Kårinna, Kårinna

April 25, 2011

Congrats to Ingrid Jensen and Jon Wikan on their new arrival, Kårinna Talise Wikan!  

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To TILT: Vol. 1 CD Release & TILT Brass Benefit

April 1, 2011

Join our friends TILT Brass for their CD release gig this Saturday. Some of the best new music brass players will be there. Great night of music! TILT Brass presents: To TILT: Vol. 1 CD Release & TILT Brass Benefit Saturday, April 2nd, 2011 Doors Open at 7PM, $10 Invisible Dog Art Center 51 Bergen [...]

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Interview with Nate Wooley

March 24, 2011
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Interview with Nate Wooley By Douglas Detrick Nate Wooley, recipient of the FONT commission in 2007, is among the most unique, creative and powerful trumpeters in the world today. He is a busy musician, with a full touring schedule, a steady stream of gigs in New York and a long list of albums in his [...]

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6 Nights of Brass Ecstasy at the Vanguard

March 23, 2011

A sold out first set! If you’re in town stop on by, the band is playing great and there’s a bunch of new music as well as tunes from Spirit Moves.

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Bynum in Bobigny

March 13, 2011

On March 25, the Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet will be appearing at the Banlieus Bleues Festival in Bobigny, France. FONT is pleased to act as the fiscal sponsor of this project, which received support from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through USArtists International in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Andrew [...]

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GO!

November 23, 2010

Meridian Arts Ensemble just re-released the first Meridian cd – its now called GO! It’s got all the brass quintet standards; Lutoslawski, Taxin, Etler, Jan Bach, Hindemith, Arutiunian. The fun part is that there’s a 10 minute film (wacky tragi-comedy) on the disc. Get it HERE at CDBABY.

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Sarah Wilson – Trapeze Project

November 23, 2010

NEW CD, RELEASE PARTY & WEBSITE! Sarah Wilson trapeze project “…an engaging and evocative recording…” ALL ABOUT JAZZ “Both the rewards and joys are plentiful on this most impressive recording.” RICHARD B. KAMINS SARAH WILSON trumpet/vocals BEN GOLDBERG clarinet MYRA MELFORD piano JEROME HARRIS bass SCOTT AMENDOLA drums New BRASS TONIC RECORDS release available now: [...]

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Meridian Free in NYC

September 28, 2010

Meridian is playing a free show at Manhattan School of Music on Friday, Oct. 1 at 7:30. They’ll be doing Sharp, Didkovsky, Su Tan, Rindfleisch, and Bach. It’s also their first concert with new trumpeter Tim Leopold. October 1, 2010 Manhattan School of Music Greenfield Hall 7:30 PM FREE http://www.meridianartsensemble.com/index.htm

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Sprechstimme!!!!!

September 23, 2010

Beta Collide’s new album is out and it is heavy. Just check out their rendition of Mysteries of the Macabre. the record is available everywhere, here is an Amazon link

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Brooklyn’s Here

September 21, 2010

New Trumpet: Brooklyn’s Here October 8-9, 15-16 Ibeam Music Brooklyn 168 7th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 $10 per set Friday, October 8 9:00 Brad Mason Duo with vibes player Christos Rafalides Brad Mason was born in England on July 24, 1973. When only 5 years old, he began trumpet lessons with his father, Barry. At [...]

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