News
July 09
Vinyl Ready
The vinyl version of Opsvik & Jennings' new record is finally available, get it online at Insound, or if you're in NYC you can pick up a copy at Other Music or Academy Records.
June 09
Opsvik & Jennings Record Release Show at Nublu,
June 15th 9:30pm
Release show for the new album on Loyal Label at Nublu which is located at 62 Avenue C, East Village, NYC.
The new record will be available on CD for 'pay what you want' price and the LP will at last be available for a very special price of $10, this night only
Seabrook Powerplant
Official relase for Seabrook Powerplant's debut album is set to July 14th. Release Show at Zebulon on July 7th
May 09
Jon Irabagon Cd Release Show at Coco 66,
May 17th 9pm
I Don't Hear Nothin' but the Blues
- CD release show for the new album on Loyal Label,
Jon Irabagon - tenor sax
and Mike Pride - drum set.
CoCo 66 is located at
66 greenpoint ave
in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NYC.
Admission is $6. We will be selling the new CD, so get em while the gettin's good
Free Download and Release Date
Opsvik & Jennings' new album, A Dream I Used to Remember, will be available as a free download on their website on May 1st, but for a limited time only. The Official US release date for the CD and LP is May 26th, check back here soon for more info on where to purchase etc.
March 09
Hear Song from Upcoming Opsvik & Jennings Record
Sneak peek: "September and Starry-eyed" a song from Opsvik & Jennings' upcoming record; "A Dream I Used to Remember" (out in May on Loyal Label) is now available on Opsvik & Jennings website and on their myspace.
Hear it!
February 09
Opsvik & Jennings on Loyal Label
"A Dream I Used to Remember", Opsvik & Jennings third record, will be released on CD, vinyl and downloads on Loyal Label hopefully in early May (release date tba). The record features ten new songs, a female choir, brass section, more guitar and double bass, drums by Opsvik and RJ Miller, banjo by Jennings and more.
January 09
Upcoming Releases
Two upcoming releases in the coming months
first up is
Jon Irabagon and Mike Pride saxophone and drums explorations on
"I Don't Hear Nothing But The Blues"
to be followed by Brandon Seabrook's three piece; Seabrook Powerplant, featuring Brandon's compositions for banjo and guitar
Village Voice LIst
Overseas III is on Village Voice list over best jazz and pop records of 2008.
check it here >>
Loyal Label Nights
at I-beam in Brooklyn
January 16th & 17th 2009
Friday January 16th 8pm ($10):
JEFF DAVIS - SOLO
Jeff Davis - drums and percussion
“Drummer Jeff Davis has a steady profile in left-of-center New York jazz circles...”
- Nate Chinen, The New York Times
“Jeff Davis plays his kit with alert responsiveness, less a traditional rhythm section accompanist, than a creative soloist and spry agitator...”
-Troy Collins, All About Jazz
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ROLETTA FYNN
Rolletta Fynn - voice and guitar
"I was born in tampa florida under the oldest oak tree in the contiguous united states. making for and itchy childhood, i was covered in powder and boot straps but i flew here, on a plane all the way to new york and now i sleep with my head facing north. my mom shelved books and my dad killed bugs but we made it. we made it ours" RF
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RICH JOHNSON'S UP THE TURRET MIL
with Opsvik & Jennings
Rich Johnson - trumpet/laptop
Eivind Opsvik - lapsteel/bass guitar
Aaron Jennings - guitar
On his first solo recording, Rich Johnson’s “Up the Turret Mil” explores a mix of trumpets, guitars, and pianos with laptop glitch, sampling, and musique concrète. Many of the songs began as experiments with laptop and electronic-acoustic treatments on the trumpet, and bridge Johnson’s many influences – from free jazz to folk music.
" 'Up The Turret Mill', I suppose, could be likened to Terry Riley meets Stockhausen; take the more melodic, trance-like Riley and shake in some of Karlheinz's angular and spiky outpourings and you'll start to get a little closer to where Rich Johnson is going... " ToxicPete.co.uk
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Saturday January 17th 8pm ($10):
JON IRABAGON - I DON'T HEAR NOTHING BUT THE BLUES
Jon Irabagon - tenor sax
Mike Pride - drums
Winner of the 2008 Thelonius Monk Competition, Jon Irabagon, plays the blues with his drummer friend Mike Pride. A continuous additive duo, last instrument to be added is the bass and it probably wont be heard.
"It sounds like a mentally disturbed Sonny Rollins with a guy soundchecking on drums" Anonymous
CD to be released on loyal label early 2009
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EIVIND OPSVIK - SOLO
Eivind Opsvik - upright bass
Eivind did his first solo performance at Copenhagen Jazz Festival in the summer of 2008, his second solo show was at the Kennedy Center in december of 08, this will be his third solo show.
"Opsvik's bass has an aching sound, with his lines plumbing the depths to find almost folk-song-like melodies" All Music.com
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SEABROOK POWERPLANT
Brandon Seabrook - guitar and banjo
Tom Blancarte - bass
Jared Seabrook - drums
"guitarist–banjo player Brandon Seabrook has made a name for himself applying the latter ax to avant-jazz and experimental contexts. His rousing trio Power Plant combines those aesthetics with gleeful rock bombast" Time Out
debut record to be released on loyal label, spring 2009
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