All About Jazz — The Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University presents its Conversations Series, through which the Center's renowned faculty will engage leading composer Roy Nathanson in a reflection on the role of improvisation in his creative life. Roy Natha... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mister Moods said... Brand New Moods presents: - John Zorn "Ipsissimus" Should I keep praising the genius of Mr. John Zorn and the über awesomeness of the Moonchild project? Just look at the line-up below and you know you're going to get something c... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Radio Free Wohlman said... Transmission 5510 C'mon - let's go space truckin'. Blast-off and tune-in to an astronautical mission through the solar system starting at the sun and working our way out - far out! Along the way we are powered by the sou... more info

Guardian Music — (World Connection)One of the most rousing and inventive folk-rock albums of the year comes from the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, via Beijing. Hanggai's fearsome-looking singer Ilchi started out playing in punk bands, then travelled from the Chinese ... more info

All About Jazz — Originally formed as an offshoot of John Lurie's band The Lounge Lizards, The Jazz Passengers grew into a concern of their own in the 1990's by recording and touring widely. They have been less active lately, and this marks their first album in over ... more info

All About Jazz — There are few musicians that have worked in a wider and more creative catalog of material than Marc Ribot. As a sideman, the guitarist has backed singers including Tom Waits, Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, Richard Hell, Elvis Costello and Norah Jone... more info

Songs:Illinois — Someone a lot smarter than me should be reviewing this new record from Marc Ribot. Someone more on top of his catalog should be trying to figure out where this rather minimal song cycle fits in. Someone with a good grasp of the guitar player scene ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr. Jones said... Today 30 Days Out celebrates our friends from across the Big Pond: we're playing singles from U.K. rockers including Andy Fairweather Low, Al Stewart, Tim Curry, Marianne Faithfull and perhaps the most controversial single ever rele... more info

All About Jazz — Featuring Rare Performances by Marc Ribot, Merzbow, Fennesz, Matthew Shipp and ECM Recording Artists Michael Formanek Quartet and Dans Les Arbes (Philadelphia, PA)—Ars Nova Workshop (ANW) just concluded its 10th Anniversary season—bringing o... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano "Saw Marc Ribot, MeShell Nedegocello and Chocolate Genius play together last night @ Rose Live Music. It was amazing and in Williamsburg!" -just_some_pix Silent Movies... Inventive avant guitarist Marc Ribot will be releasing a ne... more info