35th Reunion

35th Reunion
Studio album by
New York Art Quartet
Released2000
RecordedJune 14, 1999
StudioAvatar Studios
GenreFree jazz
LabelDIW Records
ProducerVerna Gillis
New York Art Quartet chronology
Mohawk
(1965)
35th Reunion
(2000)
Old Stuff
(2010)

35th Reunion is the third album by the New York Art Quartet. It was recorded at Avatar Studios in New York City on June 14, 1999, and was released in 2000 by DIW Records. It features John Tchicai on alto saxophone, Roswell Rudd on trombone, Reggie Workman on bass, and Milford Graves on percussion.[1] Amiri Baraka, whose poem "Black Dada Nihilismus" was included on the group's debut album,[2] also appears.

On June 13, 1999, nearly 35 years after their inception, the NYAQ reunited for a performance at the Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival, opening for Sonic Youth.[3] The group recorded 35th Reunion the following day.[4]

  1. ^ "New York Art Quartet – 35th Reunion". discogs.com. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Amiri Baraka & New York Art Quartet: Black Dada Nihilismus". Poets.org. October 11, 2004. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Sprague, David (June 16, 1999). "Sonic Youth/New York Art Quartet". Variety. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  4. ^ Davis, Francis (June 13, 1999). "Music; 60's Free Jazz for the Sonic Youth Crowd". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2020.