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Steve Morse: Highland Wedding
by Geno Thackara
For someone who had been masterminding the countryfied rock-jazzgrass fusion of the Dixie Dregs for years, it's no surprise that Steve Morse makes sliding into more entirely different niches sound like child's play. Gentle folk crossed with some quasi-prog guitar heroics instead? Why the heck not. ...
Continue ReadingStefan Sirbu: Reverie
by Dan McClenaghan
The art of daydreaming is the birthplace of creativity. Moldavian-born pianist Stefan Sirbu delves into that state of receptive awareness with his album Reverie. The seven tunes presented here total up to a bit under 40 minutes. Sirbu says his goal was: “To produce a record that one could listen to during a short commute home, to drift away for the time of a twilight bus ride or a peaceful stroll through a city at dusk." This may seem a ...
Continue ReadingNels Cline, Billy Mohler, Koi Kingdom, Sophie Lüssi & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
A slew of gorgeous new albums on the NY-LA express is at the core of this episode which also takes us to Switzlerland and Australia, for good measure!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Billy Mohler “Those Who Know" The Eternal (Contagious) 0:16 Host talks 4:28 Nels Cline “The Bag" Consentrik Quartet (Blue Note) 6:04 Host talks 10:58 Sophie Lüssi “Orpheuspotter" Atlantic Puffin (ezz-thetics) 13:09 Koi Kingdom “Ark" Koi ...
Continue ReadingMike McClelland Rm 210: You'll Hear It: The Music of Bob Fenton
by Pierre Giroux
The Mike McClelland Quartet in this release has adopted the title of Mike McClelland Rm 210, led by McClelland on drums and joined by a stellar trio of Toronto musicians, including Mike Murley on tenor and soprano saxophones, Reg Schwager on guitar, and bassist Neil Swainson. The band pays a heartfelt tribute to pianist and composer Bob Fenton with You'll Hear It-- The Music of Bob Fenton . Fenton left an indelible mark on the Toronto jazz scene, ...
Continue ReadingMiles Runs The Voodoo Down
by Ronald Bremner
Miles boils his bitches brew in a night of worlds much blacker than black His demons and angels let out slack for pharaohs dancing into the true Miles runs the voodoo down and serves it up with the taste of free for those whose spirits would otherwise drown without such wild, mad sanctuary. ...
Continue ReadingA Little Rain In Arkansas
by George Wallace
Professor fear & his longhair piano sat on the bandstand he was just about to play some boogie-woogie when somebody fresh from pontchartrain with a three-piece suit walked in--did you see that thing go down, bartender? Walked right in & the door slapped shut tight as a tornado behind him a man in a three piece suit & he walked right up to ruby (some people called her needle of smoke) who was addicted to jazz & yes he was a handsome man, a blues pantomime, ...
Continue ReadingMary Halvorson & Sylvie Courvoisier: Bone Bells And The Art Of Surprise
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines On two artists who've taken the piano-guitar duo to bold new places. Sylvie Courvoisier and Mary Halvorson . These two players come from different worlds: Sylvie from European classical traditions and Mary from experimental jazz guitar circles. But when they join forces, something magical happens. Their music shifts from delicate to eruptive, structured to spontaneous, with a shared musical language they've built over nearly a decade. The record Bone Bells (Pyroclastic, 2025) ...
Continue ReadingProject Z: Rainbow
by Mike Jacobs
From the late Ricky Keller's pensive introductory piano motif to Jimmy Herring's rare acoustic workout, to the Reverend Oliver Wells' jubilant piano out-solo, “Rainbow," the Jeff Sipe (aka Apt. Q258)-penned 9/8 vehicle, is a Project Z ride well worth taking. ...
Continue ReadingEugenia Choe: So We Speak
by Dan McClenaghan
New York-based pianist Eugenia Choe's first two trio albums on SteepleChase Records, 2016's Magic Light (review here) and 2018's Verdfant Green (review here), featured her trio with bassist Danny Weller and drummer Alex Wyatt. For her third album release, So We Speak, Choe goes with a trio once again, this time teaming with vibraphonist Yuhan Su and vocalist Song Yi Jeon. The result is less the traditional jazz trio mood of her debut and its follow up, and more of ...
Continue ReadingOnilu: Estuary Stew
by Carl Medsker
The trio Onilu (which means drummers in the Yoruba language) utilizes a dizzying array of percussion instruments. Shekere, mbira, congas, batá drums, cajóns, alfaia, clave, clay drums, tympani, various idiophones, guagua, tongue drum, vibraphone, marimba and both electro-acoustic and standard drum kits are employed. Although used sparingly, a piano is also embraced as a valid member. Joe Chambers, Kevin Diehl and Chad Taylor blend their considerable talents and expert knowledge of Afro-Cuban and West African cultures and traditions ...
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