Q – R – S

All artists filed by last name under Q, R and S :

Faruq Z. Bey with Northwoods Improvisers | Journey into the Valley | Entropy Stereo Recordings

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Faruq Z. Bey – tenor, alto saxophone, poetry | Mike Carey – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, flute | Skeeter Shelton – tenor, soprano saxophone | Mike Gilmore – vibes, marimba | Mike Johnston – bass, gongs | Nick Ashton – drums. Executive producer: Mike Khoury. Recording, mixing & mastering: Tim O’Brien. Photography: Jay Shurtliff. Design: Mark Rudolph. All music is acoustic.A film by: Timothy O’Brien and Andrew Bare. Original DVD contains: • 1 hour feature live music performance • 3 bonus songs • 3 interviews • 3 poetry pieces • slide show (plus more) • bonus CD of 5 tracks taken from the dvd (same sound mixes). Continue reading →

Farouq Z. Bey with Northwoods Improvisers | Emerging Field | Entropy Stereo Recordings

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Emerging Field marks the sixth release of Faruq Z. Bey with the Northwoods Improvisers on the Entropy Stereo label. This release finds the group exploring rhythm and space in a broader sense than previous offerings. Faruq Z. Bey, Mike Carey, and Skeeter Shelton create thoughtful space and intricate conversations in their horn lines evoking a relaxed and passionate response with a solid blues focus. Mike Johnston and Nick Ashton root the group with their sound rhythmic foundation. The track Mokondi brings out the strength of this rhythm section. Mike Gilmore floats in and out of the music with vibes and marimba reminding one of some of the fantastic work of the late Walt Dickerson. Among the highlights are Carey’s arrangement of Ornette Coleman’s Beauty is a Rare Thing, and Mike Johnston’s Tenere’. Continue reading →

Griot Galaxy | Live at the D.I.A. | Entropy Stereo Recordings

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For nearly two decades Griot Galaxy was at the vanguard of the Detroit Music scene. Members of the band performed and recorded with Roscoe Mitchell, Sun Ra, Abdullah Ibrahim and Phil Cohran. The fact that there were only two releases of the band under their own name during this period seems criminal. Entropy Stereo is pleased to present this complete concert performance at the Detroit Institute of Arts from 1983. Beautifully recorded, this is Griot Galaxy at their peak. Griot Galaxy was Faruq Z. Bey, Tani Tabbal, Jaribu Shahid, Tony Holland and David McMurray. Continue reading →

Schindler & Richter | Kleine Klassiker

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This is house (construction) music. Frank Lloyd said,“Architecture is frozen music”, and in this sense the architect/musician Udo Schindler and the americanist and jazz critic Stephan Richter interact on this little and subtile free-jazz project as an end in itself.” — felix) freiStil-MAGAZIN FÜR MUSIK Nr.14, Juli 2007
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Udo Schindler, Margarita Holzbauer, Harald Lillmeyer | 1. Salon für Klang und Kunst

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“schindler / holzbauer / lillmeyer” is a trio that was formed following the musicians’ successful collaboration as members of the ‘Munich Instant Orchestra’. Defining influences for their improvised chamber music include the confrontation of the players’ respective musical roots (free jazz, ancient, experimental and contemporary music), electronic and acoustic sounds, augmented playing techniques (multiphonics, micro¬tonality, preparations, electronic sound design) and the masking and pseudo-concealment of a sound’s origins. Continue reading →