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Resistance! Music for these times from Ivanna Cuesta with Kris Davis, Jason Kao Huang, Caroline Davis and Robert Glasper

by Hobart Taylor
Music that's brave and beautiful from Caroline Davis, Jason Kao Hwang, Robert Glasper and introducing Ivanna Cuesta!Playlist Jason Kao Hwang Spin Fast and Burn" from Myths of Origin (True Sound Recordings) 00:00 Caroline Davis synchronize my body where my mind has always been" from Alula Captivity (Ropeadope) 3:20 Caroline Davis Nicole Mitchell Nappy Nina City Flora" from Portals Volume 2 Returning (Intakt) 11:07 Host Speaks 16:15 Robert Glasper Madiba" from Code Derivations (Concord) 18:18 La Tanya Hall Azure ...
Continue ReadingIvanna Cuesta, Phillip Golub, Tony Moreno, 9 Horses & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
A compelling playlist thanks to two generations of drummers who get themselves in very good trouble addressing politics, the environment and our cultural past... plus plenty of strings and young talents.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Matt Wilson Happy Feet" Good Trouble (Palmetto) 0:16 Host talks 5:33 Ivanna Cuesta feat. Kris Davis, Ben Solomon, Max Ridley Humans vs Humans" A Letter to the Earth (Orenda) 7:18 Host talks ...
Continue ReadingIvanna Cuesta Gonzalez: A Letter To The Earth

by Mike Jurkovic
From the onset of its spiraling, corkscrew self, A Letter to the Earth finds two ever-emerging forces--pianist Kris Davis and drummer Ivanna Cuesta Gonzalez--locked into the mindset that home base (Earth) is screwed-up and (we) had better do something about it! Like yesterday. Gonzalez, hailing from the climate-buffeted Dominican Republic, knows firsthand of what she speaks. Revealing a hyper sense of self and her surroundings, she intuits the chaos and combat ahead. The pretty pictures of ...
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