Cuneiform Records AUGUST 2020 Newsletter

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view this email  in your browser Cuneiform Records AUGUST 2020 Newsletter jump to ~~~~~~ OUT NOW! / SPRING & SUMMER RELEASES ON CUNEIFORM RECORDS jazz/improv: THUMBSCREW [Tomas Fujiwara / Mary Halvorson / Michael Formanek]  –  The Anthony Braxton Project STIRRUP + 6 – The Avondale Addition TATSUYA NAKATANI & SHANE PARISH – Interactivity CHAD TAYLOR TRIO featuring BRIAN SETTLES & NEIL PODGURSKI – The Daily Biological ~~~~~~ UPCOMING! SEPTEMBER 2020 RELEASES I.P.A. - Bashing Mushrooms RAY RUSSELL – Fluid Architecture ~~~~~~ CUNEIFORM ARTISTS ON TOUR! Live concerts resume! ~~~~~~ HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME: TRAVEL THE MUSICAL SPACEWAYS WITH CUNEIFORM ONLINE! • Join us on SOCIAL MEDIA • Enjoy performances on Cuneiform Records' YouTube Channel • Explore Cuneiform Records' BANDCAMP PAGE • Discover WaysideMusic.com,our sister store, estab.1980 • and much more! ~~~~~~ !  OUT NOW  ! Cuneiform Records' SUMMER 2020 RELEASES JAZZ & IMPROV THUMBSCREW The Anthony Braxton Project Label: CUNEIFORM RECORDS Catalog #: Cuneiform Rune 475 UPC:  045775047522 Format: CD, Digital Download Genre: JAZZ / IMPROVISATION Street Date:July 24, 2020 Download the Press Release   Thumbscrew: Tomas Fujiwara- Drums & Vibraphone Mary Halvorson- Guitar Michael Formanek - Double Bass   All compositions by Anthony Braxton   ~~~~~~   STIRRUP + 6 The Avondale Addition   Label: CUNEIFORM RECORDS Catalog #:Cuneiform Rune 473 UPC:  045775047324 Format: CD, Digital Download Genre: JAZZ / CONDUCTED IMPROVISATION Street Date: July 24, 2020 Download the Press Release   Stirrup: Fred Lonberg-Holm- lightbox operator Nick Macri - bass Charles Rumback- drums + 6: Jen Clare Paulson- viola Zoots Houston- electronics  Keefe Jackson- reeds  Russ Johnson- trumpet Peter Maunu- guitar, violin  Mars Williams - reeds THUMBSCREW The Anthony Braxton Project THUMBSCREW:   TOMAS FUJIWARA : Drums and Vibraphone MARY HALVORSON : Guitar MICHAEL FORMANEK : Bass    Celebrating Anthony Braxton on his 75th birthday, Thumbscrew dug into the Tricentric Archives, focusing on previously unrecorded pieces by the legendary composer, multi-wind master and bandleader. The all-star collective trio, featuring drummer/percussionist Tomas Fujiwara, guitarist Mary Halvorson and bassist Michael Formanek, releases its fifth album for Cuneiform Records, The Anthony Braxton Project.   Over the course of six decades NEA Jazz Master Anthony Braxton has created a singularly vast and variegated body of music as a composer and recording artist, an oeuvre encompassing projects ranging in scope from his pioneering 1969 solo saxophone album For Alto to 2016’s epic opera Trillium J  (The Non-Unconfessionables). Musicians around the world have been coming together over the past year to celebrate his 75th birthday in Summer 2020 with an array of performances and recordings, but leave it to the all-star collective trio Thumbscrew to focus an utterly personal lens on previously unheard compositions with The Anthony Braxton Project. For fans familiar with Braxton’s music the project offers a whole new window into his genius for designing protean musical situations pregnant with possibilities. Those less acquainted with his work might find themselves enthralled and amazed by the sheer diversity of rhythmic and melodic material explored by Thumbscrew. The trio’s fifth album extends the group’s relationship with Cuneiform Records, which has released all of the band’s recordings.   Invited to explore the Tri-Centric Foundation’s voluminous Braxton archives in New Haven, Connecticut as part of the Braxton75 celebration, drummer/percussionist Tomas Fujiwara, guitarist Mary Halvorson and bassist Michael Formanek spent a long afternoon looking for rarely played pieces that could fit their instrumental palette. “The idea was for us to choose compositions of Anthony’s, mostly early compositions, which hadn’t been previously recorded (or, in a couple cases, recorded only once or twice),” says Halvorson. “We chose pieces that captured our imagination and that we thought would work well for the instrumentation of guitar, bass, and drums or vibraphone. Our choices included graphic scores, complex notated pieces, and everything in between.”   Like with several previous Thumbscrew albums, the triumvirate used an extended, four-week residency at City of Asylum in Pittsburgh to prepare for the recording. Working on the music daily (while also honing a new book of original Thumbscrew compositions), they developed arrangements of varying detail based on the scores and the corresponding catalogue notes for each composition. While aiming to understand and execute Braxton’s intention with each piece, the nature of his music required them to shape the material anew. “We have a shared language in terms of how we improvise, but the composition very much guides and informs our improvisations, so having music from a new composer puts us in a different frame of mind and adds another layer to what we do as a trio,” Fujiwara says. “Looking through the Tri-Centric Archives, we were like kids in a candy store – a feeling that there were unlimited options that all would work for us and be a joy to explore – and we had a great guide in Tri-Centric’s Carl Testa. Mention a certain flavor and he’d show us all we could ever dream of."   Each piece shines a light on a different facet of Braxton’s musical universe. “no. 274”is the only entry from Braxton’s Ghost Trance work. Completely notated but requiring constant interpretation, it’s built on musical cells with constantly shifting tempos. The point isn’t to master the system. “It’s about how you deal with music that’s almost impossible to play and what happens when you do them with someone else, opening up possibilities you couldn’t plan,” Formanek says. The shadow of a march falls on “no. 61” a playfully stuttering and surging piece originally written for a saxophone/bass duo. The album closes with a blast of joy with Braxton’s homage to the Southwest territory bands of the 1930s. With an irresistible walking bass line and ringing unison notes on guitar and vibes, it’s a bright, sunny number “with very specific stylistic references,” Formanek says. “The composition notes mentioned playing the way Basie might have played some of this music, with that bounce and feel. The written music really fits in that style, but in a really Braxton way.”   All three of the musicians of Thumbscrew have had significant performing and / or study opportunities with Braxton, so they all can approach this music as ‘insiders’.  Formanek’s relationship with Braxton’s music dates back to buying a compilation of his Arista Freedom recordings in the mid-1970s. Immediately struck by the music, he tried to decipher the symbols and diagrams that Braxton used as titles. He followed his output over the decades “amazed at the range of music and how much he pushed himself to be creative and indulge all of his curiosities, the way he used the musicians to help realize the vision,” Formanek says. But it wasn’t until the late 1990s that he had a chance perform with Braxton, joining a multimedia production at the Knitting Factory as the second bassist.   Wesleyan is where Halvorson came into Braxton’s orbit during her undergrad years from 1998-2002, a creative relationship that launched her as one of the most celebrated improvisers to emerge in the 21stcentury. “I consider him one of the main catalysts for me deciding to become a musician,” she says. “Studying with Anthony, learning his musical systems and playing music with him remains one of the most important and inspiring musical experiences of my life.” Fujiwara met Braxton through Taylor Ho Bynum when the trumpeter was attending Wesleyan, which led to several opportunities to perform with Braxton in different settings, including a trio with drummer Tom Rainey documented on the 2014 album Trio (New Haven) 2013, released on New Braxton House. “Having time to talk and hang out with Anthony, his energy and his whole presence has been very inspiring,” Fujiwara says. “Both as a person and a musician he gives this real jolt of energy and creativity and positivity to try things and explore things and push myself.”    In much the same way the album’s compositions are indelibly Braxton, the interpretations are pure Thumbscrew. Part of what makes the ensemble so extraordinary is the sheer density of the musical connections running between the musicians. Beyond their work as a trio, they’re the foundation for Formanek’s Ensemble Kolossus, the hair-raising and ridiculously talent-laden large ensemble that released its 2016 debut, The Distance on ECM.  Formanek joined Halvorson on Tomas Fujiwara and The Hook Up’s third release, the critically hailed 2015 album After All Is Said (482 Music). And Halvorson featured her Thumbscrew bandmates on 2018’s lavishly praised release Code Girl (Firehouse 12), a song-based project with vocalist Amirtha Kidambi, and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. For Halvorson, Thumbscrew has become an invaluable creative foundation. “It’s one of my favorite rhythm sections to be a part of, the power and energy and everything we create together,” she says. “At this point, all of us have used this rhythm section as leaders.”  for more information on Thumbscrew: http://www.thumbscrew.net http://www.cuneiformrecords.com/bandshtml/thumbscrew.html facebook: @Thumbscrev twitter: @iThumbscrew ____________________ Cuneiform's Thumbscrew releases are available as CDs (international distribution) and via Bandcamp as digital downloads (mp3, WAV, etc; also HD format for releases since 2018)  Previous Thumbscrew Releases on Cuneiform Records            return to top STIRRUP+6 The Avondale Addition STIRRUP: FRED LONBERG-HOLM : Lightbox operator NICK MACRI : Bass CHARLES RUMBACK : Drums +6:  JEN CLARE PAULSON : Viola ZOOTS HOUSTON : Electronics KEEFE JACKSON : Reeds RUSS JOHNSON : Trumpet PETER MAUNU : Guitar, Violin MARS WILLIAMS : Reeds The genre-defying trio Stirrup grow their ranks threefold on The Avondale Addition with the inclusion of six satellite musicians from across the jazz, experimental, and improvising spectrum to fill out, color in, scratch, and smear Stirrup's arrangements on the fly as conducted by Lonberg-Holm and his Lightbox.    Stirrup is Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello, tenor guitar), Nick Macri (bass), and Charles Runback (drums). Formed in Chicago in 2009 to explore their mutual interests in deep grooves, moody harmonies, and extended structures, the genre-defiant trio continue to do so to this day.  A true collective, all three write and arrange for the band. The Avondale Addition is an amalgam of two of Fred Lonberg-Holm’s long-running projects: Stirrup and his “Lightbox Orchestra”, a revolving-door project that began over 20 years ago as a way to organize large, ad-hoc improvising ensembles using a light-based cueing system and cue cards. Typically, a Lightbox concert has no pre-composed materials, but for this performance recorded live at Elastic Arts in Chicago, compositions by members of Stirrup comprised a “book” from which the guest musicians (the “+6”) draw on in addition to freely improvising when called on to do so.  In effect, Charles and Nick continue to do things they might normally do on a Stirrup gig, but instead of Fred playing cello, he acts as a kind of improvising arranger stationed behind his Lightbox cueing station, with the invited guests taking on the melodic and soloist roles he might normally perform.   Fred Lonberg-Holm is a composer, cellist, and improviser currently based in Kingston, NY. A student of Anthony Braxton, Bunita Marcus, Morton Feldman, Pauline Oliveros, and Noah Creshevsky, he received a BS in composition from Brooklyn College and an MA in composition from Mills College.  During the 1980s and early 1990s, he was active in the downtown New York improvised music scene. Fred moved to Chicagoin 1995, where he became active in the Chicago improvised music scene. In addition to developing his own groups—Seval, The Valentine Trio, Pillow, Terminal 4, and In Zenith—he participated in numerous projects including the Peter Brötzmann Tentet,  XMarsX (with Mars Williams), ADA Trio (with Peter Brötzmann and Paal Nilssen-Love), and the Vandermark 5. Currently, he is a member of Joe McPhee’s Survival Unit III (with Michael Zerang), NRG Ensemble and Witches and Devils (with Mars Williams), Party Kneelers (with Ståle Solberg), Boxhead Ensemble, The Chicago Plan(with Steve Swell and Gebhard Ullmann), eponymous duos with Frode Gjerstad and Simon Camatta, and Baluster (with Paal Nilssen-Love and Dave Rempis) as well as many ‘one off’ projects.  He also leads a number of ensembles, including Stirrup and the Lightbox Orchestra, a non-gestural conduction system that he developed in the mid-90’s for a large, ad-hoc ensemble of approximately 10 musicians. Since moving to Kingston, he has developed and co-curates a monthly improvised music series with bassist Michael Bisio. His extensive discography includes improvised and free jazz recordings as well as new music, pop, rock and noise. Bassist Nick Macri has been exploring Chicago’s slipstream of creative music for decades from collaborative, creative groups and ad hoc improvised pairings, to notable sideman gigs, and the rare solo excursion. He is a founding member of the collective trio Stirrup with Fred Lonberg-Holm and Charles Rumbackand is/was a contributing member to many, varied groups including Ken Vandermark’s Audio One, Momentum 3, and Momentum 5 groups, instrumental explorers Euphony and Heroic Doses, art-pop quartet The Zincs, and the pastoral, psych-folk of The Horse's Ha (with Janet Bean and James Elkington). He has performed and toured as a sideman and recorded sessions with an eclectic list of artists including Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab, The Sea and Cake, Daughter of Swords, Nina Nastasia, Azita, James Elkington & Nathan Salsburg, Wanees Zarour, Hector Zazou, and visual artist Bruce Licher of Savage Republic. Additionally, he has improvised in duo or group settings with many musicians. He has performed across Europe, Asia, South America, and North America including concerts at Saalfelden Jazz Festival (Austria), Festival de Musique Actuelle Victoriaville (Canada), Reading Festival and Leeds Festival (U.K.), World Music Festival Chicago, All Tomorrow's Parties (U.K.), the London Institute of Contemporary Arts, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Logan Center, and the Pritzker Pavilion (Chicago). Drummer Charles Runback is a figure of the rich and varied Chicago music scene. Born and raised in Kansas, he moved to Chicago to study at the Chicago College of Performing Arts where he received a degree in Jazz Composition. Having co-led groups such as Leaves and Colorlist, he has recorded and toured regularly with projects such as Azita, the Horse's Ha, L'altra and Via Tania. Having released his first album as a leader on Clean Feed Records in 2009, Rumback's current projects include Colorlist, Leaf Bird and Stirrup. Charles' playing deals closely with the jazz tradition, yet he has worked closely with artists from a wide variety of backgrounds such as; Jason Ajemian, Asuna, Caroline Davis, Josh Eustis, John Hughes, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Matt Lux, Bill Mackay, Nick Macri, The Medium Necks, Ron Miles,Jeff Parker, Liz Payne, Jason Stein, John Tate and Greg Ward. ~~~      “…hypnotic...pretty melodies unfold, roil, and mutate over churning ostinatos and shuffling, shape-shifting beats…extended, lyrical solos hit with the power of psych-rock…and tickle the ear with microtonal glissandos a la Arabic or Indian music..swing patterns, explosive rolls, and skittery flourishes…”  – Peter Margasak (The Chicago Reader)   “…sketches, swathes of brittle and brooding melody that turn caustic and crepuscular with the addition of acrid electricity...sawing ribbons of downcast, driving sound...vessel of both controlled and chaotically cathartic noise.” – Bill Meyer (Dusted Magazine) ~~~ for more information on Stirrup+6: http://cuneiformrecords.com/bandshtml/stirrup6.html www.482music.com/artists/stirrup.html facebook: @StirrupChicago ____________________   return to top !  COMING OUT ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 ! Cuneiform Records' FALL 2020 RELEASES JAZZ, IMPROV, JAZZ GUITAR RAY RUSSELL Fluid Architecture Label: CUNEIFORM RECORDS Catalog #: Cuneiform Rune 483 Format: CD, Digital Download Genre:  JAZZ GUITAR / JAZZ/  FUSION Street Date: September 18, 2020 Ray Russell: guitars with Eric Baldwin: found sounds, sequential creativity  George Baldwin: bass, Chapman Stick Chris Biscoe: tenor clarinet & soprano saxophone  Mo Foster: bass  Nic France: drums Simon Phillips: drums  Ralph Salmins: drums  Jim Watson: keyboards Listen: As part of an exploratory group of British ‘jazz and beyond’ musicians in the late 1960’s, Ray Russell released a number of acclaimed and ultimately influential experimental albums; Dragon Hill, Rites & Rituals, Live At The I.C.A. and Secret Asylum. Based on the dates of these releases, he can claim to be, along with Sonny Sharrock, one of the earliest ‘free’ guitarists and his early work has been cited by today’s noted experimentalists like Thurston Moore and Jim O’Rourke. Since then, Russell has enjoyed a freelance career composing award-winning TV soundtracks and working with artists ranging from Phil Collins to Gil Evans to Tina Turner to Andrew Lloyd Webber, but he remains a dedicated sonic explorer as well. “Russell isn’t merely a fine jazz player,but a truly original music thinker and an improvisational force to be reckoned with.” – All Music Guide “...guitarists in particular should analyze carefully...excellent fretwork in the middle of a triangle whose corners are occupied by Jeff Beck, Phil Miller and Yo’ Miles!” – Touching Extremes “His lines are not so much melodic variation, or even Coltrane-like walls of sound. Instead it is like a Pollock painting mounted with guitar pickups, the sound of explosions. Russell makes it sound as if the guitar is not enough...” – Jim O’Rourke ~~~~~~ I.P.A. Bashing Mushrooms Label: CUNEIFORM RECORDS Catalog #: Cuneiform Rune 472 Format: CD / Vinyl / Download Genre:  JAZZ / IMPROV Street Date: September 18, 2020   I.P.A. is: Atle Nymo:  tenor saxophone Magnus Broo:  trumpet Mattias Ståhl:  vibraphone Ingebrigt Håker Flaten:  bass Håkon Mjåset Johansen:  drums Listen: After a dozen years as one of Europe’s most acclaimed jazz ensembles, I.P.A. is still discovering mesmerizing new sonic territory. Originally born out of a deep dive into the music of pioneering trumpeter/composer Don Cherry, the group has firmly established its own sound and identity, and Bashing Mushrooms reveals a striking new side of the quintet. A sumptuous aural feast marked by extended, circuitous melodies and spacious, finely etched textures, it is the group’s fifth album. While the title might suggest psychedelic journeys, Bashing Mushrooms is a work of riveting clarity, with all of the thoughtful interaction and knife-edge balance between improvisation and composition that has long distinguished the group.   “... the album is essentially an explosive, spellbinding, and well-rounded musical event, where many of the hard-edged works encompass eloquent plot developments and tuneful theme-building maneuvers." – All About Jazz ~~~~~~   return to top !  OUT NOW  ! Cuneiform Records' SPRING 2020 RELEASES JAZZ & IMPROV CHAD TAYLOR TRIO featuring BRIAN SETTLES & NEIL PODGURSKI The Daily Biological Label: CUNEIFORM RECORDS Catalog #: Cuneiform Rune 467 UPC:  045775046723 Genre:  JAZZ  Street Date: April 24, 2020 Download the Press Release Listen: As the debut recording of an ensemble rooted in deep and abiding friendships The Daily Biological is a creatively roiling conversation. The unusual trio of drums (Chad Taylor), saxophone (Brian Settles) and piano (Neil Podgurski) creates tough and engaging music that unfurls in kinetic conversational bursts.   It’s hardly news that Taylor is one of jazz’s most dependably inspired drummers.  The Daily Biological should turn many more ears onto his vivid imagination as a bandleader and composer, opening a new window into his expansive musical vision. ""The Daily Biological"...will change your idea of "power trios."  No over-amped guitars, fuzzy bass lines, no ponderous drums; instead, this is music teeming with ideas, interactions, inventive solos, intelligent writing, and more.  ...an auspicious recorded debut for the Chad Taylor Trio..."   –Richard Kamins,  StepTempest ~~~~~~ TATSUYA NAKATANI & SHANE PARISH Interactivity Label: CUNEIFORM RECORDS Catalog #: Cuneiform Rune 469 UPC:  045775046921 Genre:  JAZZ / IMPROVISATION Street Date: April 24, 2020 Download the Press Release Listen:   Interactivity is the second album by the duo of  Shane Parish and Tatsuya Nakatani.  The master percussionist and guitarist have been collaborating for nearly a decade, performing improvised duets in Parish’s hometown of Asheville,  whenever Nakatani’s annual world tour brought him through the Appalachian Mountain town. Interactivity was recorded in performance at Static Age in late spring, 2018 and finds both players at the top of their game in a live setting, featuring telepathic communication, deep listening, texture, and explosive energy. "In short, if you are attuned to free improv, guitar, and percussion, Interactivity is a must-have. There just isn’t much precedent for this recording as Nakatani and Parish stretch their respective instruments to the breaking point and beyond." – Mike Borella,  AvantMusicNews   return to top CUNEIFORM ARTISTS ON TOUR After months of social isolation and pandemic quarantine, we're thrilled to announce shows. HOWEVER, in an evolving COVID-19 world, these dates are ALL tentative. Please check with venues, close to the concert date, to confirm. We remain hopeful and want to help our musicians to perform again AS SOON as it is safe to do so.  Thank you.  See also the Tours Page at Cuneiform Records. EMPIRICAL London's Empirical have expanded jazz's reach via their music (embracing the future while respecting the past) and innovative means ("pop-up jazz lounges") to introduce jazz to the mainstream public. Named as the 2020 Nimmo Artists in Residence at the renowned Wiltshire Music Center, Empirical's 2020 calendar includes a new music commission, workshops & concerts with special guests. October 18, 2020 - Colchester Arts Centre - Church St - Colchester, Essex, UK   Listen to & buy: Connection     THE GREAT HARRY HILLMAN The exuberant Swiss jazz/ pop/ beyond group - named after the American triple-Gold Medal winner at the 1904 Summer Olympics - are one of the most active groups on the European festival and club circuit, top-notch live performers ceaselessly honing their skills.   September 11 - Neubad - Luzern, Switzerland December 3 - BeJazz - Bern, Switzerland December 4 - Bau 4 - Altbüron, Switzerland December 10 - Hombis Salon - Zürich, Switzerland 2021 May 14 - Konservi - Seon, Switzerland Listen to & buy: Tilt LED BIB “This is the sound of a band having fun… like a hot chainsaw through butter." — The Wire "You’ll be hard pressed to keep the lid on this explosive tour de force of ensemble intelligence" – The Independent "One of the UK’s most adventurous groups" – Jazzwise Described as “a lean, mean, improv-rocking jazz machine” by Time Out, Led Bib’s ability to blend groove, improvisation, thrash and everything in-between means that live shows by these UK 2014 Mercury Prize nominees have become renowned for carrying along their audiences with an infectious energy.   ________________________________ August 7 - Porgy & Bess - Vienna, Austria [Live Concert with Live Stream (8:30pm CET start time!)] Listen to & buy: The Good Egg, The People in Your Neighbourhood, Bring Your Own,Sensible Shoes             THE ED PALERMO BIG BAND "Twenty-first century big-band music doesn’t get more exciting and impressive than this." – Jazz Times An astounding 18 piece jazz ensemble of five woodwind players, four trumpeters, three trombonists, two keyboardists, guitar, violin, bass and drums, led by arranger, composer & saxophonist Ed Palermo, one of America's most singular arrangers who draws on jazz, pop and rock tunes for his top-notch band. There are a number of ensembles performing the music of Frank Zappa, one of the greatest American composers of the 20th century, but no one does it with the ease, skill and originality that Ed and his band do! –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– August 22 - The Falcon - 1348 Route 9W - Marlboro, NY 12542 October - 17 - The Falcon - 1348 Route 9W - Marlboro, NY 12542 December 19 - The Falcon - 1348 Route 9W - Marlboro, NY 12542 December 31 - The Falcon - 1348 Route 9W - Marlboro, NY 12542 Listen to & buy: Ed Palermo Big Band albums on Cuneiform: The Adventures of Zoyd Zundgren; The Great Un-American Songbook Vols. 1&2; One Child Left Behind; Oh No! Not Jazz!!; Eddy Loves Frank; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance            RICHARD PINHAS _______________________________ One of France's major experimental musicians and a key figure in the development of electronic rock via his group Heldon and solo projects, guitarist and electronic musician Richard Pinhas performs with various groupings in Europe in 2020. Future plans include tours in Asia, North America and beyond. __________________________ September 5 - Exhibitronic Festival- Strasbourg, France Listen to & buy releases by Richard Pinhas & friends on Cuneiform: Richard Pinhas: Process and Reality, Desolation Row, Metatron, Metal/Crystal, Tranzition, Event & Repetitions                 Richard Pinhas & Barry Cleveland: Mu  Richard Pinhas & Oren Ambarchi: Tikkun    Richard Pinhas & Merzbow:  Keio Line, Rhizome, Paris 2008            Richard Pinhas & Yoshida Tatsuya: Welcome in the Void    Schizotrope (Richard Pinhas & Maurice Dantec): The Life & Death of Marie Zorn SCHNELLERTOLLERMEIER "Schnellertollermeier marries brutality to avant-garde rock and jazz. A classic power trio from Switzerland, the band plays with punk fury and dazzling technical dexterity to create booming, bone-rattling music that stalks, confronts and astonishes." – The Wall Street Journal Brutal-jazz power trio Schnellertollermeier doesn't compromise. Their fresh and uncompromising mix of jazz, punk, rock, sound and free improvised music, combined with great musicianship, interplay and intense energy, has awed audiences at festivals of jazz, rock, pop and experimental music worldwide.  _____________________________ August 15 -  JazzChur Sommerfestival - Postremise, Switzerland    Listen to & buy: Rights & X      THUMBSCREW Thumbscrew is the all-star collaborative trio of Mary Halvorson (guitar), Tomas Fujiwara (drums), and Michael Formanek (acoustic bass). Each member is recognized in this year's 2020 Downbeat Critics' Poll  - Fujiwara #2 for Rising Star Drums, Formanek placing in Bass, and Halvorson (a 2019 MacArthur Fellowship winner), named #1 Guitar and also placing in Jazz Artist  Thumbscrew's critically acclaimed albums, all on Cuneiform Records, have appeared on Best of Year lists worldwide. Thumbscrew perform  frequently at festivals and served numerous residencies at art centers and prominent venues in the US and abroad. ________________________________ October 13 - 18, 2020- The Village Vanguard- NYC, NY Listen to & buy:  The Anthony Braxton Project,  Ours, Theirs,  Convallaria, Thumbscrew           To set up press and radio interviews with Cuneiform Artists while on tour, please contact: promo@cuneiformrecords.com return to top CUNEIFORM RECORDS join us for HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME: TRAVEL THE MUSICAL SPACEWAYS WITH CUNEIFORM RECORDS ONLINE!   It's Summer 2020 in the Northern hemisphere, and we've pulled out the bathing suits, ice chests and beach blankets in preparation for....spending Summer 2020 at home. (No, we don't have a pool. We don't have central air conditioning.) Face masks remain a key part of this summer's apparel, as essential as cell phones for outside safaris. Never before has the future seemed so uncertain. We live in interesting times.  Music can make a difference. Luckily, Cuneiform Records has a treasure chest of interesting music to serve as soundtrack or solace for interesting times. We have a mammoth catalogue of releases by some of avant music's most esteemed icons as well as young rising stars, available for purchase at the Cuneiform Records Bandcamp store and at one of our sister companies, Wayside Music. 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