| Date | Event Name | description | recording |
| October 14, 2009 | Myra Melford - Happy Whistlings | A composition for improvisers that can accommodate different players, Happy Whistlings had its premier in New York City in October 2008. This version of the piece will feature Mary Halvorson on guitar, Matana Roberts on alto saxophone and Elliot Humberto Kavee on drums, along with the composer on piano... | |
| October 2, 2008 | Interpretations: Myra Melford & Henry Threadgill | Myra Melford Quartet: Happy Whistlings Myra Melford is a composer-performer with a “commitment to refreshing, often surprising uses of melody, harmony and ensemble playing”. For this evening, Ms. Melford will present a collage of new compositions and improvisations inspired by the writing of Uruaguayan journalist and author Eduardo Galeano. In his... | |
| September 2, 2008 | Myra Melford & Henry Threadgill | Interpretations: Myra Melford Quartet: Happy Whistlings Myra Melford is a composer-performer with a “commitment to refreshing, often surprising uses of melody, harmony and ensemble playing”. For this evening, Ms. Melford will present a collage of new compositions and improvisations inspired by the writing of Uruaguayan journalist and author Eduardo Galeano. In his... | |
| May 29, 2008 | Tanya Kalmanovitch & Myra Melford | The duo of violist Tanya Kalmanovitch and pianist Myra Melford came together by accident. Both were performing separately at the 2003 Guelph International Jazz Festival, but when circumstances prevented Kalmanovitch’s quartet performance, the festival’s artistic director Ajay Heble suggest a duet with Melford. Never having played together before, they decided... | |
| April 21, 2006 | Myra Melford | Pianist/composer Myra Melford presents a solo piano program of old and new compositions/improvisations, including the New York debut of her new live electronics and \"extended piano\" piece, created at UC Berkeley¹s CNMAT (center for new music and audio technologies.) Melford¹s playing recasts the blues and boogie-woogie of her hometown Chicago,... | |
| December 3, 2004 | Andrew Drury | Breathe is drummer/composer Drury\'s new trio with celebrated pianist Myra Melford and alto saxophonist Briggan Krauss (Sex Mob) charged with exploring landscapes lying between improvisation, classical and jazz. Drury\'s music interweaves extended and conventional instrumental techniques and is animated by a drummer\'s sense of rhythm, phrase and energy. | |
| November 1, 1997 | Myra Melford | \"Myra Melford performs original compositions for solo piano, prepared piano, and harmonium as well as pieces by Henry Threadgill, Butch Morris and Dave Douglas.\" | |
| March 30, 1995 | Myra Melford | Composer/pianist Myra Melford presents a special project --The Same River, Twice improvising (chamber) ensemble--synthesizing collective improvisation and composition. Featuring Chris Speed-tenor sax & clarinet, Dave Douglas-trumpet, Erik Friedlander-cello, Michael Sarin-percussion and Myra Melford-piano. | |
| April 25, 1992 | Myra Melford | \"The pianist/composer plays solo and with her trio featuring Lindsey Horner on bass and Reggie Nicholson on drums. Myra Melford has emerged as one of the most thoughtful and explosive jazz-influenced pianists of the 90s. She also works with Butch Morris, Henry Threadgill, Tom Cora, Samm Bennett, MOBI, Leroy... | |
| March 13, 1992 | Morris | \"Composition for trio by the cornetist with vocalist Arnay Burton and pianist Myra Melford including portions of Modette with text by Alan Graubard and II Presidente with words by Javier Barreiro an Alessandro Cassin. An extraordinary performer, Morris is also known for his exquisite melodies and inventive arrangements. his... | |
| May 6, 1990 | Myra Melford | \"\"\"... That the Peace and Silence of Evening Might Still...\"\", composition by the pianist for an ensemble of improvisers using percussion, piano, winds, and voice.\" | |
| November 20, 1985 | Myra Melford | \"Girls Just Wanna Play New Music\". |
