The Nate Wooley Quintet stretches the limits of traditional context. Although the orchestration harkens back to the Blue Note recordings of Eric Dolphy, Wooley's compositions cover a much wider stylistic swath, from the jazz experimentalism and third stream sensibilities of trumpeters like Don Ellis and Shorty Rogers to the rigorous DIY canons of James Tenney, with stops at American lyricism ...

The As Yet Quintet joins five forces in New England music for a creative medley of Mideastern, Caribbean, and jazz sounds. In As Yet's music you'll hear combos of Latin grooves with Turkish modes, Balkan rhythms played on Cuban wooden boxes, and blues in 11/8 time with a touch of Bulgarian choral style...

You Me At Six’s meteoric rise from the underground to the mainstream continues unabated. Already scheduled to play their biggest tour to date next month, the quintet will also release their new single 'Liquid Confidence' on April 19th on Virgin Records.   Combining tender emotions with the band's patented exuberant energy, 'Liquid Confi...

After years of being on the road perfecting their exhilarating live performances, Minus The Bear have announced plans for an extensive North American spring tour. In support of their upcoming album, OMNI, the Seattle-based quintet will embark on a six week trek that kicks off in their home state of Washington on April 16th and concludes with another WA performance at Sasquatch.

There's a sense of danger and change on Phenomenology, trumpeter Liam Sillery's fourth CD release on OA2 Records. His quintet--trumpet, saxophone, and rhythm section--often sounds as if it's leaning over the edge of a cliff, just a degree or two away from tipping and falling. It hasn't always been this way with Sillery. His debut, Minor Changes (OA2 Records, 2004) and the follo...

Less than a day after we praised Stars’ cover of the Smiths’ “Asleep,” they’ve gone and dropped an even bigger headline… Our favorite Montreal, by way of New York City and Toronto, based indie pop quintet announced their forthcoming fifth album today: The Five Ghosts. “We have never written an album with this much cohesion and unity,” said Amy Milla...

Legendary saxophonist Giuseppi Logan will play two concerts with his group to celebrate the release of his first album in 45 years, The Giuseppi Logan Quintet. The album features two of his closest collaborators from the '60s; Dave Burrell and Warren Smith. He will perform in New York City at Bowery Poetry Club, Tuesday March 16th at 11pm...

The Bellevue Downtown Association today announced the featured lineup for the 2010 Bellevue Jazz Festival presented by First Tech Credit Union at the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, June 3-6. Festival packages and individual tickets go on sale March 11 at bellevuejazz.com. 2010 FEATURED ARTISTS: Terence Blanchard Quintet The Bad Plus Pat Martino Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes plus Sachal Vasandani Q...

Philly rockers Dr. Dog are returning April 6th with their second album Shame, Shame and Rolling Stone has a first listen to lead-off track (and first single!) “Stranger” right here. The quintet will be hitting up Late Night With Jimmy Fallon the day the disc hits stores, but first they’re jetting down to next week’s

Inspired by the work of the great Duke Ellington, and his combination of horns and reeds, bassist and composer Dave Holland formed an octet to investigate a wide range of musical textures and colors. Anchored by his quintet with Chris Potter on tenor and soprano saxophone, Steve Nelson on vibes and marimba, Nate Smith on drums and Robin Eubanks on trombone, he adds Antonio Hart on alto saxophone, ...