Kelly Moran at Roulette
The prepared piano – where a pianist places screws, forks and other foreign objects on the piano strings to create strange, eerie timbres – has long had a place in […]
avant garde
Christian Marclay and Okkyung Lee Perform Alexander Calder at the Whitney Museum
In 1932, artist and sculptor Alexander Calder devised Small Sphere and Heavy Sphere, Calder's first hanging mobile and one of the first works that sought to blend visual and performance art
Chris Potter & Underground Orchestra at The Jazz Standard
by Nick Stubblefield There are a lot of musicians that dedicate their careers to making experimental music. There are a lot of others that just want to create something that's
FREE TICKETS: The Bad Plus at Jazz Standard
NOTE: This contest has ended. "Avant-garde populist" trio The Bad Plus take over Jazz Standard this weekend, and FoM is giving away a pair of free tickets to your choice of
Vision Festival Experiments with Jazz
by Zoë Gorman Photo credit: Zoë Gorman Experiments are, by nature, hit or miss, and last week's Vision Festival at Roulette was no exception. A lineup of experimental and avant-garde jazz artists paid tribute to
Medeski, Martin and Wood with Nels Cline at the Blue Note
By Dan Lehner Medeski, Martin and Wood have made a long-standing career out of making endlessly fascinating music with guitarists, and their set last week at the Blue Note
Mat Maneri Quintet at The Stone
The Mat Maneri Quintet offers a guided journey through the chaotic and complex world of experimental “free jazz”.
Darmstadt Essential Repertoire at Issue Project Room
The Darmstadt Summer Course for New Music – held each summer during the 50's and 60's (and every other year since then) – was one of the great incubators for