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Solomon’s Daughter with Pharoah Sanders ~ celebrating it's 25th anniversary ~ will be re-released on January 11th, 2019 with 3 previously unreleased bonus tracks from the same sessions while the second album, the debut of Scatter The Atoms That Remain, will be released in April, 2019

***** "Immediately from the first song Greetings To Pharoah I was hit by the immediate and raw energy ... this album has everything ... Closer To the Sun is an excellent album full of honest music from a fantastic, acoustic jazz quartet." ~ SkJazz

Franklin Kiermyer, Jovan Alexandre, Davis Whitfield and Otto Gardner will be back together in NYC working on their new album starting late this November. More info soon.

We are very pleased that our friends at Jazz At Lincoln Center have asked Scatter The Atoms That Remain to come back and perform in September of 2019 to play again. The audience has been great, the room sound is excellent and the staff is warm, attentive and very professional. We are grateful for the opportunity to share our music there again and hope that this becomes a yearly occurence.

Both shows at Jazz At Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club in Feruary, 2018 were video recorded and we are pleased to share them with you.

We've been hard at work updating the Scatter The Atoms That Remain website. There's a very cool psychedelic intro video, some ohotos, upcoming show dates and more.

“Jazzahead! is THE most important meeting place for the international jazz scene. As a trade event, it has long established itself firmly with industry representatives from Germany, Europe and around the world. This fair offers agencies, labels, artists, media representatives, producers and organizers the opportunity to get together. This fair is the only one in the world to place jazz at the center of the action. ”

“Franklin Kiermyer has been a notable force in the jazz scene known for his expressive drumming style and his belief in “music as a spiritual practice.” With a new band (Scatter The Atoms That Remain) and a new album on the horizon, we interviewed Kiermyer for our newest NoiseTrade One-on-One”

"Scatter The Atoms That Remain channels the kind of beautiful, disciplined intensity exemplified by late John Coltrane and explosive hard boppers like Billy Harper. Stop by Dizzy’s tonight and live in the moment. This type of universal, non-denominational spirituality simply feels good." ~ Jazz at Lincoln Center

Scatter The Atoms That Remain is in post-production on a set of new music. These recordings mark a new chapter in the work of band leader Franklin Kiermyer and bandmates Jovan Alexandre on saxophone, pianist Davis Whitfield and Otto Gardner on bass. Touring in support commences with a February 1st, 2018 date at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club in New York City (sets at 7:30 + 9:30) and continues throughout the year.

SCATTER THE ATOMS THAT REMAIN will be at Jazz At Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, on the night of Febnruary 1, 2018

JALC Frederick P. Rose Hall is located on Broadway at 60th Street, New York.

drummer/composer/band leader Franklin Kiermyer and bandmates Jovan Alexandre on saxophone, pianist Davis Whitfield and Otto Gardner on bass.

FK was on WPRB FM radio today with his old friend Jerry Gordon playing some very new unreleased live recordings of the new band and talking at length about the music and life. Jerry's show is called Serenade To A Cuckoo and draws programming from his vast knowledge of jazz and blues.

Recording the next album with Jovan Alexandre, Davis Whitfield and Otto Gardner has just finished in Brooklyn. Joseph Branciforte was engineering with assistance from Ryan Howe.

Franklin Kiermyer, drums; Jovan Alexandre, saxophone; Davis Whitfield, piano and Otto Gardner on bass, have been popping up here and there playing mostly unannounced sets at local NYC jazz spots like Smoke and The Stone. The latest was at Smalls in the West Village on September 20th.

"For the past year or so we've been looking for the right place to setup a good environment for developing and recording our music and we've finally found a great spot in Greenpoint, Brooklyn" - FK

"An unquenchable fire, Kiermyer's drumming a dynamo, turning the liberating physicality of his efforts into a pure energy the band feeds on. The ferocity in which the music is performed is its liberation."

Thanks to Geoffrey Himes for choosing CLOSER TO THE SUN

1. Jonathan Finlayson & Sicilian Defense Moving Still (Pi)
2. Charles Lloyd & the Marvels I Long To See You (Blue Note)
3. Gregory Porter Take Me to the Alley (Blue Note)
4. John Scofield Country for Old Men (Impulse!)
5. Franklin Kiermyer Closer to the Sun (Mobility)
6. Henry Threadgill Ensemble Double Up Old Locks and Irregular Verbs (Pi)
7. SFJazz Collective The Music of Michael Jackson and Original Compositions(SFJazz)
8. Warren Wolf Convergence (Mack Avenue)
9. René Marie Sound of Red (Motéma)
10. Matt Wilson’s Big Happy Family Beginning of a Memory (Palmetto)

"Savour the flavour of a mighty fresh Mystery Lesson, playing brand new out sounds from around the world, plus a featured album of heavy Coltrane vibes by Franklin Kiermyer."

I’ve been thinking a lot about John Abercrombie the past few days since hearing of his passing. At a difficult and formative stage in my twenties (difficult and formative seem to often go together, don’t they?) John helped me a lot through his great artistry, his generosity, compassion, warm friendship, honesty and encouragement. We also recorded an album’s worth of duets. I haven’t listened to the music we recorded back then for many years. I was not at his level and was struggling and, although John played beautifully, as he always seemed to, I was dissatisfied with my playing, so decided not to publish any of it. I’d like to share some of that music now, for the first time. It's a piece we named Concierge Des Rêves - a fancy way to say Janitor of Dreams, according to John.

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Franklin Kiermyer, Jovan Alexandre, Davis Whitfield and Otto Gardner will be back together in NYC working on their new album starting late this November. More info soon.

"Kiermyer romps and swings in a controlled fury that few outside of Elvin Jones are capable of doing. Recorded live in the studio with no edits or overdubs, “Heliocentric” and the rest of Closer To The Sun introduces the audacious idea of jazz as a living, breathing thing."

"There’s so much spirit in this music. It’s full of life, and delivers it with a heart-on-the-sleeve sincerity...expressed on his drums and his newest album Closer to the Sun. It’s unleashed with every kind of ferocity there is, and yet by honoring the importance of a well-crafted melody, Kiermyer’s quartet brings each song home to something familiar, a lyrical guidepost of what’s being said and how the conversation is rolled out. You can’t go wrong with this one."

Thanks to Marlbank for the new review: "Fans of spiritual jazz will be ticking off the days up to the release of Closer to the Sun, new from drummer Franklin Kiermyer.

"This is a very exciting and rousing jazz album and the energy and urgency of the music make for very compelling listening."

"An unquenchable fire, Kiermyer's drumming a dynamo, turning the liberating physicality of his efforts into a pure energy the band feeds on. The ferocity in which the music is performed is its liberation."

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produced by Franklin Kiermyer & Michael Cuscuna

Franklin Kiermyer – drums
Lawrence Clark – tenor saxophone
Davis Whitfiled – piano
Otto Gardner – bass

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I'm very pleased to announce that tenor saxophonist Jovan Alexandre has joined with me, Davis Whitfield and Otto Gardner in what I feel is my best band yet. We are all excited to go deeper and further into this music together. Our first performances are slated for late summer, 2016 in NYC. More news about this soon. - FK

"This is a more kinetic, energy oriented space. No matter how hard-pushing Franklin is...it's it's own music and it's of the moment. "

Franklin Kiermyer, drums; Jovan Alexandre, saxophone; John Esposito, piano; Otto Gardner, bass ... Monday, April 4, 2016 ... Annendale On Hudson, NY

The cuts selected for this album are drawn from recordings made over a five-week period from October 20 to November 20, 2015 in Brooklyn, NY. Lawrence, Davis, Otto and I met each weekday to record for three hours. My heartfelt thanks to Lawrence Clark, Davis Whitfield and Otto Gardner; whose musical and spiritual sharing made this an incredible experience and to the invaluable champion of the music Michael Cuscuna. To all the people that this music may reach, I hope it resonates with you and contributes somehow to your continued well-being. With love and prayers, Franklin Kiermyer

Beginning August 1, 2016, Matt Merewitz and his company, Fully Altered Media, will be assuming media-relations, promotions and some management duties for Franklin and his label, Mobility Music."

1. Greetings To Pharoah 3:14
2. Unified Space-Time 5:26
3. Ota Benga 7:20
4. Grace 4:21
5. Song For My Daughters 7:02
6. Heliocentric 3:26
7. The Soul Train 4:14
8. Prayer 6:25
9. Emancipation Proclamation 6:09
10. For Arthur Rhames 3:20
11. Mixed Blood 3:40
12. Closer To The Sun 5:51
13. Humanity 4:43

Under the guidance of legendary producer Michael Cuscuna, Tonmeister Walter Quintus and FK have completed the mix, mastering and sequencing of Franklin's new album entitled Closer To The Sun, due out in the Fall of this year. All the music on this release was prepared with minimal EQ and very little compression. There are no edits or overdubs

C&C Drum Co. is a small, independent company based in Gladstone, Missouri and comprised of musicians and craftsmen who share a common bond: the love of music. I've had the great good fortune to work with Bill Cardwell, the owner of C+C, and legendary drum maven Gregg Keplinger in designing these new drums.

Saxophonist Lawrence Clark, pianist Davis Whitfield and bassist Otto Gardner are working on new music with Franklin Kiermyer at Scholes Street Studio in Brooklyn, NY. They will come together each weekday for five weeks to develop and record new music for a 2016 release.

by John Pietaro

Franklin Kiermyer’s tom-toms thunder across the room as metallic shimmers slice the air, at once rapturous, restless and uncompromising. His limbs dancing over the drumkit, Kiermyer becomes entranced in the music about him, playing a rolling, swinging, free rhythm that speaks as much about the history of jazz drumming as it does the avant school with which he has become associated.

by Jake Feinberg

...He feels completely at peace when he's playing. He might be churning out patterns of hyperbolic rhythms but he is in his yogic state...you need to burn and go beyond the atmosphere because we will be leaving this planet for other worlds. Playing music of the soul is not for the faint of heart...he is not content with being static.

by Ian patterson

"For drummer Franklin Kiermyer "the tradition"— his tradition—encompasses not so much a style of music as the intent behind making it and the experience of sharing it. For Kiermyer, music is both the message and the messenger."

"28,543 music tracks played during the 18 hr reporting day. 6135 tracks were marked as new releases. (defined as within 6 months of the official release). In aggregate the genres of the new music tell you a little about what you are more likely to hear on CHLY."

“A cohesive work that is both transcendent and crackles with a visceral vitality. The seamless blend of the provocative and the sacred is exquisite and borders on perfection.”

The Wire’s review of the last 12 months in underground music and audio culture - 2014 REWIND - with 30 pages of charts, essays and reflections from critics and musicians guiding you through the releases, trends and debates of 2014.

by Denis Desassis

"Le quartet impose le respect et hisse haut les couleurs d’un jazz dont on finit par ne plus savoir s’il appartient au passé ou s’il continue de vivre au présent. Non seulement Franklin Kiermyer est un batteur à la très forte présence, un technicien du foisonnement, mais il est entouré de musiciens qui parlent la même langue et partagent un même élan spirituel. Leur chant choral mérite l’attention"

THE SPIRIT OF DRUMMING - INTENTION by Franklin Kiermyer

"In music, like everything else, result follows intention. What you are trying to do defines your actions and your actions create the result. In other words, great things don’t usually happen by accident. It’s also true that the more we understand why we are trying to do something, the more likelihood we’ll accomplish it. That’s because the real power of intention is activated by feeling righteous about your motivation."

by Thomas Conrad

"Further is more unified and wilder. No genre of art stays new forever, but some forms are permanently revolutionary, such as the sublime sonic tempests of late Coltrane. It is the Coltrane of albums like Meditations to which Further pays tribute. Kiermyer’s drumming is maniacal, a continuous catharsis."