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Damon Smith
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Double bass, Improviser. Born Damon Jesse Smith on oct. 17th, 1972 in Spokane, WA. Did "freestyle bmx" bicycle riding from age 13 to 23. Started music in 1991, under the influence of Mike Watt (fIREHOSE & the minutemen) on fender bass. Lead several punk/art rock combos until 1994. Upon receiving Peter Kowald's landmark lp "Duos;Europa," Damon sold the fender bass and concentrated solely on double bass and free music. Damon's music is rooted in the tradition of "free jazz", with most of his professional experience coming from work with the orchestras and small ensembles of alto saxophonist marco eneidi, however, he is very interested in all the manifestations of free improvised music (jazz rooted or not!) around the world
Marilyn Crispell: Fearless, Deeply Sensitive and Shaping the Moment
by Dean Nardi
As Marilyn Crispell talked about her multitude of recent recordings, either solo or with this trio or that quartet, she mentioned needing to pack her bags before going out on tour. She has lived in Woodstock, New York since 1977 and is comfortable there. “When I'm at home, not out recording, I look out in the ...
Roscoe Mitchell: One Head Four People
by Fran Kursztejn
"I'm always trying to take what's there and, in the end, make it sound like nothing's missing from it," Roscoe Mitchell relates in a 2016 interview, in relation to his string of European solo concerts, yet the statement is just as relevant to the jazz giant's newest studio release, One Head Four People, as any other. ...
Music from Favourite Recordings played on One Man’s Jazz in 2024
by Maurice Hogue
Adding to the countless lists of “best-of"s for 2024, here are almost three hours of music from my favourite recordings of 2024. (See the One Man's Jazz web site for the full list.) The only album not among the favourites is the very recently received Landloper by famed bassist Arild Andersen; it's solo deliciousness.
The Cold Arrow
By Damon Smith
Label: Balance Point Acoustics
Released: 2024
Track listing: Planar Effect 3; Planar Effect 8; Planar Effect 4; Planar Effect 2; Coplanar 4; Planar Effect 9;
No. 12x; Planar Effect 6; Planar Effect 5; Planar Effect 7.
spi-raling horn
By Jason Stein
Label: Irritable Mystic
Released: 2024
Track listing: A Song Paid by Singing; A Universe of Otherwise; The Ground Laid Open; Saturant Moon Water; So Close
It Cut My Ribs; Back and Back Out; A Rusted Bell's Clank.
Volumes & Surfaces
By Jason Stein
Label: Balance Point Acoustics
Released: 2024
Track listing: Heterodox Symmetry; The Deaf Voice of the Light; Blue Isn't for Sitting; The Non Dimension of the Present;
Clearly, Blue is for Sitting.
One Head Four People
Label: Wide Hive Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Ruckus;
Ripples;
Ruff Ruff Ruffy And Squeaky;
Shiver;
Sustain And Ring 1;
Sustain And Ring 2;
Sustain And Ring;
Sustain And Ring;
The Final Bell.
Nicole Mitchell, Lina Allemano, Laubrock / Rainey & Parker / Barket / Irabagon
by Maurice Hogue
After a few shows shortened in length, I had to go back to the old three-hour joint to get all of this terrific music happening. Highlights: the Chicago Afrofuturism of Nicole Mitchell meets the Malian kora legend Ballake Sissoko on Bamako Chicago Sound System; multi-instrumentalist William Parker, drummer Andrew Barker and saxophonist Jon Irabagon cook up ...
Jason Stein / Damon Smith / Adam Shead: Volumes & Surfaces
by Glenn Astarita
Jason Stein, a saxophonist with a penchant for pushing boundaries, brings his avant-garde sensibilities and razor-sharp technique to the fore in Volumes & Surfaces. Known for his dexterous command of the bass clarinet, Stein has made a name for himself in the jazz world with his innovative approach and fearless improvisation. His contributions to this album ...
