JOHN'S "BEST OF" 2019

 JOHN PIETARO 2019 “BEST OF”:

(Yes, it crosses boundaries judiciously)

• 1.    MUSICIANS OF THE YEAR:

Violin:

-Sarah Bernstein

-Jason Kao Hwang

-Sana Nagano

Viola:

-Melanie Dyer

Cello:

-Tomas Ulrich

-Lester St Louis

Trumpet:

-Wallace Roney

-Wadada Leo Smith

-Thomas Heberer

Trombone:

-Steve Swell       

                        

Tuba:

-Howard Johnson

-Joseph Daley

Flute:

-Nicole Mitchell

-Robert Dick

-Cheryl Pyle

Clarinet:

-Patrick Holmes

-Ben Goldberg

-Guillermo Gregorio

Bass clarinet:

-Josh Sinton

-Michael Lytle

Soprano saxophone:

-Lee Odom

-Dave Liebman

Alto saxophone:

-Marty Ehrlich

-Kendrick Smith

-Chris Pitsiokis

Tenor saxophone:

-James Brandon Lewis

-Ras Moshe Burnett

-Evan Parker

 

Baritone saxophone:

-Clare Daley

-Dave Sewelson

Guitar:

-Ava Mendoza

-Marc Ribot

-Mike Baggetta

-Julian Lage

-Anthony Pirog

Vibraphone:

-Bill Ware

-Patricia Brennan

-Steve Nelson

Piano:

-Ran Blake

-Aruan Ortiz

-Mara Rosenbloom

Upright bass:

-Ken Filiano

-William Parker

-Adam Lane

Bass guitar:

-Jamaaladeen Tacuma

-Steve Swallow

Drumset:

-Ronnie Burrage

-Ches Smith

-Kenny Wollesson

-Michael TA Thompson

Percussion:

-Warren Smith

-Cyro Baptista

-Newman Taylor Baker

Harp:

-Zeena Parkins

Multi-instrumentalist (winds):

-Daniel Carter

-Scott Robinson

Vocals:

-Jay Clayton

-Christine Correa

-Shelley Hirsch

-Kyoko Kitamura

Poet/Spoken Word Artist:

-David Henderson

-Tracie Morris

-Yusef Komunyakaa

-Puma Perl

• 2.    ENSEMBLES:

Large ensemble:

-Marshall Allen and the Sun Ra Arkestra

-Slavic Soul Party

-Go Organic Orchestra

-Hungry March Band

Duo:

-Ran Blake and Christine Correa

Sarah Bernstein and Kid Millions

Trio:

-Harriet Tubman

-William Hooker Trio with Mara Rosenbloom and Adam Lane

-Rocco John Trio with Chris Forbes and Charlie Sabatino

-Free Form Funky Freqs

-the Messthetics

Quartet:

-Zodiac Saxophone Quartet

-Todd Capp’s Mystery Train

3. LABELS OF THE YEAR:

-Truth Revolution

-ESP-Disk

-577

-Alternative Tentacles

4. CONCERTS OF THE YEAR:

-Wall to Wall Coltrane, June 9, Symphony Space, NYC

-Arts for Art Tribute to Steve Cannon, September 6, Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center, NYC

-Ronnie Burrage:Tribute to Hamiet Bluiett, May 25, Sista’s Place, Brooklyn NY

5. VENUES OF THE YEAR:

-Lady Stardust (East Village)

-The Bar Next Door (West Village)

-Jazz at Kitano (mid-town)

-Union Pool (Williamsburg)

-Downtown Music Gallery (LES)

6. ALBUMS OF THE YEAR:

-David S Ware, Theatre Garone (AUM Fidelity)

-Mike Baggetta/Mike Watt/Jim Keltner, Wall of Flowers (Big Ego Records)

-Ben Goldberg, Good Day for Cloud Fishing (Pyroclastic)

-Green Dome, Thinking in Stitches (Case Study)

7. UNEARTHED GEMS:

-David S Ware, the Balance (AUM Fidelity)

8. REISSUE:

-Charles Mingus, Mingus at Antibes (Speakers Corner; originally released 1976, Atlantic)

-Thing, Thing (Cultures of Soul; originally released 1972, Innerview)

9. ALBUM ARTWORK/PACKAGING:

-Ben Goldberg, Good Day for Cloud Fishing (Pyroclastic)

-Charles Mingus, Mingus at Antibes (Speakers Corner; originally released 1976, Atlantic)

10. BIGGEST HEARTBREAK:

-Death of Steve Dalachinsky