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Nicholas Payton: Triune
by Fran Kursztejn
The multi-hyphenate Nicholas Payton premieres a new trio, recording alongside eccentric bassist Esperanza Spalding and straight-ahead luminary Karriem Riggins, a roster enough to whet any forward-thinking listener's appetites. Payton, beyond his wildly successful sideman stints with Oscar Peterson, Mulgrew Miller and Milt Jackson, has also made great strides to define his own worldly, idiosyncratic style as leader and solo artist, drawing from both his bopping lineage and the moodier, atmospheric ambitions of his peers. He parades confidently through no-nonsense bop ...
Continue ReadingEsperanza Spalding’s Prismid Sanctuary
by Sage Bava
Esperanza Spalding, has long been known for creating music with purpose, work that not only pushes the boundaries of jazz but also responds to deeper cultural and ecological needs. That same spirit now infuses her work with Prismid Sanctuary, the arts and ecology hub she co-directs in Portland, Oregon. Prismid is being rebuilt as a community-driven space where artists, culture-bearers and ecological practitioners can come together in a sustainable, reciprocal relationship with the land. True to her love ...
Continue ReadingMilton Nascimaento & Esperanza Spalding, Plus Andrew Bird, Andy Statman, Riccardo Tesi And Much More From Around The World
by Cliff Furnald
Esperanza Spalding with Antonio Brown Dance At Benaroya Hall
by Paul Rauch
Esperanza Spalding with Antonio Brown Dance Benaroya Hall Seattle, WA August 4, 2024 Attending a concert usually is accompanied by familiarity with the performing artist, as well as familiarity with the works they are currently presenting on their tour. For the Seattle stop on bassist /composer Esperanza Spalding's current tour, familiarity seemed to be a factor replaced by mystery. In conversations around the grand lobby of Benaroya Hall, the city's symphony hall, jazz fans and ...
Continue ReadingMilton Nascimento / Esperanza Spalding: Milton + esperanza
by Chris May
Sometimes the semiology around an album can tell you more about it than any amount of words attempting to describe the music itself. And the semiology around Milton + esperanza is eloquent. It begins with the overlap with another summer 2024 release, Wayne Shorter's magical double-album Celebration Volume 1 (Blue Note), a previously unreleased recording of Shorter's Quartet in concert in 2014, with liner notes written by Shorter's wife Carolina. Now consider the overlap. Wayne Shorter recorded with ...
Continue ReadingShabaka Hutchings: Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace
by Chris May
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes ... Since signing with with Impulse! in 2018, Shabaka Hutchings has become best known for his incendiary work on tenor saxophone with Sons Of Kemet, The Comet Is Coming and Shabaka & The Ancestors. Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace marks the start of a gentler, more instrospective phase in his music making. The trigger came during the pandemic, when Hutchings fell in love with the Japanese shakuhachi flute. The quietly spoken instrument first edged itself ...
Continue ReadingSing, Sing a Song
by Patrick Burnette
Time for an all-singing, no-dancing, some joke-telling show featuring four female vocalists. We've got three brand newish releases and one catalogue item which, given it debuted after we were out of college, is making us feel old. Like everything else. Tune in to find out which Grammy Winner™ we annoy. Playlist Discussion of Holly Cole's album Blame It On My Youth (Manhattan) 2:04 Discussion of Lizzie Thomas' album Duo Encounters (Dot Time) 17:15 Discussion of Nadia Washington's album ...
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