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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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Angell & Crane: Angell & Crane

Read "Angell & Crane" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
November 18, 2024

Montreal-based artists Simon Angell and Tommy Crane make what they call “jazz-adjacent improvised music." Angell plays bass and guitars, along with synths. Crane crafts his sounds with drums and percussion, programming synths and a vibraphone. Mix in some vocalese by Sarah Rossy and alto sax and flute from Charlotte Greve and we have Angell & Crane, the debut album from the two leaders, culled from hours of taped sessions that have been curated, molded and pared down to an album's ...