“Saft teams up this time with a terrific quartet— bassist Bradley Jones , drummer Hamid Drake, and saxophonist Dave Liebman, masters all in the taking of sounds to higher ground, and beyond.” – All About Jazz
Hidden Corners by The Jamie Saft Quartet is out now on RareNoise Records. Jamie Saft, David Liebman, Bradley Jones, Hamid Drake; vinyl, cd, digital.
Jamie Saft and Thunder Shout have announced a new monthly jazz series at Nublu, SPHERES, curated by Jamie Saft. The first lineup plays on July 8.
JAMIE SAFT (keys. John Zorn, Iggy Pop, Bad Brains)
CHUCK HAMMER (guitar. David Bowie, Lou Reed)
BRAD JONES (bass. Marc Ribot, Jazz Passengers, Ornette Coleman)
BOBBY PREVITE (drums. Tom Waits, John Zorn, Charlie Hunter)
Nublu – 151 Ave C, New York, NY 10009. Tickets are on sale now.
The next SPHERES session is scheduled for August 6.
“I’ve always thought of all music as one thing. There are honestly no boundaries to what music can or should be…”
Read the full article here.
Hidden Corners is out June 28 on RareNoise Records. Pre-order the album here.
“This all-star affair exudes a rarefied focus. Expanding upon the melodic, harmonic and rhythmic advances established by Coltrane and his spiritual brethren half a century ago, Ticonderoga is a bracingly vital reminder of the expressive potential of free music.”— Troy Collins, All About Jazz
Jazz at Atlas is proud to present as part of its ongoing 2019 season the all-star quartet Ticonderoga, featuring Joe McPhee on saxophones, Jamie Saft on electric piano, Joe Morris on upright bass and Charles Downs on drums. Ticonderoga will perform on Saturday, June 22 at 8 PM at Atlas Studios, located at 11 Spring St. in Newburgh, NY. Ample onsite parking is available.Tickets will be $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Advance tickets are available for sale at https://ticonderoga.brownpapertickets.com.Inspired by a conversation between Morris and Saft regarding their mutual admiration for John Coltrane’s late-period Live at the Village Vanguard Again recording, they invited Joe McPhee to play with them, then discovering McPhee had been in the front row at the Vanguard the night the album was recorded. With the addition of Downs, a veteran of bands led by such daring jazz artists as Cecil Taylor, Jemeel Moondoc, William Parker and many others, Ticonderoga invokes the spirit of late Coltrane and the bandmembers’ own unique musical paths to forge a stirring, passionate fire sermon of a quartet.– James Keepnews
Marshall Allen, Danny Ray Thompson, Jamie Saft, Trevor Dunn, Balazs Pandī w/ Roswell Rudd – Ceremonial Healing (Record Store Day Release 2019)
“Rocking and grooving like if Sun Ra had joined forces with Deep Purple…” – Jazz Trail
Jamie Saft, Steve Swallow, Bobby Previte – You Don’t Know the Life
Jamie Saft is a virtuoso pianist, keyboardist, producer, and composer from New York. His stylistic versatility, multi-instrumentalist capabilities, and production skills have been featured with Beastie Boys, Bad Brains, HR, The B-52’s, John Zorn, John Adams, Laurie Anderson, Donovan, Antony and the Johnsons, and Iggy Pop. Saft leads the New Zion Trio, The Jamie Saft Trio, and The Jamie Saft Quartet.
Saft has composed a number of original film scores including the Oscar nominated “Murderball” and Sundance winner “God Grew Tired Of Us.” Saft has also scored extensively for Nickelodeon, MTV, VH1, Vice TV, NFL Football, CBS, and A&E. Saft currently runs the independent record label Veal Records as well as Potterville International Sound, both based out of Kingston, NY.
Jamie Saft on Bandcamp
Releases from:Beta Popes, Bunda Love with Saft, Jamie Saft, Jerry Granelli & Jamie Saft, Kalashnikov, King Krangus, New Raspberry Bandits, New Zion Trio, OV, Pramrod Sexena, Swami LatePlate, Whoopie Pie
