Signal to Noise: the journal of improvised and experimental music

18/05/2022

The legendary building is listed in the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places, ensuring its protection and upkeep

27/06/2021

RIP to the great Burton Greene, photographed here at his houseboat in Amsterdam by pg for STN #33, spring 2004. Thanks for being a friend and for some of the most potent piano music of the last half century plus.

08/06/2021

Explore the history of Nameless Sound through featured essays, never-before-released audio, live performances on video, and other media gems from the historic vault.

25/05/2021

Happy cosmic 97th birthday to the Maestro.

13/05/2021

RIP to Delmark Records' Bob Koester, photographed in September 2008 for STN #52 by Pete Gershon. We'll always remember you fondly, Bob!

03/03/2021

The bottom literally fell out from the terrestrial headquarters of the intergalactic jazz ensemble. Ninety-six-year-old bandleader Marshall Allen lives inside.

13/02/2021

Milford Graves and John Zorn photographed by Suzannah Sheppard for Signal to Noise #11, published May/June 1999.

09/02/2021

Arthur Doyle/Joe McPhee Duo at Diverse Works Houston Texas January 23, 1998 Concert presented by DiverseWorks Arthur Doyle - tenor saxophone Joe McPhee - soprano saxophone, pocket trumpet All music

07/02/2021

Hero.

Avant-jazz saxophonist and educator Edward “Kidd” Jordan didn’t always get paid.

06/02/2021

As one of the genre’s most prolific players, the West Texas-based musician brings an experimental approach to his work.

04/02/2021

Excited to announce a local broadcast of BAG: Creation Equals Movement on Nine PBS as a part of their Black History Month programming! St. Louis area viewers can tune in for a special broadcast of the documentary on Tuesday, Feb. 2nd at 8pm. For more details see link below:

https://www.ninepbs.org/blogs/history/black-artists-group-creation-equals-movement/

16/01/2021

The day in 1998 when we went driving around taking Polaroids of downtown Albany's record stores and music venues . . .

16/01/2021

On Cambridge, Mass record store safari with very high-ranking STN advertising executive Scott Menhinick in 1998 (circa). From the STN Ark-ives. Like and share if you remember.

19/12/2020

As a world-class jazz double bassist, composer and band leader, Charles Mingus is one of the most celebrated figures in American music. He was well-known...

30/11/2020

R.I.P. to our friend Zusaan Kali Fasteau, who we had the honor of interviewing and photographing at her home in Newburgh, NY in 2003 for Signal to Noise #31.

08/11/2020

Great way to start a Sunday. Onward and upward!

Thelonious Monk's "Crepuscule with Nellie" performed by pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn at home on November 6, 2020

07/11/2020

BREAKING: Signal to Noise: the journal of improvised and experimental music has called the race for Joe Biden.

31/10/2020

Salsa Band Raices Latinas with special guest Pharoah Sanders sitting in on saxophone solo and special guest vocalist Norma Zenteno. Raices Latinas was the ho...

21/10/2020

Sigh. I'm starting this week with a little bit of housekeeping. Last Friday, New York City ensemble the Queen's Cartoonists were meant to play a...

17/10/2020

Via Matt Lavelle

An early gig for TEST, before Heyner joined Tom Bruno: Drums Sabir Mateen: Woodwinds Daniel Carter: Woodwinds, Trumpet Poki Hudgins: Bass

13/09/2020

Throwing back today to 1982 at the Kool Jazz Festival. Hanging out backstage Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, George Benson, Bobby McFerrin and Joe Henderson. Photo by Chuck Fishman

24/07/2020

“Without getting too philosophical about it, its almost as if I was meant to discover this collection.”

23/07/2020

In a rare visit to Toronto, celebrated American pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn performed as part of the opening night of the 2020 Women From Space Festiv...

05/07/2020

Via Damon Smith

David S. Ware/Milford Graves NYC 10/81 http://www.mindspring.com/~scala/graves.htm

27/06/2020

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Unlikely as it might seem, the Japanese jazz scene has for decades and decades produced some of the finest players in the world, from traditionalists to experimentalists and everything in-between.

12/06/2020

The Sun Ra 'Egypt 1971' 5LP box set has just been announced for the first Record Store Drop on 28th August. Featuring the three original albums 'Dark Myth Equation Visitation', 'Nidhamu' and 'Horizon' in their full original artwork along with 2 LPs of previously unreleased material from the band's concerts at the house of Hartmut Geerken in Heliopolis, the Ballon Theatre in Cairo and sessions for Egyptian TV. Includes a full 12"-sized booklet featuring rare and unseen photos and extensive liner notes by Hartmut Geerken and Ra authority, Paul Griffiths. Here's Marshall Allen checking out the box himself last week at the Sun Ra house in Philadelphia

10/06/2020

“Patty Waters - Black Is The Color of My True Love’s Hair (Live, 2019)” Patty Waters - Voice Burton Greene - Piano Mark Dresser - Bass Corey Fogel - Drums Pa...