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Tom Teasley's Duo of Duos
by Geno Thackara
Tom Teasley Lunch Break (featuring Dave Ballou) Self Produced 2025 Considering that there's such a thing as talking drums, it is no surprise to hear how they can also whisper or sing or shout--at least in a skilled pair of hands, which is exactly what we have here. With a well-rounded array of things to tap and thump, Tom Teasley approaches percussion the way a chef approaches a pantry stocked with every spice known to ...
Continue ReadingCharlie Ballantine: East by Midwest
by Dan McClenaghan
A bracing guitar/bass/drums trio outing from guitarist Charlie Ballantine, East By Midwest, sounds as if it was recorded in a large, high-ceilinged warehouse with a cement floor, that floor buffed into the next dimension to a high polish, this giving the music a beautiful resonance. Retro? Think Link Wray or Dick Dale and The Deltones. Modernistic? Think John Abercrombie on some of his early ECM Records efforts. Or Neil Young and Crazy Horse Ballantine and his cohorts--drummer Dan ...
Continue ReadingVince Giordano & the Nighthawks at Birdland Theater
by Dan Bilawsky
Some things never go out of style. You can put Jazz Age gems on that list...and then rightly double down by adding Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks, too. The noted multi-hyphenate and his band of true believers have long been the gold standard in this area--the premier purveyors of Roaring Twenties repertoire--and they've been demonstrating that fact of late through a popular 2025 residency at the Birdland Theater. Packing the house for two shows a night on Mondays and Tuesdays, ...
Continue ReadingWadada Leo Smith / Vijay Iyer, Perelman / McPhee / Vandermark & Michael Gregory Jackson
by Maurice Hogue
This episode of One Man's Jazz is loaded with introductions to new albums by a remarkable group of musicians. Heading the list is the duet of Wadada Leo Smith and Vijay Iyer. Their new Defiant Life, not their first time playing together, speaks to the current state of the world and finding possible paths to liberation. Don't pass this one up. Saxophonist Ivo Perelman continues releasing new albums at a torrid pace and his two partners on the new Oxygen, ...
Continue ReadingLaura Dreyer, Hiromi, Sharel Cassity, Andrea Brachfeld, Lorraine Feather, Sasha Berliner & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast wraps up Women's History Month with new releases from Laura Dreyer, Hiromi, Sharel Cassity, Andrea Brachfeld, Lorraine Feather and Sasha Berliner, with birthday shoutouts to Aretha Franklin, Sarah Vaughan, Pearl Bailey, Jackie Warren, Vanisha Gould, Rachel Therrien, Chelsea Baratz, Renee Rosnes, Yelena Eckemoff, Sivan Arbel, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear -see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the world that A Woman's Place ...
Continue ReadingMeet Sam Sadigursky
by Cheryl K.
In this hour, an interview with clarinetist and composer Sam Sadigursky about the upcoming The Solomon Diaries Vol. IV & V on Adhyâropa Records with accordionist/multi-instrumentalist Nathan Koci.Playlist stef. in “Three Wars" from Icterus II (Barnyard) 5:07 Randal Despommier “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" from South (Sunnyside) 5:33 Sam Sadigursky and Nathan Koci “Refugee 3/8" from The Solomon Diaries Vol. IV & V (Adhyâropa) 5:18 Sam Sadigursky and Nathan Koci “Migrations (w/Meg Okura)" from The Solomon Diaries Vol. IV ...
Continue ReadingMatt Dusk at Wytwornia
by Marek J. Śmietański
A collection of photos from the Matt Dusk concert at Wytwórnia in Lodz on April 1, 2025 featuring among the others Paweł Pańta, Michał Dziewiński and Filip Siejka. ...
Continue ReadingBen Patterson Jazz Orchestra: Mad Scientist Music
by Jack Bowers
Trombonist Ben Patterson's high-powered Jazz Orchestra from the Washington, D.C. area returns virtually intact from 2024's well-received Groove Junkies (Origin Records) with another bold and hard-hitting session that is all but guaranteed to please anyone whose musical antenna leans toward fresh and exciting big-band jazz. Its title, Mad Scientist Music, coined by Harry Schnipper, owner of the D.C. jazz club Blues Alley, is one that was readily adopted by Patterson, who agreed that his office is akin to a mad ...
Continue ReadingYuki Yamamura: View of 124
by Katchie Cartwright
Japanese bassist Yuki Yamamura and his trio mates, pianist Junichiro Mataga and drummer Yosuke Nagayama, cut their teeth in Japan, studying jazz from an early age with top Japanese player-teachers. They now live in New York, soaking up and contributing to the sounds of the great city, taking in the View of 124. 124th Street that is, south end of Harlem. Their paths parallel those of generations of young jazz musicians from all over the world. Yamamura penned ...
Continue ReadingThe Musings of Matthew Shipp: Black Mystery School Pianists And Other Writings
by Mark Corroto
Black Mystery School Pianists And Other Writings Matthew Shipp93 Pages ISBN: # 978-1-57027-435-0Automedia2025 Whether you own one Matthew Shipp album or 250, his music inevitably raises the question: Where does his artistic vision originate? Understanding any artist is complex, but with someone as innovative as Shipp, deciphering his musical DNA is an especially intriguing pursuit. Anyone who has followed Shipp on social media knows he is an outspoken critic--not just of ...
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