News and events

Sunday 01, November 2020

Dreamt Twice, Twice Dreamt now available for pre-order

Dreamt Twice, Twice Dreamt is probably the most personal record I have ever made. Almost two years of hard work has gone into the making of it and I am immensely proud of the result. It's a double record - the first CD features music for chamber orchestra + soloists, the second for small ensembles, playing upside down and inside out versions of the same,dream based compositions.

The official release date is November 20, but you can predorder physical copies here for $25 +pp. The digital version is available from Intakt Record's Bandcamp

Thursday 29, October 2020

Distant Pairs - Ingrid Laubrock & Veryan Weston

In May I was supposed to play an opening solo set for my old friend and college, British pianist Veryan Weston, as part of The Issue Project's spring season. Since the plug had to be pulled on that one, Issue commissioned a collaborative work from the two of us. The idea was to figure out ways to collaborate without being able to meet or play together and to find ways of representing the self-isolation we found ourselves in this year.

Filming and recording is definitely a new field for me, and so is editing for Veryan. We both attacked it head on and learned a lot - it's been a really fun and wild process with many thought-provoking and inspiring email exchanges about art and life (as well as a quite a few moments of yelling at the computer on my part). Working together turned out to be a beautiful way of feeling less isolated.

We ended up with 14 short videos and music woven together into an hour-long piece. Here is the link: https://issueprojectroom.org/event/distant-pairs-ingrid-laubrock-veryan-weston-art-life-self-isolation

Friday 19, June 2020

Kris Davis/Ingrid Laubrock BLOOD MOON released on Intakt Records

Kris Davis and my duo record Blood Moon is officially out now! Kris and I have a long musical connnection and I am very happy with this record! It features both of our compositions and can be bought here for $15+$3.50pp in the US. International postage rates apply. You can check out some of the music there too. Blood Moon is also available digitally on INTAKT's Bandcamp page. They are a great label, please support them in this difficult time.

Blood Moon's 4 1/2 star review in the September Issue of Downbeat by J.D. Considine

Wednesday 10, June 2020

Stir Crazy Series

'Stir Crazy' are weekly home-recorded episodes Tom Rainey and I put up on Bandcamp for free. About the series:

Our stir crazy minds need some release and for those who are cooped up but would rather be out listening to music, so we offer this: We've decided to put home recorded improvised duets up here until this madness is over and we can meet for real again. The music is recorded onto a Zoom device using only the internal mics. No audiophile quality, but honest and hearfelt music.

Ingrid Laubrock - saxophones