Recordings of Denman Maroney

DISCOGRAPHY OF DENMAN MARONEY

GAGA
DISTICH
TIME CHANGES
FLUXATIONS
DUOLOGUES
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
BILLABONG
FIRE SONG
HYPERPIANO
TAMBASTICS
MARK DRESSER: AQUIFER
MARK DRESSER: MARINADE
MARK DRESSER: THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI
MARK DRESSER: FORCE GREEN
HANS TAMMEN: THIRD EYE ORCHESTRA
JOHN HAGEN: SEGMENTS
LEROY JENKINS: THE ART OF IMPROVISATION
STOCKHAUSEN PERFORMED BY THE NEGATIVE BAND
SIMONS / KARRER: THE BIRTH OF GEORGE
ABSOLUTE ENSEMBLE: ABSOLUTION
VISION VOLUME ONE
CONFEDERACY OF DANCES VOL. 2

GAGA

Nuscope Records CD 1020
Ned Rothenberg – reeds
Dave Ballou – trumpet
Denman Maroney – hyperpiano
Reuben Radding – bass
Michael Sarin – drums
"quirky, unpredictable and yet, oddly charming" - Bruce Gallanter, DMG Newsletter 2 May '08
"ear-candy from beginning to end” - Stefan Gijssels http://freejazz-stef.blogspot.com/

DISTICH

Nuscope Records CD 1018
Mat Maneri - 5-string viola
Denman Maroney - hyperpiano
"completely alien pianistic territory" - ScottVerrastro, Jazz Times
"fascinating... incredibly unique soundscape" - FritzSchenker, WNUR-FM
"an astounding level of cohesion" - Matthew Miller, allaboutjazz.com
"remarkable... in-the-moment intuition" - Nic Jones, allaboutjazz.com

TIME CHANGES

Cryptogramophone CD CG124
Mark Dresser - bass
Denman Maroney - hyperpiano
Michael Sarin - drums, percussion
Alexandra Montano - voice
"effortless and alluring" - John Kellman, allaboutjazz.com
"Every track... is stunning and every note feels perfect. It's a masterpiece" - Michael Anton Parker, downtownmusicgallery.com
"a delightfully surprising album... worthy of repeated listens" - Troy Collins, Junkmedia
"strangely wonderful stuff" - Mark Karesman, Jazz Times
"delightful" - Jason Bivins, www.bagatellen.com
"* * * * [4 stars]" - JohnEphland, Downbeat
"ravishingly exquisite" - Jay Collins, One Final Note
"wild" - Brian P. Lonergan, allaboutjazz.com

FLUXATIONS

New World Records CD 80607-2
Ned Rothenberg - reeds
Dave Ballou- trumpet
Denman Maroney - piano, composition
Mark Dresser - bass
Kevin Norton - percussion
"a monument of new composition/improvisation fusion" - Piero Scaruffi, scaruffi.com
"blends composition and virtuosic improvisation in fresh, unpredictable ways" - Bruce Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery
"one of the best [CDs] I've heard so far this year" - Robert Iannapollo, Cadence
"un disqueprofondémentabouti" - Luc Bouquet, Impro Jazz
"riveting" - Dan Warburton, bagatellen.com
"provocative" - KFJC online reviews
"fascinating" - Chris Kelsey, Jazz Times
"impressive" - Ken Waxman, www.jazzweekly.com

DUOLOGUES

Les DisquesVicto 73
Mark Dresser, contrabass
Denman Maroney, piano
"When I saw Denman Maroney and Mark Dresser perform at Victoriaville in May of 2000 I was on the edge of my seat, breathless, agog." - Fred Frith
"extraordinary... an epic adventure" - Sam Prestianni, Jazziz
"a whole new kind of poetry... beautiful" - Francois Couture, AMG Expert
"superb... Be prepared to be completely transformed and transfixed" - Bruce Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery
"absolute musical intimacy" - Greg Buium, Cadence
"magic... reconceive[s] the instrument's potential in extraordinary ways" - Julian Cowley, The Wire
"an encounter between two string instruments, one happening to be a piano... fascinating" - Jon Andrews, Downbeat

TOOLS OF THE TRADE

CIMP CD #248
Ned Rothenberg - reeds
Denman Maroney - hyperpiano
"marvelous... passionate dialogue... astonishing" - Philippe Elhem, jazzreview.com
"a genuine tunefulness and even lyricism invades the music" - Derek Taylor, allaboutjazz.com
"[Maroney] coaxes dreamy, drifting sonorities from inside the piano" - Bruce Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery

BILLABONG

Potlatch CD P 100
Denman Maroney - Hyperpiano
Hans Tammen - Endangered Guitar
"Brilliant!"- Steve Koenig, Jazz Weekly
"a master of the prepared piano... intriguing, evanescent" - Phillip McNally, Cadence
"mind-bending yet incredibly seductive" - Glenn Astarita, allaboutjazz.com
"clear-eared listeners... will revel in the multiplicity of sounds" - Ken Waxman, www.jazzweekly.com

FIRE SONG

Erstwhile Records 003
Earl Howard - Alto Saxophone, Synthesizer
Denman Maroney - Hyperpiano
"fascinating" - BruceGallanter, Downtown Music Gallery
"refreshing" - Phil Waldorf/Robin Edgerton, Other Music
"fantastic slithering, sliding, and spiraling" - Gil Gershman, Muze
"a fascinating journey into sound" - RobertIannapollo, Cadence (July 2000)
"satisfyingly disorienting" - Francois Couture, All Music Guide
"a wild and wiggy workout" - Opprobrium

HYPERPIANO

Mon$ey Music (ASCAP)
Denman Maroney - Composition and Hyperpiano
1. Flux Time20:01
2. Artemisia22:53
3.On the Contrary 24:10
"chillingly good" - Jeff Gibson, Other Music
"exciting... exhilarating" - Richard Cochrane, Musings
"hypnotic... intriguing" - Frank Rubolino, Cadence
"satisfying and diverse" - Howard Stelzer, Intransitive Review
"scary" - Bruce Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery
"sonic treasures" - Michael Nastos, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti MI
"shimmering partials hovering luminescent in the air" - John Chacona, Signal To Noise
"a development of both Cage and Nancarrow" - Andy Hamilton, Wire
"intellectual, strong and a workout for adventurous ears" - John Barrett, Jr., Green Mountain Jazz Messenger

TAMBASTICS

Music & Arts 704
Robert Dick - flutes
Mark Dresser - acoustic bass
Gerry Hemingway - percussion
Denman Maroney - hyperpiano

MARKER DRESSER: AQUIFER

Cryptogramophone CD CG111
Mark Dresser - contrabass, giffus
Matthias Ziegler - electro-acoustic flutes (contrabass, bass, alto, soprano flutes & piccolo)
Denman Maroney - hyperpiano

CD Reviews
"Wow. I don't think I can rave about this album enough." - Fred Barrett, http://www.beyondcoltrane.com
"almost unspeakable" - Thom Jurek, Allmusic.com
"marvelous and multi-faceted" - Jason Bivins, onefinalnote.com
"remarkable" - Ken Waxman, jazzweekly.com
"Maroney is capable of unbelievably bizarre and eerie noises" - Charlie Wilmoth, dustedmagazine.com
"cetétonnant trio... mériteuneécouteparticulière" - www.lamediatheque.be
Concert Reviews
"[Maroney] has the boneless fluency classic pianists... pray for" - Kitty Montgomery, The Daily Freeman (Woodstock NY)
"jagged, wild sounds" - Seth Rogovay, The Berkshire Eagle (N. Adams MA)

MARK DRESSER: MARINADE

Tzadik CD TZ-7063
Mark Dresser - leader and contrabass
Mary Rowell - violin
Denman Maroney - hyperpiano
David LeClair - tuba
Regula Schneider - clarinet
SkuliSverrisson - 5-string acoustic bass
Matthias Ziegler - contrabass flute
Marcus Weiss - alto sax
StefaniaVerita - cello
Michael Sarin - drums
Gerry Hemingway - drums and steel drums

MARK DRESSER: THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI

Knitting Factory Works 155
Mark Dresser - contrabass
Dave Douglas - trumpet
Denman Maroney - hyperpiano
"keyboard genius... the only slide pianist worth mentioning" - Wolf Kampmann, JazzThetik
"far more sophisticated than most" - Harvey Pekar, Downbeat
"spontaneously prepared piano" - Kevin Whitehead, Pulse

MARK DRESSER: FORCE GREEN

Soul Note 121273-2
Mark Dresser - bass
Theo Bleckmann - voice
Dave Douglas - trumpet
Denman Maroney - hyperpiano
Phil Haynes - drums

JOHN HAGEN: SEGMENTS

(Cadence Jazz 1171)
John Hagen - alto, tenor & soprano saxes
Denman Maroney - piano
Mark Dresser or ShanirBlumenkranz - bass
Gerry Hemingway or Todd Capp - drums
"outstanding performances" - Jay Collins, One Final Note
"most compelling" - jazzreview.com
"Denman plays some fine angular and out piano" - Bruce Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery

LEROY JENKINS' DRIFTWOOD: THE ART OF IMPROVISATION

Mutable Music CD 17523-2
Min Xiao-Fen - pipa
Denman Maroney - piano
Rich O'Donnell - percussion
Leroy Jenkins - violin
"edge-of-your-seat mesmerizing" - BruceGallanter, Downtown Music Gallery Newsletter
"[Maroney's] control is phenomenal" - Michael Rosenstein, One Final Note
"a universal new music" - Kevin Whitehead, emusic.com
"brilliant" - Bill Shoemaker, Point of Departure
"roils with sound and ideas" - Rex Butters, allaboutjazz

STOCKHAUSEN PERFORMED BY THE NEGATIVE BAND

Finnadar LP SR 9009
Michael Fink - percussion
Earl Howard - alto saxophone
Denman Maroney - piano
David Simons - percussion
Joseph Paul Taylor - synthesizer
Jonathan Weisberger - filter and locator
Carl Stone - engineer

DAVID SIMONS & LISA KARRER: THE BIRTH OF GEORGE

Tellus/Circe CD TE-C005
David Hatnet - clarinets
Chuck McKinnon - trumpet
Denman Maroney - keyboards, digital sampler
Bob Hoffnar - pedal steel guitar
Stephanie Griffin - viola
Matt Herren - cello
Michael Evans - marimba and percussion
Skip LaPlante - 96 tone harp, homemade instruments and percussion
David Simons - Theremin, digital sampler, percussion, jaw harp
Vocal Ensemble
Terra Vandergaw - Narrator
Shannon Carson & Jody Kruskal - Dream Guardians
John Wilmes & Dan Cucura - George
Cliff Townsend & Ross Crolius - Mark Moses
Lisa Karrer - Buffy LaTouche
Maggi-Meg Reed - dolorous
Larry Picard - Edward G
Sarah Tancer - Bella
Marc Gwinn - Bubby Boy
David Simons - Janitor/Intercom man

THE ABSOLUTE ENSEMBLE: ABSOLUTION

Enja CD ENJ-9394 2
KristjanJarvi - conductor
Valerie Chermiset - flute, piccolo
Keve Wilson - oboe
Derek Floyd - oboe, English horn
VadimLando - clarinet
Michiyo Suzuki - bass clarinet
Martin Kuuskmann - bassoon
Monica Ellis - contrabassoon
Greg Evans - French horn
Charles Porter - trumpet
Mike Seltzer - trombone
Matt Herskowitz - piano
David Rozenblatt - percussion
David Rozenblatt - percussion
Pablo Rieppi - percussion
VessilinGeliev - violin 1
ShaliniVijayan - violin 2
Olga Terlitsky - viola
Ann Kim - cello
Mat Fieldes - bass
Featured Artists
Dave Taylor - bass trombone
Denman Maroney - hyperpiano

VISION VOLUME ONE

AUM Fidelity AUM007/8
Mark Dresser Quartet
Mark Dresser - Contrabass
Earl Howard - Alto Saxophone
Denman Maroney - Piano
Kevin Norton - Drums
Recorded at the Vision Festival May 1997
2-Disc Compilation also includes performances by
Hurricane
John Zorn / Susie Ibarra
William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra
Thurston Moore / Lawrence Cook / Jon Voigt
Rob Brown / Matthew Shipp
David S. Ware Quartet
Borah Bergman / Denis Charles / Roy Campbell
Cooper-Moore Quartet
Patricia Nicholson Ensemble
Rashied Ali's Prima Materia
Bill Cole's Untempered Ensemble
Butch Morris: Excerpt from Conduction #72 (includes Denman Maroney - Piano)
AssifTsahar Trio with John Tchicai
Other Dimensions in Music

A CONFEDERACY OF DANCES VOL. 2

Einstein Records EIN003
Live Recordings from The Roulette Series New York
Earl Howard & Denman Maroney
Jerome Cooper
Irene Schweitzer
Jon Gibson
Davey Williams & La Donna Smith
Robert Ashley
J.A. Deane & Martin Schutz

HANS TAMMEN: THIRD EYE ORCHESTRA

Innova 225 CD
Mari Kimura (vio)
Mark Feldman (vio)
Stephanie Griffin (vla)
Tomas Ulrich (cel)
Briggan Krauss (as, bari)
Marty Ehrlich (bcl, as, fl)
Robert Dick (fl, cbfl)
Detlef Landeck (tb)
Dafna Naphtali (voice, live sound processing)
Ursel Schlicht (p/kb)
Denman Maroney (p/kb)
Stomu Takeishi (b)
Satoshi Takeishi (perc)
Hans Tammen - concept, realtime arrangement