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Ken Vandermark

Jez Nelson presents Chicago-based saxophonist and composer Ken Vandermark performing with his ensemble Made To Break. Plus a survey of the Chicago jazz scene and new releases.

Chicago-based saxophonist and composer Ken Vandermark presents his latest ensemble, Made To Break, an improvising quartet featuring American percussionist Tim Daisy, Austrian vocalist/reeds player Christof Kurzmann and Jasper Stadhouders, an electric bassist from the Netherlands.

Vandermark moved to Chicago in 1989 and has long been established as a key figure on the city's music scene. In addition to working with the likes of Peter Brötzmann and Mats Gustafsson in reeds trio Sonore, he has led a series of highly regarded ensembles, among them the Vandermark 5 and Spaceways Inc., with percussionist Hamid and bassist Nate McBride. Made to Break has been described as his most radical project yet, drawing on influences from the music of Ethiopia, punk band the Ex, John Cage and Morton Feldman.

Also on the programme, Jez Nelson talks to jazz writer Peter Margasak of the Chicago Reader who surveys other recent developments on the Windy City's jazz scene and introduces some of the best new releases.

Presenter: Jez Nelson
Producer: Chris Elcombe.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 31 Aug 2015 23:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Jazz writer Peter Margasak joins Jez for a roundup of the Chicago scene

    • Michael Zerang & The Blue Lights

      Dancing For Cigarettes

      Composer: Michael Zerang

      • Songs from the Big Book of Love.
      • Pink Palace.

    • Nick Mazarella Trio

      Abacus And Astrolabe

      Composer: Nick Mazarella

      • Ultraviolet.
      • International Anthem.

    • Makaya McCraven

      Finances

      Composer: Makaya McCraven

      • In The Moment.
      • International Anthem.

    • Mike Reed, Tomeka Reid & Nicole Mitchell

      Munktmunk

      Composer: Muhal Richard Abrams

      • Artefacts.
      • 482 Music.

  • Ken Vandermark’s Made to Break in concert at Jazz im MartinschlΓ¶ssl, Vienna in November 2014

    • Ken Vandermark's Made To Break

      Sans Serif

      Composer: Ken Vandermark

    • Ken Vandermark's Made To Break

      Capital Black

      Composer: Ken Vandermark

  • Kamasi Washington’s The Epic in concert at the Regent Theater, LA on 4 May 2015

    • Kamasi Washington

      Final Thought

      Performer: Kamasi Washington.

      Composer: Kamasi Washington

Line Up:

Ken Vandermark (saxophone); Christof Kurzmann (electronics); Jasper Stadhouders (bass); Tim Daisey (drum)

Broadcast

  • Mon 31 Aug 2015 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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