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There will be a musical memorial service for the great bassist Sirone, who passed away on October 21, 2009. It will be held:

Thursday, February 25th, 7:00 P.M.
St. Peter’s Church
619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street
New York, New York 10022

Many incredible musicians, with more being added, will be on hand for the memorial. The following is a only the confirmed list:

Andrew Cyrille, Ahmed Abdullah, Billy Bang, Jerome Cooper, James Blood Ulmer, Dave Burrell, Henry Grimes, Jason Hwang, Ras Moshe, Hill Greene, Charles Waters, Andrew Barker, Adam Roberts, Sabir Mateen, Roy Campbell, Jr., Ramsey Ameen, Micheal Wimberley, Abdoulaye N’Diaye, Muhammad Ali, Kali. Z. Fasteau, Juma Sultan, Ted Daniel, Reggie Nicholson

Keep checking back here for an updated list of participants. We hope to have the participation of many more of the greats from Sirone’s illustrious career.

posted on February 1 by Yulun

The German magazine Jazz Thing selected Pi Recordings’ releases Henry Threadgill Zooid - This Brings Us To, Vol. 1 and Steve Lehman Octet - Travail, Transformation, and Flow as the #1 and #2 best jazz releases of 2009! Thanks to all the critics who voted for us. It’s gratifying to see that great music knows no boundaries.

posted on January 31 by Yulun

Muhal Richard Abrams will be honored at Lincoln Center next Tuesday January 12th with a 2010 NEA Jazz Masters Award. The ceremony and concert will be broadcast live on WBGO 88.3FM and can be heard via their stream HERE.

Josh Jackson’s most recent edition of The Checkout on WBGO features an interview with Muhal. Listen to it HERE.

posted on January 7 by Seth

We would like to thank the 99 journalists who participated in the Fourth Annual Village Voice Jazz Poll and who helped to make Henry Threadgill’s This Brings Us To, volume 1 the #2 recording of 2009 and Steve Lehman’s Travail, Transformation and Flow #5.

We would also like to thank the Wall Street Journal and Larry Blumenfeld for naming Henry’s recording the #1 release of 2009.

Happy New Year to all from Pi Recordings.

posted on December 30, 2009 by Seth

Special thanks to Jazz Times and the New York Times for their support:

New York Times Year End Best of List
Nat Chinen
Steve Lehman - Travail, Transformation & Flow #1
Henry Threadgill Zooid - This Brings Us To Vol.1, #3
Ben Ratliff
Steve Lehman - Travail, Transformation & Flow #5

Jazz Times Top 50 Releases of 2009
Henry Threadgill Zooid - This Brings Us To Vol.1, # 4
Steve Lehman - Travail, Transformation & Flow #11

PopMatters.com Best of Jazz 2009
Steve Lehman - Travail, Transformation & Flow #6
Henry Threadgill Zooid - This Brings Us To Vol.1, #7

posted on December 21, 2009 by Intern

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