Author Archives: kevinmurraymusic

hi all, hope folks are hanging in there. two things: (1) the next Pool online “show” is Thursday 9/3 @ 8pm EST! tune in from the Pool facebook page. excited to be sharing some very excellent work by: Luke Stewart (electronics / visuals), Vio Garcia (cello), and Chris Williams / Patrick Shiroishi (cornet / sax).Continue reading “Pool 14 / “First Blush” (Chris Pitsiokos, Javier Areal Vélez, KM)”

Hi folks, was honored to play on several of the discs for William Parker’s upcoming 10-CD box set, “Migration of Silence In and Out of the Tone World.” William just released a record called “Trencadis” on bandcamp, which has one track from each of the upcoming CD’s. I’m on tracks 5 & 6: https://williamparker.bandcamp.com/album/trencadis-a-selection-from-migration-of-silence-into-and-out-of-the-tone-world

lots of happenings in March – new trio with gabby-fluke mogul and Dan O’Brien, duo with gabby, first time quartet with Michael Foster/Eli Wallace/Drew Wesely, two in Philly with James McKain and Zach Darrup, hosting TONED at Pool 9 on March 14th, two with the one and only William Parker, and more. upcoming Midwest/South/Northeast USContinue reading “upcoming!”

Stoked that this one is finally out. KM, drums; William Parker, bass; Dave Sewelson, baritone saxophone; Kaelen Ghandhi, tenor saxophone. Released by Gaucimusic, recorded January 2019. Pick up a CD from me here, or check out some audio and download it here. Massive thanks to Stephen Gauci for making this happen and producing the record.Continue reading “Kevin Murray/William Parker/Dave Sewelson/Kaelen Ghandhi “Live at the Bushwick Series” OUT NOW!”

Hi folks! “Hard Boiled” (myself, Kazuto Sato on basses, Tom Weeks on saxophones) just got repressed, so you can get a CD for $6 bucks on our bandcamp. ALSO the same trio just released a live set from July 1st, 2019 for free download / 20 limited edition CDr’s. get that HERE. More music comingContinue reading “Murray/Sato/Weeks – “Hard Boiled” repress + “Live in Sunnyvale””

Ghandhi / Murray / Rubinstein playing some shows. also, on November 4th at Bushwick Public House William Parker, Dave Sewelson, Kaelen Ghandhi, and I will play a set to mark the official birth of my live album with the same group. more details soon. OCTOBER (click links for more info): 10/5 – GMR @ Willimantic Records, CT – GhandhiMurrayRubinsteinDuvalOlsonGannonLaroccaMilberger+Essi 10/6 – GMR @ UUUContinue reading “OCTOBER”

Hello! there is a new record out featuring Kazuto Sato on bass, Tom Weeks on saxophones, and myself on drums called “HARD BOILED”. You can find it on bandcamp HERE. We will also have CD copies available at our upcoming shows. See the flyer / SHOWS tab for more details. I have also added whereContinue reading “Murray/Sato/Weeks – “Hard Boiled” OUT NOW + tour dates”

Elaine the Singer is doing a short California tour in January with Floral and Rob Ford Explorer, from 1/4-1/11. info on the shows tab. More stuff later in JANUARY with William Parker, Dave Sewelson, Tom Weeks, Kazuto Sato, and others will up soon.

New Elaine the Singer demo is out, recorded over a year ago at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley by Robert Kirby and mixed by Ian Keith Henry. Elaine is a side project of the band Floral. Ty Mayer writes the music and plays guitar, and Nate Sherman plays bass. Get the music for free HERE, elaineContinue reading “Elaine the Singer demo out now”

check out some audio of Kaelen Ghandhi – sax; Kevin Murray – drums; Aaron Rubinstein – guitar. Touring California in August, check the shows tab. here’s the demo: https://kevinmurray.bandcamp.com/track/ghandhi-murray-rubinstein-demo