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
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

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