[Music] R.I.P. Ray Thomas, founding member of The Moody Blues dies at 76 — Consequence of Sound

Ray Thomas, flautist, vocalist, and co-founder of The Moody Blues, passed away on Thursday evening. The 76-year-old had been battling prostate cancer since 2013, though no cause has been given for his sudden death. Alongside Mike Pinder, Graeme Edge, Clint Warwick, and Denny Laine, Thomas helped found The Moody Blues in 1964. Two years later, Justin Hayward…

via R.I.P. Ray Thomas, founding member of The Moody Blues dies at 76 — Consequence of Sound

[Music] Jean Derome ~ Résistances

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One of the wildest albums of the new year comes from Montreal composer Jean Derome. Even a quick look at the back of the CD, and one knows one is in for a treat: 20 performers on instruments ranging from tuned kalimbas to trombones. The tuning is to 60 Hz, the standard tuning of North American […]

via Jean Derome ~ Résistances — a closer listen

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[Film] Remembering The Man Who Fell to Earth, Two Years After David Bowie Returned to the Stars — Consequence of Sound

The Sunday Matinee takes a look at a classic or beloved film each weekend. This week, Clint Worthington revisits David Bowie’s debut role two years after his tragic passing. It’s been two years since David Bowie left us for his home planet, and we haven’t been the same since. Like Thomas Jerome Newton, the protagonist he portrays…

via Remembering The Man Who Fell to Earth, Two Years After David Bowie Returned to the Stars — Consequence of Sound

[Music] Sokratis Sinopoulos Quartet: Eight Winds (ECM 2407)

Sokratis Sinopoulos Quartet Eight Winds Sokratis Sinopoulos lyra Yann Keerim piano Dimitris Tsekouras bass Dimitris Emanouil drums Recorded April 2014 at Sierra Studios, Athens Engineer: Giorgos Karyotis Produced by Manfred Eicher U.S. release date: January 15, 2016 Sokratis Sinopoulos is a master of the lyra, a bowed instrument whose lilt has polished a handful of […]

via Sokratis Sinopoulos Quartet: Eight Winds (ECM 2407) — between sound and space: ECM Records and Beyond

Straight from ECM Records‘ site, the label introduces us to the music of Sokratis Sinopoulos.  What gorgeous listening for this Eastern Orthodox Christmas Eve!

[Music Performance] PINTOTONICS n + 1 edition January 8, 2018

P I N T O T O N I C S n + 1 edition January 8 2018

Huis de Pinto
St Antoniebreestraat 69
1011 HB Amsterdam
(020) 3700210 > reservation recommended
www.huisdepinto.nl
www.presentsoundsamsterdam.nl

20:00 doors open
20:30 start 1st set
23:00 end of event

Entrance 10 + 7 (students/cjp)

SET 1 > SOLO
‘SOLAMENTE
Ig Henneman/viola

Intermission

SET 1 > ENSEMBLE

Mirko Montaldi Ensemble &
the ‘Erik Satie/’Vexations’ project

Mirko Montaldi/guitar
Lucio Tasca/guitar
Jasper Stadhouders/guitar

We hope to welcome you!

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Coming up

February 12

Solo set by Maarten Ornstein/bass clarinet

Ensemble set by Blue Lines Trio & Ada Rave

Ada Rave/ tenor sax, clarinet
Michiel Scheen/piano, compositions
Raoul van der Weide/contrabass, compositions
George Hadow/drums

March 12

Solo set by Ab Baars/shakuhachi, tenor sax, clarinet + solo cd presentation

Ensemble set by Janssen & Janssen
Guus Janssen/piano, compositions
Wim Janssen/drums