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What: The 1st Annual Albert Ayler Festival Record Fair & Musical Celebration Where: Riverwalk Commons, Roosevelt Island, New York (F Train to Roosevelt Island) When: Saturday July 10th, 2010, 2-10 PM Tickets: Free!!! (like Albert's music) In celebration of the life and music of legendary free-jazz tenor-saxophonist Albert Ayler, ESP-Disk’ and Issue Project Room, in conjunction with Roosevelt L!ve have curated a day-long free concert, Saturday July 10th from 2-10pm, in honor of the groundbreaking musician’s 74th birthday. The outdoor festival will also feature a record fair with a variety of new and used vinyl vendors hosted by ESP-Disk's own in-house retail operation, ESP Records. Great live music, a great selection of vinyl & CDs, great food from the local Roosevelt Island restaurants and a view of Manhattan that can't be beat. What more could a music lover want on a summer day? Performance Schedule: 2 PM Giuseppi Logan Quartet Matt Lavelle: trumpet, bass clarinet Francois Grillot: bass Dave Miller: drums 3 PM Charles Gayle Trio Michael Wimberly: drums TBA: bass Charles Gayle: tenor sax 4 PM Gunter Hampel Trio Gunter Hampel: vibraphones, bass clarinet 5 PM Flow Trio Louie Belogenis: tenor sax Charles Downs: drums Joe Morris: bass 6 PM William Hooker Trio featuring Sabir Mateen David Soldier: mandolin, banjo, violin Sabir Mateen: saxophone, flute, clarinet William Hooker: drums, spoken word 7 PM New Atlantis Sextet featuring Marshall Allen Ed Ricart: guitar Sam Lohman: Tuba Andrew Barker: drums Danny Ray Thompson: flute Marshall Allen: alto saxophone 8 PM DJ Spun (Rong/DFA)

Sonny Simmons - Staying on the Watch (ESP 1030) The noted west coast composer made his ESP debut accompanied by his then wife, Barbara Donald, on trumpet, Teddy Smith on bass, John Hicks on piano and Marvin Pattillo on percussion. Recorded August 1966, Staying on the Watch is an important infusion of straight-ahead and avant jazz. Barbara Donald is a superb trumpeter who has made a strident contribution to the legacy of women performers and has been widely written about. Also, pianist John Hicks, who makes his New York debut on the record, went on to become one of the most prolific pianists in jazz. Personnel: Barbara Donald - trumpet Sonny Simmons - alto sax John Hicks - piano Teddy Smith - bass Marvin Pattillo - percussion What they say: “Altoist Sonny Simmons' debut as a leader is a typically stimulating and dense ESP blowout. Performing in a quintet with trumpeter Barbara Donald, the up-and-coming pianist John Hicks, bassist Teddy Smith and drummer Marvin Pattillo, Simmons stretches out on four colorful and mostly free-form originals. The intense set still sounds quite advanced over three decades later.” – Scott Yanow (All Music Guide) “Always a volatile personality, Simmons cut his music in the late 60s with a finely honed edge. On ‘A Distant Voice’ he pushes his alto into English horn territory (which Simmons would later regularly employ). Then-wife Barbara Donald on trumpet is key to the band’s forceful sound. Staying on the Watch marks the debut of pianist John Hicks, who brings ‘City of David’ to a rousing finish. – Jeff Stockton (All About Jazz) Available in digital format - CD in Digipack with liner notes, Re-mastered from origial tapes - DRM Free 320 kbps MP3

Paul Dunmall & Chris Corsano - Identical Sunsets (ESP 4058) Best known for his collaborations with people like Paul Flaherty, Michael Flower and Thurston Moore as well as a year-and-a-half stint as the drummer for Björk's Volta tour, Chris Corsano is widely considered to be one of the best and most adaptive drummers of his generation. Equally adaptive is UK saxophone giant, Paul Dunmall, who has worked disparately with jazz greats like Alice Coltrane and Evan Parker as well as funk and folk acts like Johnny Guitar Watson and Dando Shaft. After a chance meeting in a taxi line at the Lisbon Airport, a surreal intertwining of tours emanated. In between the lasers, confetti and face-painted fans at Plymouth Pavillions and Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Chris left the Björk mega-tour to get down to business alongside the prolific and imaginative Dunmall for some vital improvisation at Slak Bar in Cheltenham, England. This wonderfully recorded live set begins with Dunmall swirling away on the border pipes (he may be the preeminent improvisor using bagpipes). What follows is an impulsive and lyrical improvisation, alternatingly sparse and impossibly textured. Corsano's skittering marries perfectly with Dunmall's rapid-fire lines. The melodies are expertly uncoiled so that they remain charged whether the tempo is at full speed or crawling. The set ends furiously and with the impression that this duo was fated to work together. Personnel: Paul Dunmall - tenor saxophone, border pipes Chris Corsano - drums Available in analog and digital format: - 140 gram high-quality black vinyl - CD In jewel case with 4 page booklet - DRM Free 320 kbps MP3 Including artwork What they say: "Chris Corsano is one of the most immensely talented drummers to have emerged from the recent past. Those who have witnessed the giganticism of his formal leaps in the jaws of post-avant-garde power surging, have been left slack w/ the wonder & hilarity of it all." – Byron Coley "Chris is the hottest drummer on the planet" - David Keenan "Paul Dunmall is one of the most accomplished reedists on the planet" - Jazz Weekly "Dunmall is eclectic, capable on several instruments and full of wonder for the improvised form" - All About Jazz

AN EVENT NOT TO BE MISSED! What: NEW YORK EYE & EAR FEST III Where: Knitting Factory, Brooklyn 361 Metropolitan Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211 Tel: (347) 529-6696 Fax: (347) 529-6295 When: May 22 (Saturday) - May 23 (Sunday), 2010 Tickets: $17/day or $30/2-Day Pass Pendu presents: NEW YORK EYE & EAR FEST III A massive Annual Music and Arts Fete showcasing some of the most exciting bands, artists, and filmmakers currently living and working here in NYC. In addition, NYE&E assembles a Record Fair featuring NYC-based Record Labels and Vendors selling LPs, CDs, 7’s, cassettes, lathes, comics, zines, stickers, and art prints. NYE&E exists to facilitate the introduction of new artists placing them side-by-side with the more well-known like an eclectic living mixtape of sound and vision. This is a festival for discovery – discover new bands + discover new art + buy new records + meet new people… The title of the fest is inspired from the 1964 NY Eye & Ear Control soundtrack by Albert Ayler as well as the all-too-familiar signs seen daily in the subway tunnels by riders of the L-train of the infamous NY Eye & Ear Infirmary. Both days also include an Art Fair featuring NYC-based visual artists and a record fair featuring NYC-based record labels. BUY TICKETS NOW!!! Only 300-capacity, so please tell everyone to buy advance tickets, because it is likely to sell out! Check out the full lineup below! SATURDAY MAY 22 1:00AM Blank Dogs 12:30AM White Ring 12:00AM Effi Briest 11:30 Mirror Mirror 11:00 Living Days 10:30 Passions 10:00 Twin Stumps 9:30 Liturgy 9:00 Further Reductions 8:30 Fostercare 8:00 Love Like Deloreans 7:30 Hex Breaker Quintet 7:00 Follower 6:30 Human Resources 6:00 Dubknowdub 5:30 Pop 1280 5:00 Eli Keszler 4:30 C. Lavender 4:00 Loose Limbs SUNDAY MAY 23 2:00AM Xeno & Oaklander 1:30AM No Fun Acid 1:00AM Blondes 12:30AM Led Er Est 12:00AM Cult of Youth 11:30 Naam 11:00 SSPS 10:30 Freshkills 10:00 Laurel Halo 9:30 Hunters 9:00 Figure Study 8:00 The Gamut 8:30 Omega Jarden 7:30 Desert of Colors 7:00 Chaos*CM*Majik 6:30 DIABLO 6:00 GDFX 5:00 Memorial Gore 4:30 Effing 4:00 Source of Yellow 5:30 Hallux What they say: "The only legit glimpse into the bubbling cauldron of NYC’s true underground music scene" - Vice Magazine "A giant, swarming, lovingly handpicked showcase of grassroots cultural production in New York" - Arthur Magazine "Homegrown bands and labels finally get the locals-only blowout they deserve" - Village Voice “The city’s preëminent grassroots celebration of underground bands, labels, artists, and independent publishers.” - New Yorker NYE&E FEST is curated by the Pendu Organization, a nonprofit arts and cultural organization based in Brooklyn, NY. NY EYE & EAR III Facebook Fanpage NY EYE & EAR III MySpace

What: ESP LIVE Where: The Bowery Poetry Club 308 Bowery NY, NY 10012 (F train to 2nd Ave or 6 train to Bleecker) When: Tuesday May 18th Tickets: $10 at the door 10pm Jason Kao Hwang's EDGE Taylor Ho Bynum - cornet, flugelhorn Andrew Drury – drum set Ken Filiano – string bass Jason Kao Hwang – composer, violin, viola 11pm Army of Strangers Jessica Pavone - violin and viola Pete Fitzpatrick - guitar Jonti Siman - bass guitar Harris Eisenstadt - drums What they say: Jason Kao Hwang/Edge Composition and improv variations by under-acclaimed New York violin and violist Hwang, who draws on his experience and individualism to cast microtonal studies, with splendid cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum, thick-toned bassist Ken Filiano and Andrew Drury, drums. -- Howard Mandel, Arts Journal Asian-tinged, avant-garde world music at it's best, "Stories Before Within" is highly recommended for people who like their music a little closer to the edge. -- Brad Walseth, JazzChicago dot net Jessica Pavone Violist and composer Jessica Pavone has been a fixture on the New York scene for over a decade. Songs of Synastry and Solitude is Pavone’s highest profile release as a composer to date, demonstrating her flair as a lyrical writer and supple orchestrator. A straightforward contemplation on the power of song, Songs of Synastry and Solitude is a timeless collection of elegant themes from a young composer of significant merit. -- Troy Collins AllAboutJazz.com "distinct and beguiling...its core is steely, and its execution clear." -- Nate Chinen The New York Times

What: Tom Harrell/Don Friedman Duo When: Friday & Saturday May 7 & 8 2010 Where: The Kitano New York 66 Park Avenue @ 38th street Tickets: $25 COVER + $15 MIN./SET AN EVENT NOT TO BE MISSED! 2010 SPRING/SUMMER SPECTACULAR JAZZ DUO SERIES! THE KITANO NEW YORK Tom Harrell - Trumpet/Flugelhorn Don Friedman - Piano First Set 8:00 PM Second Set 10:00 PM Full menu available featuring Japanese and American specialties. Early diners (7:00 PM) will receive preferred seating. RESERVATIONS ADVISED 212-885-7119 jazz@kitano.com What they say: Tom Harrell There is no one in jazz today writing with more intelligent, depth and heart than Tom Harrell. --Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes Don Friedman If you're not familiar with the artistry of Don Friedman, you have some catching up to do. --Gene Lees

What: THE BROOKLYN BIG BAND LED BY SAXOPHONISTS TIM ARMACOST AND CRAIG BAILEY Where: IGUANA CAFÉ 240 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019-5502, United States (212) 765-5454 When: Monday April 19th. Shows at 9 and 11. Saxophonists Tim Armacost and Craig Bailey of the Brooklyn Big Band play their distinctive jazz music from their new album at the Iguana Café in NYC, 240 W. 54th Street (West of Broadway). The Brooklyn Big Band performs new jazz music primarily written and arranged by band members. Their jazz sounds are marked by an electric mixture of exceptional rhythm section playing, spontaneous creation of compositional elements, and disciplined ensemble work. Saxophonists/composers/arrangers Craig Bailey and Tim Armacost have been co-leading the Brooklyn Big Band since 2000; Live at Sweet Rhythm is the group's first disc and it's a splendid debut from one of the best kept secrets in town. Full of thorny charts and impassioned, raucous playing, the record never lags. Though the band seldom departs from the mainstream, it never zigs when it can zag. Much of the fun comes from the space Armacost and Bailey leave in their writing (the sole standard - Ellington's "Take the Coltrane' - for example, is given only the barest framework and is largely improvised every show). Most everything the band plays, be it screaming blues or barn-burning bop, sounds like a sudden discovery: fresh, vibrant, innovative and - dare we say it - new. The horns are always kicking in a beat or two early or swooping when they're expected to leap or flurrying when you'd think they'd lay out. To single out any track would do an injustice to the others, but it's worth adding this is a band that knows how to design a set; give a listen to this disc and you'll never miss a hometown gig again.

What: ESP LIVE Where: The Bowery Poetry Club 308 Bowery NY, NY 10012 (F train to 2nd Ave or 6 train to Bleecker) When: Tuesday April 20th Tickets: $10 at the door 10pm Matana Roberts’ GRACE Liberty Ellman – guitar Tomas Fujiwara – drums Matana Roberts – alto saxophone, compositions 11pm Spärks Peter Evans – trumpet, piccolo trumpet Tom Blancarte – double-bass What others say: Matana Roberts “a lyrical spiritual essence that recalls the voices of reed players Ornette Coleman, Albert Ayler, Eric Dolphy, and others—one of profound soulfulness, passion and purity. Yet the embodiment of Roberts is devoid of mimicry or pretense, because she possesses her own identity…” - All About Jazz Liberty Ellman “Talk about a talent deserving wider recognition.” - All About Jazz.com “I really liked it. I need to check this guy out! 5 stars.” - Bill Frisell, Blindfold test (Downbeat) Tomas Fujiwara “a quiet energy that propels” - All About Jazz.com “alert drumming that has propelled some excellent ensembles on the new-music landscape” – New York Times Peter Evans “Peter Evans is something of a trumpet wunderkind…He seems to have internalized the various languages of the trumpet’s last half century – from extended and minimalist improvisation to purer jazz forms – and is able to recall them with an ease that saves him from sounding merely referential.” - Kurt Gottschalk Tom Blancarte “From the very first moments of the opening “Xangu” you’ll be tempted to delete the adjective “discreet” from this duo’s intercommunicative dictionary. The vicious manner in which Evans and Blancarte hurl hooks at each other, reciprocally clinching in a timbral slugfest of epic proportions, is enough to leave you with bruised ears, if not knocked out cold.” – Massimo Ricci

What: ESP LIVE @ The Cake Shop Where: The Cake Shop 152 Ludlow Street NY, NY 10002 (Between Stanton & Rivington) 212-253-0036 When: Saturday April 17th Tickets: $10 at the door 8 PM Crazy Dreams Band Lexie Mountain, Jorge Martins, Nate Nelson, Jonathan Ehrens 9 PM Arrington de Dionyso solo bass clarinet and Shruti box 10 PM Tom Carter solo guitar 11 PM Jooklo Duo Virginia Genta – tenor, soprano, baritone, alto saxophones David Vanzan – perucssion What they say: Arrington de Dionyso “this music winds like an infinite snake around the vine of a central note, probing hypnotically as mr. de dionyso … inexhaustibly exhales mandalas, spirals, unknowable cuneiforms and other beguiling shapes, while simultaneously driving the pulse and drone to advance, like a slow motion tsunami, towards a shocking climax of release …” - Michael Gira Tom Carter “Carter is a sonic explorer, when he strikes a chord it washes over you like a boiling Pacific wave teeming with lively detail.“ - Joris Heemsherk