volcanic Ash - Susan was a WarriorThe Messthetics, James Brandon Lewis - 30 Years of KnowingLuke Stewart - RememberTomeka Reid, featuring Jason Roebke, Mary Halvorson and Tomas Fujiwara - Oo long!Dave Douglas, featuring Tomeka Reid, Rafiq Bhatia, Ian Chang and James Brandon Lewis - Gentle CollapseIshmael Ali - The Cut and The TurnWanees Zarour - LiftaThe Avant-garde Flamenco Trio - LunarElisa Thorn - My MoonJairus Sharif - Bear WitnessSarah Clausen - RosebudAndrew MacKelvie's Many Worlds - Realities Blossom

Today, The Tonearm's needle drops on cellist and composer Tomeka Reid.Tomeka Reid has spent the last decade building one of the most distinctive voices in creative music. The New York Times called her a "New Jazz Power Source." She's a MacArthur Fellow, a founder of the Chicago Jazz String Summit, and a key collaborator with Anthony Braxton, Roscoe Mitchell, and Craig Taborn, among many others.Her quartet with guitarist Mary Halvorson, bassist Jason Roebke, and drummer Tomas Fujiwara just released dance! skip! hop! on Out of Your Head Records. It's their fourth album together, and it shows what twelve years of shared language sounds like: tight, playful, and willing to take chances. She also appears on Dream Archives, Craig Taborn's ECM debut with this instrumentation, recorded in New Haven, Connecticut and out earlier this year.We talked about the cello's role in jazz, how family history shapes her work, and what it means to lead a band that's been together long enough to surprise itself.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from The Tomeka Reid Quartet's album dance! skip! hop!)—Dig DeeperArtist and AlbumVisit Tomeka Reid at tomekareid.com and follow her on Instagram and FacebookPurchase The Tomeka Reid Quartet's dance! skip! hop! from Out Of Your Head Records, Bandcamp, or Qobuz, and listen on your streaming platform of choiceOut Of Your Head Records — Tomeka's label for dance! skip! hop!Tomeka Reid — MacArthur Foundation Fellow (2022)Quartet MembersJason Roebke — bass, cassetteMary Halvorson — guitarTomas Fujiwara — drumsRelated Albums and Projects3+3 — Tomeka Reid Quartet (Cuneiform, 2024) — the quartet's previous albumDream Archives — Craig Taborn, Tomeka Reid, Ches Smith (ECM, 2026) — Tomeka's ECM debutHear in Now — co-led trio with Mazz Swift and Silvia BolognesiOrganizations and FestivalsAssociation for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) — the Chicago collective central to Tomeka's artistic developmentChicago Jazz String Summit — Tomeka's annual festival, founded 2013, dedicated to improvising string playersMusical References and InfluencesAbdul Wadud — jazz cellist and major influence on Tomeka's approach to the instrumentStuff Smith — pioneering jazz violinist; referenced in discussion of CJSS repertoireGinger Smock — jazz violinist mentioned in the context of overlooked string player composersDiedre Murray — jazz cellist and composer; referenced alongside Stuff SmithHistorical ReferencesRock Springs massacre (1885) — the violent attack on Chinese miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming, which Tomeka mentions in the context of her grandmother's family history in the regionFred Anderson — Chicago jazz saxophonist and founder of the Velvet Lounge, where Tomeka met mentor Clarence JamesThe Velvet Lounge, Chicago — legendary South Side jazz venue where Tomeka came up (verify whether Wikipedia article exists under this exact title)—Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, The Tonearm's needle drops on cellist and composer Tomeka Reid.Tomeka Reid has spent the last decade building one of the most distinctive voices in creative music. The New York Times called her a "New Jazz Power Source." She's a MacArthur Fellow, a founder of the Chicago Jazz String Summit, and a key collaborator with Anthony Braxton, Roscoe Mitchell, and Craig Taborn, among many others.Her quartet with guitarist Mary Halvorson, bassist Jason Roebke, and drummer Tomas Fujiwara just released dance! skip! hop! on Out of Your Head Records. It's their fourth album together, and it shows what twelve years of shared language sounds like: tight, playful, and willing to take chances. She also appears on Dream Archives, Craig Taborn's ECM debut with this instrumentation, recorded in New Haven, Connecticut and out earlier this year.We talked about the cello's role in jazz, how family history shapes her work, and what it means to lead a band that's been together long enough to surprise itself.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from The Tomeka Reid Quartet's album dance! skip! hop!)—Dig DeeperArtist and AlbumVisit Tomeka Reid at tomekareid.com and follow her on Instagram and FacebookPurchase The Tomeka Reid Quartet's dance! skip! hop! from Out Of Your Head Records, Bandcamp, or Qobuz, and listen on your streaming platform of choiceOut Of Your Head Records — Tomeka's label for dance! skip! hop!Tomeka Reid — MacArthur Foundation Fellow (2022)Quartet MembersJason Roebke — bass, cassetteMary Halvorson — guitarTomas Fujiwara — drumsRelated Albums and Projects3+3 — Tomeka Reid Quartet (Cuneiform, 2024) — the quartet's previous albumDream Archives — Craig Taborn, Tomeka Reid, Ches Smith (ECM, 2026) — Tomeka's ECM debutHear in Now — co-led trio with Mazz Swift and Silvia BolognesiOrganizations and FestivalsAssociation for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) — the Chicago collective central to Tomeka's artistic developmentChicago Jazz String Summit — Tomeka's annual festival, founded 2013, dedicated to improvising string playersMusical References and InfluencesAbdul Wadud — jazz cellist and major influence on Tomeka's approach to the instrumentStuff Smith — pioneering jazz violinist; referenced in discussion of CJSS repertoireGinger Smock — jazz violinist mentioned in the context of overlooked string player composersDiedre Murray — jazz cellist and composer; referenced alongside Stuff SmithHistorical ReferencesRock Springs massacre (1885) — the violent attack on Chinese miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming, which Tomeka mentions in the context of her grandmother's family history in the regionFred Anderson — Chicago jazz saxophonist and founder of the Velvet Lounge, where Tomeka met mentor Clarence JamesThe Velvet Lounge, Chicago — legendary South Side jazz venue where Tomeka came up (verify whether Wikipedia article exists under this exact title)—Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Space is the place_jazz e dintorni Puntata dedicata al Black History Month, con Butch Morris, Tomeka Reid, Angel Bat Dawid, Chad Taylor, Makaya McCraven, Harriet Tubman, e Marshall Allen. Per diffondere questa puntata: https://www.radiotandem.it/space-is-the-place-del-10-febbraio-2026 Tutti i podcast di Space is the place: https://www.radiotandem.it/space-is-the-place

Enjoy another playlist dedicated to recent and upcoming releases, where curiosity still rules, and the music often comes from just around the corner… or halfway across the world, Madrid to New York; Amsterdam to London; Brussels to Melbourne. The playlist features Marco Mezquida; Julian Lage; Fabio de Almeida; ALA.NI; Manolo Cabras; Jeremy Rose; Tomeka Reid [pictured]; and Craig Taborn. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/21926939/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Feeding Maps to the Fire"]. Happy listening!

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Chad Taylor is so busy as leader, co-leader and special guest on countless new albums in 2025, that he--literally--seems to be here, and there, and everywhere (pretty much like Ted Lasso's Roy Kent!). Here is a quick guide to enjoy his ubiquitousness! The playlist also features Chicago Underground Duo; David Lord; Mats Gustaffson, Ken Vandermark, Tomeka Reid; Sylvain Kassap, Steve Swell, Benjamin Duboc. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/21241959/Mondo-Jazz (from "Broken Horse" onwards). Happy listening!

Esta semana, dedicamos una nueva sesión de Rebelión Sónica, a la destacada e inclasificable guitarrista y compositora estadounidense, Mary Halvorson con material de dos de sus discos: el nuevo “About Ghosts” con su ensamble Amaryllis y “Artlessly Falling” de 2020, junto a su banda Code Girl y el invitado especial Robert Wyatt. “About Ghosts” fue editado el 13 de junio por el sello Nonesuch y fue producido y mezclado por John Dieterich de Deerhoof. El disco presenta ocho nuevas composiciones de la instrumentista, interpretadas con su sexteto Amaryllis, la banda de improvisación que también participó en sus anteriores álbumes “Amaryllis”, “Belladonna” y “Cloudward”. El ensamble liderado por Halvorson, lo completan Patricia Brennan en vibráfono, Nick Dunston en bajo, Tomas Fujiwara en batería, Jacob Garchik en trombón y Adam O'Farrill en trompeta, a quienes se le suman en cinco de los temas los saxofonistas Immanuel Wilkins y Brian Settles. “Empecé a escribir este disco en otoño de 2023 para Amaryllis y pensé: '¿Sabes qué? Quiero añadir saxofones'. Y así fue”, dice Halvorson. “Lo sentí como un experimento. Simplemente sentía una armonía más densa, que requería más instrumentos de viento. Pero quería seguir con Amaryllis, así que me pareció natural añadir un par de saxofones en lugar de hacer algo completamente nuevo; ya había estado tocando mucho con Amaryllis en ese momento y estábamos en un muy buen momento”. En tanto, “Artlessly Falling” fue editado el 16 de octubre de 2020 por el sello Firehouse 12 e incluye como invitado especial al legendario músico inglés Robert Wyatt (Soft Machine, Matching Mole), quien canta tres de sus canciones. Halvorson comentó que lo convenció de participar, pese a su anunciado retiro de la vida musical en 2014. La guitarrista ha sido una admiradora del cantante, multiinstrumentista, letrista y compositor británico desde largos años e, incluso, en 2018 comenzó su playlist para la célebre revista Wire con el tema ‘Sea Song' de Wyatt. En esa ocasión, señaló que: “Estoy comenzando con Robert Wyatt porque su influencia probablemente sea más profunda. Es un verdadero individuo e innovador y he pasado años escuchando muchos de sus álbumes”. “Robert es uno de mis héroes”, agregó Halvorson. “Es algo tan importante para mí que estuviera dispuesto a cantar en este disco, porque su música ha sido una enorme influencia en Code Girl y en casi todo lo demás que he hecho. Escribí las tres pistas que canta específicamente para él, y me sorprendió la gracia y la brillantez con la que se acercó a esta música. Fue un sueño hecho realidad”. “Artlessly Falling” es el segundo disco del proyecto de Halvorson, Code Girl, el que incluye en sus filas a la cantante Amirtha Kidambi, el bajista Michael Formanek y el baterista Tomas Fujiwara, a quienes se les unen el tromeptista Adam O'Farrill y la saxofonista María Grand. Mary Halvorson es una valorada guitarrista y compositora de Brooklyn, NY, que ha creado una obra muy personal y única dentro del avant-garde y la experimentación, trabajando con una gran cantidad de músicos, entre los que se cuentan Tim Berne, Anthony Braxton, Trevor Dunn, Bill Frisell, Ingrid Laubrock, Jason Moran, Tomeka Reid, Marc Ribot, John Zorn y David Breskin, además de ser parte de la banda, Thumbscrew. No se pierdan Rebelión Sónica por radio Rockaxis los jueves a las 10 y 22 horas, con la conducción de Héctor Aravena.

This episode of The Other Side of the Bell, featuring trumpet composer educator and entrepreneur Dave Douglas, is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass. This episode also appears as a video episode on our YouTube channel, you can find it here: "Dave Douglas trumpet interview"   About Dave Douglas: Dave Douglas is a prolific trumpeter, composer, educator and entrepreneur from New York City, known for the stylistic breadth of his work and for keeping a diverse set of ensembles and projects active simultaneously.   His most recent project is a rotating ensemble under the name Gifts, and the resulting album included guitarist Rafiq Bhatia, drummer Ian Chang and saxophonist James Brandon Lewis. The group toured and added cellist Tomeka Reid. In January 2025, Gifts Trio featuring drummer Kate Gentile and guitarist Camila Meza, played live shows in London and throughout Europe.   Douglas' unique contributions to improvised music have garnered distinguished recognition, including a Doris Duke Artist Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Aaron Copland award, and two Grammy Award nominations. Douglas' career spans more than 75 unique original recordings as a leader and more than 500 published works.   In August 2024, Sound Prints, the band Douglas co-leads with saxophonist Joe Lovano, performed for a week at New York's storied Village Vanguard, unveiling an entire new set of works from both composers. The band will appear again at the Vanguard in November 2025. Other ensembles include OVERCOME, with vocalists Fay Victor and Camila Meza plus musicians Ryan Keberle, Jorge Roeder, and Rudy Royston; and If There Are Mountains, a sextet with pianist & co-leader Elan Mehler, featuring haiku and poetry from vocalist Dominique Eade.   Douglas is often engaged in special projects which include big bands, tributes, and multi-trumpet ensembles, such as Dizzy Atmosphere: Dizzy Gillespie at Zero Gravity. As a composer, Douglas has received commissions from a variety of organizations including the Trisha Brown Dance Company, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Essen Philharmonie, The Library of Congress, Stanford University, and Monash Art Ensemble.   Douglas has held several posts as an educator and programmer. From 2002 to 2012, he served as artistic director of the Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music at the Banff Centre in Canada. He is a co-founder and president of FONT aka Festival of New Trumpet Music, which will celebrate its 22nd year in 2025. In 2024, Douglas presented a new group in honor of cofounder Roy Campbell, Jr. The sextet, called Alloy, recorded in January 2025 and will release new music in September 2025.   He is currently on the faculty at Mannes School of Music and The New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music. He was Artistic Director of the Bergamo Jazz Festival for four years, ending in 2019.    In 2025, Douglas will begin a two year residency with the Malmo Academy of Music in Sweden, where he will help in developing a new Masters of Music Composer-Performer.   In 2005, Douglas founded Greenleaf Music, an umbrella company for his recordings, sheet music, podcast, as well as the music of other artists in the modern jazz idiom. Greenleaf Music has now produced countless albums and this year will celebrate its twentieth anniversary.   His podcast, A Noise From The Deep, features engaging interviews with more than 100 creative artists. The show recently diversified with the launch of spin-off Puzzle Corner, which pairs Douglas with NPR's Art Chung, for a fun round of jazz trivia. Greenleaf Music is a pioneering independent music platform with a strong subscription model featuring hours of exclusive content.   Episode Links:   Website: davedouglas.com Greenleaf Music: greenleafmusic.com Greenleaf Music on Bandcamp: glmstore.bandcamp.com Instagram: @davedouglas Facebook: @davedouglasmusic Alloy album page: https://greenleafmusic.com/artists/davedouglas/alloy/ Alloy pre-order: https://davedouglas.bandcamp.com/album/alloy  OR Apple Music/Spotify: https://lnk.to/alloy Alloy album trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmt_bdSrRao   Podcast Credits: “A Room with a View“ - composed and performed by Howie Shear Podcast Host - John Snell Cover Photo Credit - John Abbott  Audio Engineer - Ted Cragg

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Ahead of some highly-anticipated new releases soon to come down the pipe (tune in on a regular basis folks...), Def Jim revisits a few choice recent drops from the likes of Tomeka Reid, Ivo Perelman and Angelica Sanchez, raids the 60s & 70s Avant vaults for shiny pearls fiom the New York Art Quartet and Julius Hemphill, slots in a personal favourite from Oregon and in between tarries in a few waystations in Jazz Guitar Heaven.

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A playlist in which Brazilian Forró meets New Orleans Funk, Brazilian Choro meets Portugues Fado, and the infinite possibilities of creative jazz bring tons of surprises. The playlist features Nation Beat; Hamilton de Holanda, Gonzalo Rubalcaba; April Varner [pictured]; Tomeka Reid; Shiver, Matthew Bourne; Ryan McIntosh Ryan. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19310530/Mondo-Jazz (from "Forró le Fonque" onwards). Happy listening!

TOMEKA REID QUARTET 3+3 New Haven, CT, August 20 & 21, 2023Sauntering with Mr. BrownMary Halvorson (g) Tomeka Reid (cello,comp) Jason Roebke (b) Tomas Fujiwara (d TRÍO POKAZ VOICES c 2023Intro, Leading Home, Interlude, Waiting for the snow, VoicesAndrew Pokaz (p, elctrncs), comps, Eugene Myrmyr (b), Alex Poliakov (dr) HENRY THREADGILL & MAKE A MOVE EVERYBODY'S MOUTH'S A BOOK Brooklyn, NY, February 25-27, 2001Don't turn around, Biggest crumbHenry Threadgill (as,fl) Bryan Carrott (vib) Brandon Ross (g,el-g) Stomu Takeishi (b-g,el-b) Dafnis Prieto (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 12 de Julio 2024 at PuroJazz.

TOMEKA REID QUARTET 3+3 New Haven, CT, August 20 & 21, 2023Sauntering with Mr. BrownMary Halvorson (g) Tomeka Reid (cello,comp) Jason Roebke (b) Tomas Fujiwara (d TRÍO POKAZ VOICES c 2023Intro, Leading Home, Interlude, Waiting for the snow, VoicesAndrew Pokaz (p, elctrncs), comps, Eugene Myrmyr (b), Alex Poliakov (dr) HENRY THREADGILL & MAKE A MOVE EVERYBODY'S MOUTH'S A BOOK Brooklyn, NY, February 25-27, 2001Don't turn around, Biggest crumbHenry Threadgill (as,fl) Bryan Carrott (vib) Brandon Ross (g,el-g) Stomu Takeishi (b-g,el-b) Dafnis Prieto (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 12 de Julio 2024 at PuroJazz.

Amina Claudine Myers was one of the earliest members of the AACM, and if you're listening to this podcast, I'm pretty sure you know what the AACM is, but just in case you don't, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians is an organization formed by Muhal Richard Abrams, Roscoe Mitchell and a few other musicians in Chicago in the mid-1960s. A tremendous number of the most important avant-garde jazz musicians of the mid to late 20th century and the 21st century have come out of the AACM, including Anthony Braxton, Henry Threadgill, Fred Anderson, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Wadada Leo Smith, Matana Roberts, Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid, and Amina Claudine Myers. There's a tremendous book by trombonist and composer George Lewis, called A Power Stronger Than Itself, that's the best possible introduction to the group. You should absolutely read that if you're a fan of any of the musicians I just named.Now, all the founders and early members of the AACM worked together, supporting each other, and moving the music forward in large part by composing and performing original work. What's interesting — and this is something we talk about in this conversation — is that Amina Claudine Myers' early albums included some original music, but they also included interpretations of other people's compositions, specifically Marion Brown and Bessie Smith. But she always paired that music up with pieces of her own that demonstrated a really fascinating compositional voice that was a combination of jazz, gospel, blues, and classical music. She took all her influences and early training and combined them into something that sounded like nobody else out there, and was incredibly powerful.In addition to making her own records, she's been a part of albums by Lester Bowie, Henry Threadgill, Muhal Richard Abrams, Anthony Braxton, Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, Bill Laswell, and many other people. Her latest release is a collection of duos with Wadada Leo Smith, the first time they've recorded together since 1969, and their first collaboration as leaders.I'm really glad I had the chance to interview her. We talked about a lot of things — the AACM, the role of spirituality in music and the way the term spiritual jazz is used to gatekeep certain things, her work with all the artists I just mentioned, her upbringing in Arkansas and Texas and how it influenced her writing... this is a really wide-ranging conversation that I think will be really interesting for you to hear. I thank you as always for listening.

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Lesley Mok, Myra Melford, Tomeka Reid, Mary Halvorson. Illegal Crowns, Jessica Ackerley, Patrick Shiroishi, Sam Wilson, Roddy Ellias, Jocelyn Gould, Randy Napoleon, Alicyn Yaffee and Dave StrykerPlaylist: Lesley Mok - its furious placeMyra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet, featuring Myra Melford, Mary Halvorson, Ingrid Laubrock, Tomeka Reid & Lesley Mok - Insertion TwoTomeka Reid Quartet - Sauntering With Mr. BrownMary Halvorson - UnscrollingIllegal Crowns - Osmosis CrownJessica Ackerley, featuring Alex Cunningham, Patrick Shiroishi & Damon Smith - seafoamPatrick Shiroishi - The Light is Not AfraidSam Wilson - dance of the fungiRoddy Ellias - Moon Over LakeJocelyn Gould - Tender is the NightRandy Napoleon - SkylineAlicyn Yaffee - RosenwrinkleThe Dave Stryker Trio with Bob Mintzer, featuring Jared Gold, McClenty Hunter & Bob Mintzer - Groove Street

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MATTHEW SHIPP PIANO SONG Brooklyn, NY, April 5, 2016Links, Cosmopolitan, Silence of, Flying carpetMatthew Shipp (p) Michael Bisio (b) Newman Taylor Baker (d) ANGELIKA NIESCIER BEYOND DRAGONS Chicago, IL, March 17, 2023Oscillating madness, A dance, to never endAngelika Niescier (as) Tomeka Reid (cello) Savannah Harris (d) JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET NEW DIRECTIONS Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 6, 1963One up, one down, Untitled original 11386John Coltrane (sop,ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Jimmy Garrison (b) Elvin Jones (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 01 marzo 2024 at PuroJazz.

Número de Febrero de Libertad Jazzera que abrimos con lo nuevo de la pianista barcelonesa Eva Novoa, Novoa / Gress / Gray Trio, Vol. 1, recientemente publicado este 2024 por 577 Records. Otra novedad de la que nos hacemos eco es fLuXkit Vancouver (i​̶​t​̶​s suite but sacred), el nuevo trabajo del saxofonista y compositor Darius Jones. También en este número, el esperado nuevo proyecto del bateria y compositor Federico Ughi, quien junto a Leo Genovese y Brandon Lopez, acaba de publicar Infinite Cosmos Calling You You You Vol 1, para 577 Records. Seguir leyendo Libertad Jazzera 02.2024. Eva Novoa. Darius Jones. Federico Ughi. Angelika Niescier. Angelika Niescier, Tomeka Reid, Savannah Harris. en La Montaña Rusa Radio Jazz.

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Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea is a 3-D documentary film about the life and work of artist and marine H.C. (“Cliff”) Westermann. As a veteran of World War II and the Korean War who struggled with the ramifications of modern warfare, Westermann's dramatic personal history can be traced through his beguiling, surreal artworks. Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of a Man If He Was an Idea explores the themes of Westermann's life and work, including resiliency, hope, and humor. Westermann used art as a means of processing the trauma of war, and in spite of these horrors, he adopted an empathic and hopeful spirit that courses through his artwork and relationships, becoming an inspiration to many young artists. The film features featuring interviews with Ed Ruscha, Frank Gehry, William T. Wiley, Billy Al Bengston, and other artist-pals. The film is executive produced by the internationally acclaimed artist, KAWS, along with award-winning documentary producer Caryn Capotosto. Westermann features music by legendary artists Laurie Anderson (with the Kronos Quartet) and Terry Allen. MacArthur “Genius Grant” winner Tomeka Reid composed the original score. Director Leslie Buchbinder joins us for a conversation on enlisting Academy Award nominated actor Ed Harris to voice the writings of Westermann, the enduring influence that H.C. Westerman had on his chosen pursuit of sculptor as well as his philosophical approach to art and work ethic that continues impact other accomplished artists. For more go to: pentimentiproductions.org/hc-westermann

A cosmopolitan edition of Mondo Jazz, which brings India, Cape Verde, Canada, Haiti, England, Sicily, Sardinia, the Great American Rivers, California and Germany to your headphones, wherever you might be, through Radio Free Brooklyn's digital transmitter in Bushwick! Jazz without borders! The playlist features Kavita Shah; Dominique Fils-Aimé; Alabaster Deplume; Cettina Donato, Zoe Pia; Allison Miller; Todd Sickafoose; Billy Mohler; Angelika Niescier, Tomeka Reid, Savannah Harris. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17937324/Mondo-Jazz [from "Cape Verdean Blues" onwards] Happy listening!

The Maroon's Jake Zucker, William Kimani, and Gregory Caesar interview double bass player and composer Silvia Bolognesi. They are joined by trumpeter Emanuele Marsico and percussionist Sergio Bolognesi. The Silvia Bolognesi Italian Trio performed live at the 2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival with special guest Nick Mazzarella. Silvia's bio: "Silvia Bolognesi is a double bass player, composer, and arranger. She leads several bands: Open Combo, Almond Tree, Xilo Ensemble, Ju-Ju Sounds, Fonterossa Open Orchestra, Beast Friends, and Young Shouts. She is also part of the international string trio Hear in Now, with Tomeka Reid on cello and Mazz Swift on violin and vocals; the Art Ensemble of Chicago's 50th Anniversary special project; and the Roscoe Mitchell Quintet. "In 2010, Bolognesi founded her own label, Fonterossa Records. She is now also artistic director of the Fonterossa Day minifestival, hosted by Pisa Jazz, and the curator and conductor of the Fonterossa Open Orchestra, a creative orchestra based in Pisa since 2017." (hydeparkjazzfestival.org) This interview was recorded at the Study at University of Chicago on Saturday, September 23, 2023. Photo courtesy of silviabolognesimusic.com/Rossetti Phocus

La cellista Tomeka Reid, en cuarteto y con el segundo álbum con la formación, nos visita en este 2 de uno con Old new, producción 2022 para Cuneiform Records.

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Tomas Fujiwara is a Brooklyn-based drummer and composer. Described as “a ubiquitous presence in the New York scene…an artist whose urbane writing is equal to his impressively nuanced drumming” (Troy Collins, Point of Departure), Tomas is an active player in some of the most exciting music of the current generation, with his bands Triple Double (with Gerald Cleaver, Mary Halvorson, Brandon Seabrook, Ralph Alessi, and Taylor Ho Bynum), Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up (with Jonathan Finlayson, Brian Settles, Halvorson, and Michael Formanek) and The Tomas Fujiwara Trio (with Alessi and Seabrook); his collaborative duo with cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum; the collective trio Thumbscrew (with Halvorson and Formanek); and a diversity of creative sideman work with forward thinking peers like Tomeka Reid and Matana Roberts. In The New York Times, Nate Chinen writes, “Drummer Tomas Fujiwara works with rhythm as a pliable substance, solid but ever shifting. His style is forward-driving but rarely blunt or aggressive, and never random. He has a way of spreading out the center of a pulse while setting up a rigorous scaffolding of restraint...A conception of the drum set as a full-canvas instrument, almost orchestral in its scope.” Support the show

Cellist Tomeka Reid received a MacArthur Foundation fellowship - colloquially known as a "Genius Grant" - in 2022. We hear about her development as an artist and enjoy some of her diverse and challenging music.

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This is the second part of an edition of Mondo Jazz which explores the repertoire built over the years by countless women composers, which are in part included in "New Standards", the collection of 101 compositions by women composers curated by Terri Lyne Carrington for Berklee Press, and in part we hope they will be included in a near future. For our selection we focus on instrumental tunes by musicians that are alive, and possibly still young. The playlist features Susie Ibarra; Nubya Garcia; Co Streiff; Airelle Besson; Anke Helfrich; Patricia Zarate Perez; Courtney Bryan [pictured]; Anna Högberg; Kris Davis; and Tomeka Reid. The detailed playlist is available at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16445708/Mondo-Jazz (from "Azul" onwards). Happy listening!

TRACKLIST: 1. Visible Walls - Kassa Overall [@kassaoverall] 2. I Write Sins Not Tragedies - Toni Romiti [@romitimusic] 3. Never Ending - BENEE [@benee] 4. That's What You Get - Paramore 5. Way You Talk About Me - Sunni Colón [@sunnicolon] 6. Opium (feat. EARTHGANG) - Gorillaz [@gorillaz] 7. Split Feelin's - Hank Mobley 8. Endless Summer [Soulphiction Remix] - Alma Negra [@almanegramusic] [@soulphiction-aka-jackmate] 9. MOVE - Beyoncé 10. Take Up Space Sis - Toni Jones [@tonijones-music] 11. Creeping (feat. Kadeem Tyrell) - p-rallel [@p-rallel] 12. pour up (feat. DJ Nativesun) - Yaya Bey [@yayabey] 13. Lokoto Riddim - Juls [@julsofficialmusic] 14. Found (feat. Brent Faiyaz) - Tems [@temsbaby] 15. Parallax - Moses Boyd 16. The Sign Reads - Jamila Woods & Supa Bwe [@supabwe @jamilawoods] 17. Only With Time - Adria Kain [@adria-kain] 18. Frequently - UMI [@whoisumi] 19. Betterrr (Live) - Orion Sun [@orionsun] 20. Young Genius (feat. Brandee Younger, Tomeka Reid, Dezron Douglas, Joel Ross) - Makaya McCraven [@makaya-mccraven] 21. Please Don't Waste My Time - quinn [@catmom4] 22. A Dream (feat. pat junior) - Xavier Omär [@xvromar] 23. Written in the Stars - Joey Bada$$ [@joeybadass] 24. Everything - Mary J. Blige 25. do u wrong. (feat DNoel) [Tokyo Ave remix] [@tokyoave @d_noel_productions] 26. Erykah Badu / Cajmere - Didn't Cha Know x Percolator [salute Edit] [@saluteaut] 27. Dream - Clairmont The Second [@ctsecond] 28. Blind Man - Xavier Omär [@xvromar] 29. Home (feat. Bobbie Johnson) - Kymara & Bobbie Johnson 30. Where Were You - FELIVAND [@felivand] 31. oui_housefloraedit [@house_flora]

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Dans le Nova Club, on recevait Neue Grafik. Le musicien, aujourd'hui installé à Londres nous parlait de son parcours et de son dernier album “Foulden Road Part II”. Azzedine était aussi avec nous, accompagné de quelques nouveautés musicales. Une sélection de morceaux très éclectique pour le plaisir de vos oreilles ! Et enfin, le coup de fil de Guirec Feuvrier qui nous débriefe le concert d'Hubert Lenoir à Nantes. Tracklist : Tone-Loc - Funky Cold MedinaGabriels - One And Only Pusha T - Scrape It Off Feat. Lil Uzi Vert & Don ToliverKlaus Schulze - Tango-SatyEast Coast Love Affair - Chicago Hubert Lenoir - Recommencer Neue Grafik Ensemble - For AdamaIdeal J - Un nuage de fuméeSerge Gainsbourg - L'Hôtel ParticulierFontaines D.C. - I Love YouChris Norman & Suzi Quatro - Strumblin' InCooper Pabi - Isphithiphithi feat. Reece Madlisa, Busta929 & JoocyHo99o9 - SLO BREAD Feat. Bun BSkiifall - Bloodclarrt BusinessMakaya McCraven - Prosperity's Fear Feat. Junius Paul, Tomeka Reid & Shabaka HutchingsRyuichi Sakamoto - Ieta Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

This week: Wau Wau Collectif; Mamadou Doumbia; Maeken Music; Horace Silver; Nelson Gonçalves; Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid et al. (Artifacts) X 2; Joseph Jarman; Dave Green Trio w. Evan Parker; Hank Roberts; Aline Calixto with Dolores 602;  Erik Friedlander; much more... Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program on WRFI, or stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast: via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com/ via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580 Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere. PLAYLISTS at SPINITRON: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/15547863/Conference-of-the-Birds https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/15496560/Conference-of-the-Birds and via the Conference of the Birds page at WRFI.ORG https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/conferenceofthebirds/  We will continue to update playlists at confbirds.blogspot.com 24-48 hours of the program's posting  online. Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks FIND WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR Contact: confbirds@gmail.com

the 51st episode of the program reflects on the recent passings of Jerome Young aka New Jack and thespian powerhouse Charles Grodin, and features new recordings from Mosquitoes, Contour, Map 71, JJULIUS, False Negative, Dave Rempis (with Tomeka Reid and Joshua Abrams) and some things that aren't nearly new.

Episode SummaryExperimental musician Mary Halvorson shares her story of how a practical person made the impractical leap to pursue a music career when she met a truly inspiring teacher in college. Mary discusses creating music that is out of the mainstream, finding acceptance by going her own way, and how receiving the prestigious MacArthur Grant has impacted her life. Syd and Mary talk leadership, women in music, quarantine, and more, in this episode of The Sydcast.Syd FinkelsteinSyd Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He holds a Master's degree from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Professor Finkelstein has published 25 books and 90 articles, including the bestsellers Why Smart Executives Fail and Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, which LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls the “leadership guide for the Networked Age.” He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Management, a consultant and speaker to leading companies around the world, and a top 25 on the global Thinkers 50 list of top management gurus. Professor Finkelstein's research and consulting work often relies on in-depth and personal interviews with hundreds of people, an experience that led him to create and host his own podcast, The Sydcast, to uncover and share the stories of all sorts of fascinating people in business, sports, entertainment, politics, academia, and everyday life. Mary HalvorsonGuitarist and composer Mary Halvorson has been described as “a singular talent” (Lloyd Sachs, JazzTimes), ”NYC's least-predictable improviser” (Howard Mandel, City Arts), “one of the most exciting and original guitarists in jazz—or otherwise” (Steve Dollar, Wall Street Journal), and “one of today's most formidable bandleaders” (Francis Davis, Village Voice). In recent Downbeat Critics Polls, Halvorson has been celebrated as a guitarist, rising star jazz artist, and rising star composer of the year, and in 2019 she was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.Halvorson has released a series of critically acclaimed albums on the Firehouse 12 label, from Dragon's Head (2008), her trio debut featuring bassist John Hébert and drummer Ches Smith, expanding to a quintet with trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson and alto saxophonist Jon Irabagon on Saturn Sings (2010) and Bending Bridges (2012), a septet with tenor saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and trombonist Jacob Garchik on Illusionary Sea (2014), and finally an octet with pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn on Away With You (2016). She also released the solo recording Meltframe (2015) and most recently debuted Code Girl (2018), a new ensemble featuring vocalist Amirtha Kidambi (singing Halvorson's own lyrics), trumpeter Adam O'Farrill, saxophonist/ vocalist Maria Grand, bassist Michael Formanek, and drummer Tomas Fujiwara. One of New York City's most in-demand guitarists, over the past decade Halvorson has worked with such diverse musicians as Tim Berne, Anthony Braxton, Taylor Ho Bynum, John Dieterich, Trevor Dunn, Bill Frisell, Ingrid Laubrock, Jason Moran, Joe Morris, Tom Rainey, Jessica Pavone, Tomeka Reid, Marc Ribot, and John Zorn. She is also part of several collaborative projects, most notably the longstanding trio Thumbscrew with Michael Formanek on bass and Tomas Fujiwara on drums.Insights from this episode:The benefits of studying musical traditions to build your own strong musical foundation.Reasons why you should play different types and styles of music to enhance and further your career.Differences between listening to music through a streaming service versus on a CD or vinyl album and the impact of listening to only one song versus an entire album.How to find a balance between instinct and editing when creating music.Benefits of performing music live that can not be achieved through streaming concerts. How to be a good bandleader and how to deal with the pressure that comes with being a leader in any situation.Quotes from the show:“I realized music was much more than I had initially thought, it was much bigger. There were so many more possibilities.” – Mary Halvorson“I think there's a misconception that people who play experimental music only like experimental music or can't play other types of music and vice versa. I've found that that's often not the case.” – Mary Halvorson“I think of an academic career as an entrepreneurial career where you can always try something new if you want to try something new.” – Syd Finkelstein“We know, in so many walks of life, narrative flow and storytelling is everything.” – Syd Finkelstein“I've always found it un-intuitive to have music and then put lyrics in later.” – Mary Halvorson“I'm just writing music that I find exciting or that I think is beautiful or that I like and I think that tends to be a little bit left of center.” – Mary Halvorson“I'm very lucky to do music that I believe in.” – Mary Halvorson“What I've realized during this [quarantine] period is there's no substitute for live music. Doing live-stream performances is not a substitute for live music.” – Mary HalvorsonOn what advice Mary would give to her younger self: “Take your time with things and make sure to do things thoroughly … get really deep into something.” – Mary Halvorson“I think focusing on the process and not the end result is also a good thing to think about.” – Mary HalvorsonStay Connected: Syd FinkelsteinWebsite: http://thesydcast.comLinkedIn: Sydney FinkelsteinTwitter: @sydfinkelsteinFacebook: The SydcastInstagram: The SydcastMary HalvorsonWebsite: www.maryhalvorson.comSpotify: Mary HalvorsonYouTube Music: Mary HalvorsonFacebook: Mary HalvorsonSubscribe to our podcast + download each episode on Stitcher, iTunes, and Spotify.This episode was produced and managed by Podcast Laundry (www.podcastlaundry.com)

Tomeka visits the studio to talk with Dave about her quartet with Mary Halvorson, Jason Roebke, and … The post ANFTD #62: Tomeka Reid first appeared on Greenleaf Music by Dave Douglas.