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Dream Manifest
by Karan Khosla
Dream Manifest: Theo Croker's Studio Invocation Theo Croker is a trumpeter whose career zigzags across genres and continents earning Grammy nominations, platinum credits, and a reputation for erasing boundaries. With Dream Manifest, he pushes farther than before: a studio album built on layers, detail, and a spirit of relentless curiosity and collaboration. For this album, Croker brought his touring band off the road and straight into the studio, in addition; he lined up guests from Gary Bartz and ...
Continue ReadingTheo Croker, Sarah Buechi, Jon Irabagon, Nicholas Payton and Anais Reno
by Hobart Taylor
New releases from Theo Croker, Jon Irabagon, Anais Reno and Nicholas Payton.Playlist Yuko Mabuchi “Tribute to my Homeland" from Quantum (SRG Jazz/Universal) 00:00 Satoko Fujii “ Aruku" from Dream a Dream (Libra) 9:08 Host Speaks 19:47 Jon Irabagon “At What Price Garlic" from Someone to Someone (Irabbagast) 21:09 James Brandon Lewis “Left Alone" from Abstraction is Deliverance (Intakt) 32:07 Host Speaks 41:18 Mali Obomsawin “Blood Quantum" from Sweeet Tooth (Out Of Your Head) 43:23 Nicholas Payton “A Smile ...
Continue ReadingJoey Alexander: Continuance
by Neil Duggan
At some point, even a child prodigy grows up. Now 20 years old, Balinese pianist, Joey Alexander has come long way from the six- year-old exposed to Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk and Bill Evans, the eight-year-old playing in front of Herbie Hancock and the ten-year-old winning improvisation competitions. It may be hard to believe but Continuance is his seventh release. Given his age, ability and meteoric rise, expectations are always high, perhaps unfairly so. In his expected progress ...
Continue ReadingBilly Valentine: Billy Valentine And The Universal Truth
by Angelo Leonardi
Dopo quarant'anni d'assenza dal mercato, l'etichetta Flying Dutchman torna con una produzione intensa e avvincente, che ci riporta ai suoi anni migliori. Protagonista è Billy Valentine, soul singer degli anni settanta tornato alla ribalta cinque anni fa (col sorprendente quanto ignorato Brit Eyed Soul) e qui accompagnato da formazioni che includono Jeff Parker, Joel Ross, Immanuel Wilkins, Pino Palladino, Theo Croker, Larry Goldings, Linda May Han Oh, e altri nomi di primo piano. Bob ...
Continue ReadingMark Sullivan's Best Jazz & Beyond Albums Of 2022
by Mark Sullivan
Another great year for recordings. The pandemic's influence faded, but several of the albums on my list were still created remotely. My picks leaned towards the experimental side: a bit more “beyond" than “jazz." I could have easily listed another ten albums released by ECM Records and Blue Note Records--to name two established labels I have always especially loved--which both had strong years. Here's to 2022, and Happy New Year! Theo Croker Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic ...
Continue ReadingTheo Croker: Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XII: Sketches of Miles
by Mark Sullivan
Let us just cut to the chase and say this is a terrific collection of live concert interpretations and arrangements of acoustic Miles Davis music, drawing from recordings originally released between 1956 and 1968. This period arguably includes his most beloved output, with a place in the hearts of most jazz fans. The first disc in the set focuses on the Miles Davis Quintet, as played by the Theo Croker Quartet. The second disc is devoted to Davis's large ensemble ...
Continue ReadingTheo Croker, Tigran Hamasyan, Camille Bertault, David Helbock & Other New Releases
by Ludovico Granvassu
Tributes to Miles and Mingus, Camille Bertault, Theo Croker, and the German label ACT Music are some of the threads of this playlist, which also features one of the most surprising albums of the year... but you have to listen to find out what that is... Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Theo Croker feat. Chris Dave “Cosmic Intercourse (Pt. II)" Love Quantum (Masterworks) 0:16 Host talks ...
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