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Mary Halvorson: About Ghosts
by Doug Collette
Since Mary Halvorson began her prolific affiliation with Nonesuch Records, she has refused to repeat herself except with a purpose. The simultaneous release of Amaryllis & Belladonna (Nonesuch Records, 2022) was the precursor to the expansive Cloudward (Nonesuch Records, 2024), while About Ghosts represents a retrenchment, albeit a productive one. On five of these eight cuts, the identical Amaryllis Sextet that appeared on the latter LP interacts smoothly with guest saxophonists Immanuel Wilkins and Brian Settles. Such synchrony ...
Continue ReadingMary Halvorson: About Ghosts
by Mike Jurkovic
It has become more than an urban legend that Brooklyn's genius-in-residence Mary Halvorson is supernaturally up to something. Some new route around something else. On her second resiliency test of the year--her first, the fiery Bone Bells (Pyroclastic, 2025) alongside hot-house pianist Sylvie Courvoisier still rattles the playlist--Halvorson's About Ghosts tells of wide open spaces with a wide open lens. Its intricate inner architecture is so comfortably ethereal that you sway freely within its charm and frenzy. About ...
Continue ReadingImmanuel Wilkins Quartet at The Triple Door
by Paul Rauch
Immanuel Wilkins Quartet The Triple Door Seattle, WA February 28, 2025 Alto saxophonist/composer Immanuel Wilkins burst onto the scene in 2020 with his premier Blue Note release, Omega. Straight out of Juilliard in New York, Wilkins was part of a collective of musicians corralled out of the school by the esteemed label, much in the way labels used to cruise the Gotham jazz club scene with ears open, hoping to find the next big ...
Continue ReadingMicah Thomas: Mountains
by Stefano Merighi
La prima traccia di Mountains, “Life," potrebbe suggerire un equivoco di fondo: un bel disco di jazz elegante, sgargiante nei colori, brillante nell'alternanza tra incedere orchestrale e voci individuali. Ma invece è solo l'incipit di un'opera ad alto tasso dialettico, che offre talmente tante soluzioni da frastornare. Micah Thomas (28 anni, ricordiamolo) ha già tutta la storia del jazz--e non solo--sotto le sue dita. E' un altro tra i numerosi pianisti e pianiste in grado di sintetizzare ogni ...
Continue ReadingImmanuel Wilkins, Mark Lockheart, Kenny Barron, Miguel Zenón & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Enjoy a set that revolves around the beauty of ensemble work.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Mark Lockheart “Morning Smiles" Smiling (Edition) 0:16 Host talks 7:35 Kit Downes “Full Dress (Live)" Reflex: Dr. Snap (Live) (BimHuis) 9:12 Host talks 16:13 Immanuel Wilkins “AFTERLIFE RESIDENCE TIME" Blues Blood (Blue Note) 17:44 Kenny Barron “The Nearness of You" Beyond This Place (Artwork) 26:22 Host talks 32:51 Out Of/Into “Synchrony" Motion ...
Continue ReadingOut Of/Into: Motion I
by Mike Jurkovic
Most supergroups happen and barely dent the dust. Despite those odds, one or two happen for a reason. That reason is Motion I by Out Of/Into. Formerly known as The Blue Note Quintet--pianist Gerald Clayton, alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, vibraphonist Joel Ross, drummer Kendrick Scott, and bassist Matt Brewer--hijack the lead track “Ofafrii" with a brazen romp of everything tuneful and tasty. Wilkins and Ross virtually ground the driving ethic while power-gliding above the whole enterprise. It is a hellion ride, considering ...
Continue ReadingImmanuel Wilkins, Carn Davidson 9, Joe Fonda and More
by Hobart Taylor
This show features new music from saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, Canada's Carn Davidson 9, Joe Fonda's tribute to Wadada Leo Smith featuring Smith and Satoko Fujii. Playlist Immanuel Wilkins “Afterlife Residence Time" from Blues Blood (Blue Note) 0:00 Carn Davidson 9 “Wonderment (For C.J.)" from Reverence (Self Produced) 8:39 Christine Jensen “Day Moon" Day Moon (Justin Time) 17:08 Host Speaks 25:49 Joe Fonda Wadada Leo Smith “Bright Light Opus #5" Eyes on the Horizon (Long Song) 27:14 Eva Novoa ...
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