I’ll be joining the CMS Orchestra this Sunday Nov 13th!
All posts by jim yanda
priorities
regional cookin’ at ravines
saturday, july 16, 2022
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
regional cookin’
featuring:
jim yanda, guitar
joe michaels, bass
phil haynes, drums
“… a band with a profound sense of empathy, a thrilling knack for taking sonic chances, deep roots in the blues combined with an era-spanning avant-garde sensibility, and perhaps most importantly, a raw honesty that could only result from such long and enduring friendships.”
___________________________________________________________________
Ravines Wine Cellars (Keuka Lake)
14630 NY-54
Hammondsport, NY 14840
Geneva, NY 14456
https://ravineswine.com/
“I never intend to make anything specific at the outset, but to serve the piece loyally and with faith until it walks on its own.” – Ira Epstein
tubby’s – kingston, ny – april 24, 2022
SAVE THE DATE! Fab music at Kingston dive bar Tubby’s!! Sunday, April 24, 2022:
Arnold Hammerschlag/Jim Yanda/Rashaan Carter + Darius Christian.
Music at 7 PM, $10
Tubby’s
586 Broadway
Kingston, NY 12401
Tickets
tubbyskingston.com
Worth planning a trip, and if you live nearby, come check it out!!
From series organizer Clifford Allen:
“For the second iteration of So What Do You Think? on Sunday April 24 we will be focusing on a few musicians local to the Kingston area. Trumpeter Arnold Hammerschlag I was aware of in NYC through his Skirl CD No Face No Name and he now calls Kingston home. He will be playing in a trio with guitarist Jim Yanda and bassist Rashaan Carter. Opening the night’s proceedings will be a solo performance by trombonist, electronic musician and composer Darius Christian, whose work I became aware of through that time-tested method of being neighbors. Small world!”
Awesome lineup means it should be a fun night!

a silent way cd
Advance copies of this epic two-CD set now available.
Due August 20, A Silent Way evokes the absorbing atmospherics of the Miles Davis classic while venturing into startling new territory.
Guitarist Jim Yanda boldly ventures into unexplored territory with decades-long collaborators, drummer Phil Haynes and trumpter Herb Robertson, on an extraordinary free improv outing.
A Silent Way – Disk 1
- Voyager Herb Robertson, Phil Haynes, Jim Yanda
- Search Herb Robertson, Phil Haynes, Jim Yanda
- Spirits Herb Robertson, Phil Haynes, Jim Yanda
- Conciousness Herb Robertson, Phil Haynes, Jim Yanda
- Questions Herb Robertson, Phil Haynes, Jim Yanda
A Silent Way – Disk 2
- Jungle Herb Robertson, Phil Haynes, Jim Yanda
- Nocturnal Herb Robertson, Phil Haynes, Jim Yanda
- A Silent Way Herb Robertson, Phil Haynes, Jim Yanda
- Possession Herb Robertson, Phil Haynes, Jim Yanda
- Meta Herb Robertson, Phil Haynes, Jim Yanda
- Shaman Herb Robertson, Phil Haynes, Jim Yanda

jimyanda.com herbrobertson.com philhaynes.com jonrosenbergengineer.com
nick horner cornerstorejazz.com ardeomusic.com improvisers
bop shop records rochester, ny
–event postponed–
join us for a fantastic weekend of great music as jim brings two wonderful and contrasting trios to the bop shop in rochester, new york
friday, may 8th, 2020
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
jim yanda and regional cookin’
featuring:
jim yanda, guitar
joe michaels, bass
phil haynes, drums
“… a band with a profound sense of empathy, a thrilling knack for taking sonic chances, deep roots in the blues combined with an era-spanning avant-garde sensibility, and perhaps most importantly, a raw honesty that could only result from such long and enduring friendships.”
___________________________________________________________________
saturday, may 9th, 2020
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
a silent way
featuring:
herb robertson, trumpet, keyboards, etc
phil haynes, percussion
jim yanda, guitar
“From the brilliant corners of the collective artistic psyche, A Silent Way takes us on a sonic journey of discovery that surprises, haunts, and transforms. Inspired by shaman sound traveler Clarence “Herb” Robertson, and brought into sharp focus by Ritual Music explorers Phil Haynes and Jim Yanda, this “quiet to riotous” trio takes us to unexpected and exquisite musical worlds. They breathe life into subconscious traditions that facilitate knowing home and our human community for the first time. Like Davis or Coleman before him – who jumped from acoustic to electronic universes – Jim Yanda both sheds his idiomatic clothing for A Silent Way and births fresh acoustic expression as he and his cohorts revel in true independent unity.” – CornerStoreJazz
bop shop records
1460 monroe avenue
rochester, ny, 14618
united states
585-271-3354
press kits
ensemble: regional cookin’
download:
regional cookin’ press kit all-in-one zip file
go to:
web folder to download regional cookin’ press kit files
ensemble: a silent way
download:
a silent way press kit all-in-one zip file
go to:
web folder to download a silent way press kit files
a silent way
jim yanda – a silent way
featuring:
herb robertson – trumpet, keyboard, other
phil haynes – percussion
jim yanda – guitar
* get press kit *
From the brilliant corners of the collective artistic psyche, A Silent Way takes us on a sonic journey of discovery that surprises, haunts, and transforms.
Inspired by shaman sound traveler Clarence “Herb” Robertson, and brought into sharp focus by Ritual Music explorers Phil Haynes and Jim Yanda, this “quiet to riotous” trio takes us to unexpected and exquisite musical worlds. They breathe life into subconscious traditions that facilitate knowing home and our human community for the first time.
Like Davis or Coleman before him – who jumped from acoustic to electronic universes – Jim Yanda both sheds his idiomatic clothing for A Silent Way and births fresh acoustic expression as he and his cohorts revel in true independent unity. – CornerStoreJazz