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Patricia Brennan: Vibraphone Visions Of The Universe
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on vibraphonist and composer Patricia Brennan.Patricia Brennan grew up in Veracruz, Mexico, playing salsa with her dad while listening to Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin with her mom. She studied classical percussion at the Curtis Institute, performed with Yo-Yo Ma and the Philadelphia Orchestra, then found her voice and career in jazz and improvisation.Patricia's latest album, Of the Near and Far (Pyroclastic Records, 2025), takes constellations from the summer sky ...
Continue ReadingMaurizio Zerbo's Favorite Jazz Albums of 2025
by Maurizio Zerbo
2025 will be remembered by critics and jazz fans alike for the exceptional quality and remarkable breadth of its recorded output, driven by polycentric forces and by music not always strictly jazz, yet sharing with the jazz aesthetic its spirit, techniques, and formal approaches. This selection of mine, presented in order of preference, also bears witness to the extraordinary level achieved by Italian jazz, which over the past few decades has earned space, attention, and visibility from institutions ...
Continue ReadingI Dischi del 2025 secondo Maurizio Zerbo
by Maurizio Zerbo
Il 2025 sarà ricordato da addetti ai lavori e jazzofili per l'altissima qualità e la notevole varietà delle proposte discografiche, animate da forze policentriche e da musiche non sempre direttamente jazzistiche, ma accomunate a questa estetica da spirito, tecniche e soluzioni formali. Questa mia selezione, presentata in ordine di preferenza, testimonia anche lo straordinario livello raggiunto dal jazz italiano, che da alcuni decenni si è guadagnato spazi, attenzione e visibilità da parte di istituzioni e festival, non solo ...
Continue ReadingAngelo Leonardi's Best Jazz Albums Of 2025
by Angelo Leonardi
The five U.S. jazz albums and the five Italian jazz albums selected here represent, in my view, the very best of what was released in 2025. They stand out for their innovative spirit, expressive intensity, and interpretive freshness. The list is not ranked: each title fully deserves its place at the top. Patricia Brennan Of the Near and Far Pyroclastic Records Andrea ...
Continue ReadingI dischi del 2025 secondo Angelo Leonardi
by Angelo Leonardi
I cinque dischi di jazz internazionale e i cinque di jazz italiano qui selezionati si collocano, a mio parere, ai vertici di quanto è stato pubblicato nel 2025. Si distinguono per forza innovativa, intensità espressiva e freschezza interpretativa. L'elenco non segue un ordine di valore: ogni titolo occupa, a pieno titolo, il proprio posto al vertice. Patricia Brennan Of the Near and Far Pyroclastic Records
Continue ReadingMusic by distinguished American Women Composers plus remembering guitarist Phil Upchurch
by Hobart Taylor
Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Yulia Musayelyan “Strange Times" from Strange Times (Outside In) 00:08 Charles Lloyd /Jason Moran/Marvin Sewell “Heaven" from Figure in Blue (Blue Note) 7:38 Jennifer Grim “Wish Sonatine" (Valerie Coleman-Composer) from Through Broken Time 2 (New Focus) 13:52 Sam Newsome/Jean-Michel Pilc “All the Things You Are" from Cosmic Unconsciousness Unplugged (Self-Produced) 26:00 Host Speaks 31:56 Patricia Brennan “Antlia" from Of The Near And Far (Pyroclastic) 33:23 Kenny Barron/Kavita Shah “Lullabye"from Songbook (Artwork) 40:54 Awadagin Pratt “Rounds [composed ...
Continue ReadingPatricia Brennan: Of the Near and Far
by John Sharpe
Vibraphonist Patricia Brennan continues to redefine her creative horizons on Of The Near And Far, a fourth leadership date that expands her sonic blueprint without tempering the imagination that has marked her rise. Each of its predecessors has been completely different, from the horn-rich Breaking Stretch (Pyroclastic, 2024), to the percussion-centered More Touch (Pyroclastic, 2022), to her debut, the solo Maquishti (Valley Of Search, 2021). She avoids familiar paths once again here, writing for an accomplished ten-strong unit which merges ...
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