Everything Forgets
…gift (both in the writing and improvising), and how this music indeed evokes a range of feelings with grace and humanity. In the interview Ryan acknowledges his indebtedness in different pieces to Sonny Rollins, Benoît Delbecq, Skúli Sverrisson, and friends/colleagues Michael Blake, Bill McHenry, and Eivind Opsvik among others, but his music makes a…
The Songlines Anthology
…with the Paris-based trio The Recyclers (featuring Benoît Delbecq), and an interactive piece for computer and gamelan instruments by Canadian composer Matt Rogalsky. The Anthology has been programmed as a continuous listening experience; for those who are interested in the processes of creating new jazz-based music in the ’90s it should also make fo…
Waraba
…several younger European pianists – Antonio Farao, Benoît Delbecq (Pursuit, Songlines 1999), Gaël Mevel, and the Australian Chris Cody – and recording with Lacy in Mal Waldron’s trio. He also worked with Don Cherry, Richard Galliano, George Lewis, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, Dino Saluzzi, Paul Bley, and many others. “…refinement sans exoticism…an…
Expansion
…e French jazz ensemble Kartet (co-led by Songlines artist Benoit Delbecq); and a suite for the Belgian 10-piece jazz/new music group Octurn (to be premiered in November). Ben Monder (b. New York, 1962) has freelanced in the New York area for over 15 years. He has performed with Rashied Ali, Jack McDuff, Marc Johnson, Tim Berne, Paul Motian, Lee Koni…
(co)incidents
…ng Dave Douglas and Mark Dresser, and Nancali with Benoît Delbecq (all on Songlines), and CDs with his Trio, Joelle Léandre/Georg Graewe, and Marilyn Crispell (all on Red Toucan), with Eyvind Kang/Dylan van der Schyff (Pieces of Time, Spool), poet Catriona Strang (The Clamourous Alphabet, Periplum), and as a member of the contemporary classical ense…
Humming
…eve Argüelles (drums), with guests Stuart Hall and Benoît Delbecq. In 1995 he received the prestigious Podium Prize from the Dutch Jazz Foundation. He has performed/recorded with Willem Breuker and Guus Janssen, and performed with Maurice Horsthuis, Jaap Blonk, Marty Ehrlich, Jim Black, Mat Maneri, Kenny Wheeler, Barre Phillips, and Marc Ducret. In…
The Songlines Story
…glines has worked closely with pianist/keyboardist Benoît Delbecq (winner of the 2010 Grand Prix International du Disque for jazz), including the collectives Kartet and Poolplayers, duos with François Houle and Andy Milne and a double trio with Fred Hersch. Other prominent artists with releases on Songlines include Wayne Horvitz, Robin Holcomb, Ben…
You Have Options
…nd including three duo records with French pianist Benoît Delbecq and one with Norwegian pianist Håvard Wiik – projects which also owe their existence in various ways to Ken Pickering. There’s been a shorter but equally important relationship with Harris Eisenstadt, from Canada Day II in 2011 to Recent Developments in 2017. Houle Hawkins Eisenstadt…
