Kirk plays the Trumpet
“A trumpeter of sharp and open-ended perspective.” “Kirk Knuffke has found solid footing.”
-Nate Chinen, New York Times
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Kirk records with Josh Roseman's Extended Constellation
CLEAN FEED presents "Big Wig" Big Wig Featuring Trumpet and Compositions by Kirk Knuffke, Brian Drye trombone, Reuben Radding bass and Jeff Davis drums. click on the cd image or visit www.cleanfeed-records.com to order! New York Times Review by Nate Chinen Kirk Knuffke Since moving to New York from his native Colorado in 2005, the trumpeter Kirk Knuffke has found solid footing: he works with both the avant-garde composer Butch Morris and the pop tunesmith Josh Ritter, and he’s a member of Ideal Bread, a collective devoted to the music of Steve Lacy. But Mr. Knuffke hadn’t released his own album until “Big Wig,” now out on the Portuguese label Clean Feed (cleanfeed-records.com). If he was taking his time on purpose, more power to him, because this is a smartly self-assured debut, stocked with appealingly scrappy original tunes. Mr. Knuffke connects deeply with the trombonist Brian Drye, and likewise with the bassist Reuben Radding and the drummer Jeff Davis. Together these musicians make “Big Wig” feel more rugged than heady, steeped in free-jazz protocols but organized like a hard-bop session. | ||||
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