Iron Dog - Interactive Album Rock [Phase Frame Music]

Iron Dog:
Sarah Bernstein - processed violin and text
Stuart Popejoy - electric bass and synthesizer
Andrew Drury - drums and mayhem


Phase Frame Music 2012

Improvised music and poetry are a close relatives yet somehow they rarely work out together. "Interactive Album Rock" is a welcome exception to that rule. That being said the music on the album doesn't follow that much any rules or expectations you might have.

Jazz Alchemist Radio 15.10 with Jelly Roll Morton, Andrew Drury and others

First program of the season will start with a stomp as we celebrate the anniversary of Jelly Roll Morton (20th. October 1890) - the self-procclaimed creator of jazz music. 

Aside from that I'd like to present to you excerpts from the "A Momentary Lapse" by Andrew Drury - a striking set of modern jazz, brilliantly composed and performed. 

Two of the "Six Philosphical Games" by Olbrzym i Kurdupel serve also as an invitation to the Gadecki/Mazur/Murray concert - this Sunday at Literki.

As well as two pieces from the recent "Hellstorm" release by Mathka - a Martin Kuchen's solo album to remind you about his concert this Wednesday and subsequent evening with his quintet All Included (both at Alchemia, more info about the concerts in the Krakow Autumn Jazz Program).

Hope you'll like it

Jelly Roll Morton

1. Jelly Roll Morton - King Porter Stomp
2. Air - King Porter Stomp
3. Andrew Drury - Copalis
4. Olbrzym i Kurdupel - Get into a hot bathtube
5. Andrew Drury - The Schwartzes
6. Olbrzym i Kurdupel - Sit comfortably in a chair
7. Martin Kuchen - Ritual Deformation
8. Andrew Drury - Vaxjo Kollektiv
9. Martin Kuchen - Sarajevo
10. Jelly Roll Morton - Buddy Bolden's Blues
11. Air - Buddy Bolden's Blues

Jazz Alchemist Radio 15.10.2012 with J.R. Morton, A. Drury, M. Kuchen i T. Gadecki by Jazzowy Alchemik on Mixcloud

Jack Wright & Andrew Drury at Bomba (11.10); Ircha at High Synagouge (13.10) and JAzz Alchemist Radio comes back!!!

There have been two very intriguing concerts last few days I just want to mention.

First of all Jack Wright and Andrew Drury duo at Bomba (11.10). A very intriguing set, spontanous manifestations of peculiar sounds, minimal (basically one drum and objects + saxophone), surprising, slightly terrifying - kind of like a sound effect board for a horror movie. After all, how often do you see a drum played with a dustpan and some walnuts. Drury uses the drum as natural amplifier and to see him play is like to watch a mini theater of objects while you immagine metal things being crushed, clashed, scraped and torn apart. Wright's is a an underdground hero of free-jazz music, and he'll stay this way - he's playing challenges you with an array of unorthodox approaches and sonic experiments, risky and demanding.

The 2nd set was play in quartet with Krakow musicians - Michal Dymny (prepared guitar) and Aleksander Papierz (alto) and it was dense and finely balanced group improvisation.

Jack Wright - alto, soprano sax

Andrew Drury - drum and objects ; drums (2nd set)

Michal Dymny - guitar, objects (2nd set)

Aleksander Papierz - alto sax (2nd set)

Bomba. Krakow. 11.10.2012

The 2nd concert happened yesterda - Ircha Clarinet Qaurtet with Mikolaj Trzaska, Waclaw Zimpel, Pawel Szamburski and Michal Gorczynski performed beautifull as usual so I'll just re-direct you to another post where I've written about their concert. More to come soon - I'll write about their 2nd and 3rd cd.

Mikolaj Trzaska - clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone

Waclaw Zimpel - clarinet, bass clarinet

Pawel Szamburski - clarinet, bass clarinet

Michal Gorczynski - clarinet, bass clarinet

Ircha Clarinet Quartet at High Synagogue. Krakow. 13.10.2012

Finally I want to invite you tomorrow (15.10) for the first live radio playlist this season. Wel'll focus on Andrew Drury's cd "A Momentary Lapse" and "Olbrzym and Kurdubel's "Six Philosphical Games".

As a special hitory feature - happy birthday to the self-proclaimed inventor of jazz Jelly Roll Morton!

Tune in to www.radiofrycz.pl on 8pm CET and connect via facebook chat (user Jazzowy Alchemik).

Andrew Drury - A Momentary Lapse [Innova]

Eyvind Kang - violin
Briggan Krauss - alto saxophone and clarbone
Chris Speed - tenor saxophone and clarinet
Myra Melford - piano
Mark Dresser - bass
Andrew Drury - composer, drum set

Innova 2003

I had a chance to see Andrew Drury live on stage with the EDGE Quartet last year and it was also the occasion on which I was presented with the cd in hand, given the urge to present reviews of the most recent releases, I didn't decided to write about it at that particular time. Anyway Andrew Drury is coming back to Poland for a series of concerts and it's a good occasion to get back to the cd which made a a great deal of impression on me, and, although I've no idea is it's even still available, I hope you'll take the chance to see Andrew on stage if he's playing anywhere nearby.

The EDGE (J. Kao Hwang / T. Ho Bynum / K. Filiano / A. Drury) at Alchemia (16.10)

Jason Kao Hwang

After a rock warm-up with Kazutoki Umezu KIKI band and almost a month-long break finally the Krakowska Jesien Jazzowa (Autumn Jazz Festival) is really on! And it starts with a real blast. The Edge played their last concert of of a small tour (concerts in Poznan and in Katowice on previous days) - their first ever visit to Poland. And they were very happy to finish that tour on Alchemia's stage, which, apparently, is more famous overseas than in Krakow.

And from the very first moments you know you're in for a treat - a strong bass pulse, freewheeling drumming with a slight latin tinge (cowbell) and furious soloing in between the tricky, intricate themes. Music whose complexity doesn't alternate it's live, vibrant, dynamic and passionate character.