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GEORGE: Looking for Consonance

Read "Looking for Consonance" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
October 26, 2026

The thing about George--named after George Floyd--is that it allows drummer John Hollenbeck to do almost anything he likes. On the group's second release, Looking for Consonance, he blends elements of prog, avant jazz, pop, ambient, folk, noise and more into an intoxicating, sometimes inscrutable, whole. To abet him in the project, he has recruited an unconventional electro-acoustic lineup of reedist Anna Webber, the vocals and synthesizers of Sarah Rossy and Chiquita Magic, all unchanged from the debut.

Album Review

GEORGE: Looking for Consonance

Read "Looking for Consonance" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
July 5, 2026

John Hollenbeck has spent much of the past three decades blurring the boundaries between jazz, chamber music and improvisation. A Grammy-nominated composer and bandleader known for his work with the Claudia Quintet and the John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble, he enters a new chapter with an electro-acoustic ensemble named after George Floyd. Its debut recording, Letters to George (Out of Your Head Records, 2023), introduced a socially-conscious aesthetic that Looking for Consonance further explores. Joined by saxophonist and flutist ...

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Ambrose Akinmusire: Honey From A Winter Stone

Read "Honey From A Winter Stone" reviewed by Frank Housh

by Frank Housh
February 21, 2025

Since his debut in 2008 at age 26, Ambrose Akinmusire has created a sapient body of work featuring some of the most unique and sophisticated sounds in contemporary music. His new release, honey from a winter stone is a dazzling kaleidoscope of jazz, hip-hop, and chamber music, as well as a commentary on the contemporary black experience. Akinmusire said, “[i]n many respects this entire work is inspired by and is an homage to the work of ...