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Article: Album Review

Aki Takase Japanic: Thema Prima

Read "Thema Prima" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
June 13, 2019

Japanese pianist-composer Aki Takase might have agreed with Miles Davis when he said in a 1986 interview with Nick Kent for The Face: “just about everything sounds better these days. Even a car crash sounds better." For the brilliant collison of jazz and hip-hop that is Thema Prima bristles with sonic textures seemingly inspired by the ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Mark Dresser Seven, Georg Ruby Trio & Matthias Spillmann

by Maurice Hogue
June 3, 2019

A desire to play together more often led jny: Chicago horn men Jason Stein and Greg Ward to ask bassist Eric Revis and drummer Jim Black to join them in making some music. Great idea, and great results. Nature Work, their new album on Sunnyside, is a winner. So is Ain't Nothing But A Cyber Coup ...