May 30, 2019 9:27 AM
Drummer Tom Rainey is the Opposite of Discombobulated
Drummer and bandleader Tom Rainey isn’t stuck. He’s not jaded and doesn’t come across like he’s taking himself…
Tom Rainey performs at the 2016 unerhört! Festival in Zürich, Switzerland.
May 30, 2019 9:27 AM
Drummer and bandleader Tom Rainey isn’t stuck. He’s not jaded and doesn’t come across like he’s taking himself…
Improvising cellist Tomeka Reid’s most recent recording is The Mouser (Relative Pitch), a collaboration with drummer Filippo Monico.
Apr 1, 2019 5:17 PM
Cellist, improviser and composer Tomeka Reid is one busy musician: leading her own quartet, performing in multiple…
Anthony Braxton performs at the Edition Festival, which ran Feb. 7–10 in Stockholm.
Feb 28, 2019 10:50 AM
The centerpieces for the fourth iteration of Stockholm’s Edition Festival were two performances devoted to the music…
Reedist Ingrid Laubrock said she relishes the freedom that comes with recording for independent labels like Relative Pitch and Germany’s Intakt, but remains skeptical of the music industry’s digital shift.
Jan 3, 2019 10:41 AM
Less and less, you dole out a buck per cut, $10 per album; more and more, you access a streaming service for a nominal…
Jon Mueller (left) and Tomeka Reid perform at the second annual ImprovisationaLU at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Dec 7, 2017 2:37 PM
Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, is raising its profile on the international improv scene. This fall,…
Feb 20, 2019 9:37 AM