October 2022
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Five new faves: And one from the archives:
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Two works from the last decade by American composer Steve Reich have been recorded for the first time by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Susanna Mälkki. Runner/Music for Ensemble and Orchestra is out now via Nonesuch Records. A vinyl release is scheduled for Dec. 2. Runner is composed “for a large ensemble of winds,…
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London’s Café Oto will host the fourth edition of Naviar Records’ Haiku Fest series. The event combines electronic music and haiku poetry. This year’s lineup features Simon McCorry, Manja Ristić, Audio Obscura, Leon Clowes, Encym & George Crowley and Daniel Green. “Each performance will be introduced by haiku poems written and recited by members of…
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Chad Fowler is joined by Zoh Amba, Ivo Perelman and a rhythm section featuring Matthew Shipp, William Parker and Steve Hirsch on the forthcoming album Alien Skin. It’s out Nov. 11 on Fowler’s Mahakala Music label. Check out this gorgeous clip of the group performing “In Pairs.”
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Described as the “magic mountain top festival,” Polaris is back after a two-year hiatus. The Switzerland dome-covered event is scheduled for two weekends in November – the 18th-19th and the 25th-27th. The first weekend is a co-production presented by Polaris and the Montreux Jazz Festival, branded BICEP live. The lineup includes Desiree, Ngoc Lan, Laolu,…
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Contemporary music from everywhere.
The Moderns 