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Ben Allison and Medicine Wheel: Riding the Nuclear Tiger

Read "Riding the Nuclear Tiger" reviewed by Scott Andrews


Bassist Ben Allison founded the Jazz Composers Collective in New York City in 1992, and has been a centerpiece of that non-profit organization and the local jazz scene ever since. Allison leads his septet Medicine Wheel through nine shifty, modern jazz tunes on their third record Riding the Nuclear Tiger.The non-traditional instrumentation of Medicine ...

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Ben Allison: Riding The Nuclear Tiger

Read "Riding The Nuclear Tiger" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Like Charles Mingus, the bassist Allison has taken an aggressive approach to his music. Allison formed the Jazz Composers Collective, a musician-run, nonprofit with a mission to foster creative artists and new music. Not waiting for the jazz establishment to pick up on what he is laying down, he performs and writes for small ensembles and ...


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