It brings me great pleasure to announce that the Natura Morta EP is now available on Prom Night Records! Featuring Frantz Loriot on viola, Carlo Costa on drums, and myself on contrabass. Recorded and mixed by Nathaniel Morgan at Buckminster Studios in Brooklyn, NY on January 27th, 2012. Mastered by Jim Clouse at Park West Studios, also in Brooklyn. Cover art by Frantz Loriot. Layout design by Carlo Costa. CD production by David Grollman.
To listen to and purchase, click here!
![Review of the Hag album, Moist Areas, by Daniel Barbiero at Avant Music News
HAG: Moist Areas [eh?56]
HAG – the name is an acronym derived from the last names of trumpeter Brad Henkel, bassist Sean Ali and snare drummer David Grollman – are an ensemble specializing in the unorthodox use of orthodox instruments. The pieces collected here focus on the broad textural possibilities available to acoustic instruments, offered up in an often clamorous pile-on of sound. Occasionally one can identify Grollman’s cymbal scraping the head of his snare, or individual notes from Ali’s pizzicato bass, or Henkel’s breath passing along the length of his trumpet. Most often though the improvisations take the form of a dense collision of sounds pulled directly from wood, metal and plastic. A sonic adventure indeed.
http://avantmusicnews.com/2012/03/06/amn-reviews-hag-moist-areas/](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0xa09ZIDB1r4oi7bo1_250.jpg)
Review of the Hag album, Moist Areas, by Daniel Barbiero at Avant Music News
HAG: Moist Areas [eh?56]
HAG – the name is an acronym derived from the last names of trumpeter Brad Henkel, bassist Sean Ali and snare drummer David Grollman – are an ensemble specializing in the unorthodox use of orthodox instruments. The pieces collected here focus on the broad textural possibilities available to acoustic instruments, offered up in an often clamorous pile-on of sound. Occasionally one can identify Grollman’s cymbal scraping the head of his snare, or individual notes from Ali’s pizzicato bass, or Henkel’s breath passing along the length of his trumpet. Most often though the improvisations take the form of a dense collision of sounds pulled directly from wood, metal and plastic. A sonic adventure indeed.
http://avantmusicnews.com/2012/03/06/amn-reviews-hag-moist-areas/
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Sandra Weiss Quartet
-Sandra Weiss (alto sax, bassoon)
-Jonathan Moritz (soprano sax, tenor sax)
-Sean Ali (bass)
-Devin Gray (drums)
Recorded live at The Sycamore in Brooklyn on March 3rd, 2012. Sandra Weiss is an outstanding alto saxophone and bassoon player from Zurich who was visiting us in New York. It was great to play with her, and we look forward to her next visit!
Fester
Live on NoriVision
“Creative Noise As an Art Form”
-part 1
Aired live on Manhattan Neighborhood Net work at 8:30 PM on January 27th, 2012. With David Grollman on snare drum. Hosted by Nori Jung.
Fester
Live on NoriVision
“Creative Noise As an Art Form”
-part 2
Aired live on Manhattan Neighborhood Network at 8:30 PM on January 27th, 2012. With David Grollman on snare drum. Hosted by Nori Jung.
PascAli (teaser)
Short snippet of PascAli (duo w/ Pascal Niggenkemper) live at Freddy’s Bar in Brooklyn. Also featured in the video are Jonathan Moritz solo, Jonathan Wood Vincent solo, The Shayna Dulberger Quartet, and Valerie Kuehne/Mike Dailey duo. Recorded live on February 3rd, 2012.
—Oracles:
Oracles
“Tremors VIII”
-Yukari (flute)
-Sean Ali (bass)
Music by Sean Ali. Recorded live at Launchpad in Brooklyn, NY on January 6th, 2012.
—Oracles:
Oracles
“Improvisation.”
-Yukari (bass flute)
-Sean Ali (bass)
Music by Yukari and Sean Ali. Recorded live at Launchpad in Brooklyn, NY on January 6th, 2012.
![Review of the Hag album, Moist Areas, by Bruce Lee Gallanter of Downtown Music Gallery:
HAG [BRAD HENKEL/SEAN ALI/DAVID GROLLMAN] - Moist (Eh? 56; USA) Personnel for Hag is Brad Henkel on trumpet, Sean Ali on bass and David Grollman on snare drum. Each member of this fine local trio has played here at DMG at least once. Percussionist Dave Grollman is also a friend of & a DMG supporter who turns up each Sunday for our in-store sets more than anyone else over the past decade. The sounds on ‘Moist’ are highly concentrated, lower-case like improv, extremely focused, direct and intense. If we didn’t know what the instrumentation is (trumpet/acoustic bass/drums) it would be difficult to tell at times. An agitated radiator, rubbed balloons and thumping on the floor or wall would be a good guess. Wow! This is immensely effective and evocative music like setting certain spirits free to dance in the cemetery of the afterlife just down the road from where many of us live. This music is well-recorded so that it sounds even larger than life. I like that this music seem to have so little melodic content yet it remains consistent fascinating anyway. Although this disc is some 31+ minutes long, it seems just long enough to transport us to another dimension. - Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery CD $6 [cheep!]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwzxk5vaxJ1r4oi7bo1_250.jpg)
Review of the Hag album, Moist Areas, by Bruce Lee Gallanter of Downtown Music Gallery:
HAG [BRAD HENKEL/SEAN ALI/DAVID GROLLMAN] - Moist (Eh? 56; USA)
Personnel for Hag is Brad Henkel on trumpet, Sean Ali on bass and
David Grollman on snare drum. Each member of this fine local trio has
played here at DMG at least once. Percussionist Dave Grollman is also
a friend of & a DMG supporter who turns up each Sunday for our
in-store sets more than anyone else over the past decade. The sounds
on ‘Moist’ are highly concentrated, lower-case like improv, extremely
focused, direct and intense. If we didn’t know what the
instrumentation is (trumpet/acoustic bass/drums) it would be
difficult to tell at times. An agitated radiator, rubbed balloons and
thumping on the floor or wall would be a good guess. Wow! This is
immensely effective and evocative music like setting certain spirits
free to dance in the cemetery of the afterlife just down the road
from where many of us live. This music is well-recorded so that it
sounds even larger than life. I like that this music seem to have so
little melodic content yet it remains consistent fascinating anyway.
Although this disc is some 31+ minutes long, it seems just long
enough to transport us to another dimension. - Bruce Lee Gallanter,
Downtown Music Gallery
CD $6 [cheep!]
