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| CryptoNights at The Jazz Standard Cryptogramophone Records, Los Angeles-based record label that prides itself on releasing state-of-the-art recordings of creative improvised music in beautifully designed digipaks, to host week of concerts at The Jazz Standard in New York March 26 - April 1, 2007. Formed in 1998 by violinist/producer Jeff Gauthier, Cryptogramophone serves the needs of a community of creative artists committed to exploring the cutting edge of improvisation, composition, artistic vision, emotion, and musical innovation. Cryptogramophone is not only a record label, but an artist collective of sorts. Many leaders on the label appear on one another's albums and sidemen are often common from record to record depending on the nature of the group. Previous releases have explored jazz-folk, fusion, instrumental and experimental rock and more. Some of the artists who are part of the Cryptogramophone family include drummers and percussionists Scott Amendola and Alex Cline; violinists Bobby Bradford, Mark Dresser and Jenny Scheinman; guitarists Nels Cline, and Jeff Parker; cellist Erik Friedlander; reed players Ben Goldberg and Bennie Maupin; pianists Myra Melford, Alan Pasqua, and Alan Broadbent; accordionist Andrea Parkins and trumpeter Cuong Vu among many others. For the past 9 years, Cryptogramophone has also curated an internationally acclaimed creative jazz and world music concert series in Los Angeles called CryptoNight. Until recently these performances were held at the Club Tropical. On Thursday and Friday nights, Gauthier and his associates presented jazz, creative music, and world music artists from all over the world. It is in this spirit that almost the entire active Cryptogramophone roster makes its proverbial New York debut with CryptoNights at The Jazz Standard as a collective of artists who share an exploratory and open-minded approach to making music. The following are the scheduled performances to take place during the week of March 26 through April 1, 2007: March 26 - The Jeff Gauthier Goatette (Jeff Gauthier - violin, Nels Cline - guitars, David Witham - keyboards, Joel Hamilton - bass, Alex Cline - drums with special guest Erik Friedlander - cello). March 27 - Scott Amendola Band (Jenny Scheinman - violin, Nels Cline - guitars, John Shifflett - bass, Scott Amendola - drums, electronics). March 28 - Myra Melford and Be Bread ( Cuong Vu - trumpet, Ben Goldberg - clarinet, Myra Melford - piano and harmonium, Stomu Takeishi - bass, Elliot Humberto Kavee - drums). March 29 & 30 - Nels Cline and Friends Play the Music of Andrew Hill ( Bobby Bradford - Cornet; Ben Goldberg - clarinet; Andrea Parkins - accordion, electronics; Nels Cline - guitars; Devin Hoff - bass; Scott Amendola - drums). March 31 & April 1 - The Bennie Maupin Ensemble ( Bennie Maupin - woodwinds;, Darek Oles - bass, Michael Stephans - drums, Munyungo Jackson - percussion). This unprecedented collection of talents all under one roof could only happen as a result of Gauthier's artistic vision and leadership as a producer and The Jazz Standard's reputation as one of the most progressively-booked clubs in New York City. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Jazz News :: home page |