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Celebrating International Jazz

by Maurice Hogue
May 25, 2022

This is the playlist for the April 28th show--two days ahead of the International Jazz Day--so it's loaded up with music from artists from 16 different different countries. The entire last hour is entirely international, but then again, One Man's Jazz has been featuring such music and artists for several years now. Jazz doesn't need a passport! There are also some new releases sampled: from Alan Braufman, Jane Ira Bloom & Mark Helias, Matthew Shipp, Heroes Are Gang Leaders, Rex ...

Album Review

Heroes Are Gang Leaders: Flukum

Read "Flukum" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
February 22, 2018

Continua l'attività del collettivo artistico afro-americano Heroes Are Gang Leaders, fondato dal poeta Thomas Sayers Ellis e dal sassofonista James Brandon Lewis. Il clima espressivo ricorda simili esperienze degli anni sessanta e settanta senza essere strettamente legato all'estetica del free jazz; ricalca i precedente The Avant-Age Garde I AMs of the Gal Luxury e Highest Engines Near / Near Higher Engineers con una musica strettamente integrata al canto o alla recitazione di testi a contenuto sociale. I ...