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Kateryna Ziabliuk: 23 Ways To Forget Oneself
by Ian Patterson
The cryptically titled “23 Ways To Forget Oneself" will, if given the attention it deserves, spirit the listener away from their daily concerns--perhaps even forgetting themselves along the way--for just under nine minutes. Kateryna Ziabliuk works her keys like a sculptor, chiseling surely but steadily, gradually revealing a form--her increasingly fluid lines tinged with Ukrainian folk melodies, and briefly tipping a wink to Thelonious Monk. There is something of Keith Jarrett in Ziabliuk's improvisation, the way her left hand maintains ...
Continue ReadingAriane Racicot: Danser avec le feu
by Dan McClenaghan
The piano trio is a tried and true jazz format. Art Tatum, Erroll Garner, Red Garland and Ahmad Jamal made their marks there. Also Bill Evans, Marc Copland and Brad Mehldau, and so many others. And let us not forget Fred Hersch and a hundred or so more. Some artists, feeling constrained by the limitations of the trio and wanting to push the boundaries with the addition of electricity, energy and the modernity of their own compositions take ...
Continue ReadingJamie Baum, Jon Irabagon, and Cassie Kinoshi
by Jerome Wilson
This show features recent releases by Jamie Baum, Jon Irabagon, and Cassie Kinoshi as well as older music by Geri Allen, George Cables, and Barry Altschul. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 George Cables “Up Jumped Spring" from You Don't Know Me (Kind of Blue) 00:49 Keith Jarrett “Straight No Chaser" from The Old Country (ECM) 4:50 Host Speaks ...
Continue ReadingSavina Yannatou / Barry Guy / Ramon Lopez / Floros Floridis: Kouarteto
by John Sharpe
Four seasoned improvisers unite to telling effect on Kouartéto. Their pedigrees go back a long way. Greek vocalist Savina Yannatou, English bassist Barry Guy and Spanish drummer Ramon Lopez have been colleagues in Guy's Blue Shroud Band for the past 14 years, though Attikos (Maya, 2010) documenting bassist and singer in tandem at Amsterdam's esteemed Bimhuis predates that. Clarinetist Floros Floridis' association with the singer stretches back further still, not surprising as he has been at the forefront of the ...
Continue ReadingTrumpeters Yazz Ahmed and Rachel Therrien, Guitarists Wes Montgomery and Nels Cline and AACM and PAPA artist Maia the Artiste
by Hobart Taylor
New Music from Yazz Ahmed, Nels Cline, Rachel Therrien and music and interview with AACM and PAPA artist Maia the Artiste.Playlist Wes Montgomery “Four on Six" from The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (Concord) 0:00 Nels Cline “ The Returning Angel" from Consentrik Quartet (Blue Note) 6:17 Host Speaks 11:37 Yazz Ahmed “Al Naddaha" from A Paradise In The Hold (Night Time Stories) 14:57 Artemis “ Footprints" from Arboresque (Blue Note) 22:54 The Hemphill Stringtet “Revue" from ...
Continue ReadingNick Hempton & Cory Weeds, Nanami Haruta, Jim Snidero, Rodney Whitaker and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Nick Hempton & Cory Weeds, Nanami Haruta, Jim Snidero, Coleman Mellett, Yellowjackets, Mark Scott lll, La Banda Ramirez, Rodney Whitaker, Brent Javis, Yuval Cohen, Chacho Ramirez, Josiah Boornazian, Billy Hart, Elaine Dame, Dimitri Nassar, Ben Markley, Ben Paterson, Richard Baratta, Dave Stryker, Darryl Yokley, MTB, Jeremy Pelt, Carl Allen, Fred Hersch, Joe Alterman, and more. Playlist Nick Hempton “Soy Califa" from Horns Locked (Cellar Music Group) 00:00 Nanami Haruta “Sister Rosa" from ...
Continue ReadingMoving On Music: Literal Magic
by Ian Patterson
2025 marks the 30th anniversary of Moving On Music (MOM), one of Ireland's finest music promotion companies. There will probably be little hoopla, no big party and probably not even a cake. Instead, it will be business as usual for the small but industrious team of four, and that means bringing the best music of all stripes to the island. Jazz, traditional Irish, folk, electronic, contemporary classical, indie-rock, choral... and plenty that slips between the ever-widening genre ...
Continue ReadingPosi-Tone Swingtet: In Jazz We Trust
by Dan Bilawsky
In the mid-'90s, when Posi-Tone released its first album, the recording industry landscape was completely different than it is today. Small independent labels were not the norm, every artist did not have their own imprint and Napster had yet to arrive to kick off the access revolution. It was, quite simply, a different world--one where label co-founder Marc Free was poised and able to transform a dream into reality by shining a light on established players deserving a closer look ...
Continue ReadingJon Cleary And The Absolute Monster Gentlemen: Go To The Mardi Gras
by Mike Jacobs
What better way to celebrate Fat Tuesday than with one of the reigning champion purveyors of that jazz/blues/funk gumbo the Crescent City is noted for. And even though it may be startling to learn that Mr. Cleary is a British expatriate, no one need check his papers. As this tune illustrates, his complete assimilation of the NOLA musical ethos is the only pedigree he needs. ...
Continue ReadingMathias Eick: Lullaby
by Jack Kenny
The prolific collaboration between Mathias Eick and ECM founder Manfred Eicher reveals a shared artistic vision that has reshaped contemporary jazz aesthetics. Eick's appearances on over a dozen ECM releases demonstrate Eicher's commitment to cultivating his distinctive sound--a muted, introspective trumpet approach that redefines jazz expression through restraint rather than virtuosic display. Mathias Eick's sound seeps into the consciousness. It does not ring out with a magnificent blare, the notes do not zing or soar. His trumpet sounds, ...
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