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Press Release
March 2010
New project by Cologne publisher
buddy’s knife jazzedition:
silent solos – improvisers speak
A poetic anthology
of 50 world-class
improvising musicians
The new project by the Cologne publisher Liebman, Joe Maneri, Sabir Mateen, Nicole
buddy’s knife jazzedition is quite impressive: Mitchell, Ras Moshe, Roy Nathanson, Bern
silent solos – improvisers speak presents the Nix, William Parker, Matana Roberts, Larry Roland, Matthew Shipp, Catherine Sik ora, creative writings of 50 accomplished and internationally known avant garde jazz Warren Smith, Lisa Sokolov, Steve Swell, musicians. Within, are spiritual expressions, John Tchicai, Ijeoma Thomas, Oluyemi sensuous encounters, homage to and re Thomas, Assif Tsahar, David S. Ware, and Henry P. Warner, with an incisive foreword membrance of past heroes, homespun hom ilies, and pithy manifesto s from several of by George E. Lewis.
our most creative artists sharing a common
characteristic: dedication to their craft. silent solos is dynamically illustrated by Wuppertal’s fine artist, Jorgo Schäfer, with
The anthology is the result of editor Renate his blueprint#1 .
Da Rin’s keen interest in the poetry of today’s improvisers active primarily on the Purchase information downtown NYC music sce ne. In their habitat, silent solos – improvisers speak where creative output reverberates globally, Ed. Renate Da Rin, 176 p. (2010): not only are creativity and political state 22 Euro/28 USD ments animating spirits, but also a strong spirituality and the daily struggle for artistic Previous publications and social survival in the “capital of the world”. Henry Grimes, signs along the road (2007):
16 Euro/20 USD William Parker, who owns music? (2007): silent solos features the written artistry of: David Amram, Harrison Bankhead, Lewis 18 Euro/22 USD
Barnes, David Budbill, Katie Bull, Chris Roy Nathanson, subway moon (2009):
Chalfant, Jay Clayton, Leena Conquest, 16 Euro/20 USD
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More information about List of publications buddy’s knife jazzedition Henry Grimes – signs along the road
Rarely ha s a legend been so brilliantly (re)incarnated as in the case of Henry
Grimes. The master jazz bassist returned to The publisher the jazz world after a thirty year absence. buddy’s knife jazzedition was founded in After disappearing without a trace in 1968, Cologne, Germany, by the journalist and Henry Grimes never touched a bass for ethnologist Renate Da Rin in 2006. She decades, althoug h he wrote almost edited and published signs along the road by constantly. signs along the road presents his Henry Grimes, who owns music? by William selection of previously unpublished entries Parker, and subway moon by Roy from thousands of pages of his diaries.
Nathanson. Our motto: “… craftsmanship is an aspect of William Parker – who owns music? mo rality …,” like Ralph Ellison said. Our craft William Parker is not only one of the most is to produce books. Our target is to produce important composers and bassis ts in the books on the subjects of the lived liberty of creative music world, he also occupies an the mind. influential role as an integrative figure of
contemporary US avant garde jazz. The name who owns music? assembles William Parker’s Our company name buddy’s knife refers to political thoughts, his musicological essays, the intersection at which legendary and his poems. trumpeter Buddy Bold en, the revolutionary spirit who exposed himself to danger, meets Roy Nathanson – subway moon the knife he used as a tool to sever bonds Roy Nathanson is an internationally with tradition. His risk and proficiency left us acclaimed jazz composer and saxophonist with the imprint for an art form that has whose music is inconceivable without his continued to flourish long after his passing. poetry. subway moon his first full book of
poetry was written on Brooklyn’s “Q” train The future and explores the oddly spiritual and intens ely Part II of the anthology and further authorial public underground space of the New York literature are in planning. City Subway through his own internal lens.
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buddy’s knife jazzedition presents silent solos improvisers speak