NPR reviews Tomoko Sauvage and M.C. Schmidt at the 2010 High Zero Festival

NPR on Tomoko Sauvage and M.C. Schmidt at the 2010 High Zero Festival:

I could have listened to this set all night.

The full piece published over on the A Blog Supreme blog includes audio of the performance as well as pics and a lengthy review.

NPR Music Mixes Up High Zero

NPR Music has put together a fun piece featuring a series of great videos of High Zero artists:

When you strip away the blues, swing, and polyrhythms, what's left of jazz? Improvisation, for one, but probably not resulting in what one would call "jazz." Some call it "free improvisation," others "non-idiomatic." In any case, it's sound that seeks new sound.

For the past 11 years, the High Zero Festival in Baltimore, Md., has done just that ... with a twist.

Here's a highlight: