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Willy Rodriguez, Mark Turner, and Emma Rawicz

by Jerome Wilson
July 15, 2026

The featured musicians in this episode include Willy Rodriguez, Mark Turner, Chris Connor, and Emma Rawicz. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Chris Connor “Trouble is a Man" from This is Chris (Bethlehem) 00:58 Tiziana Bacchetta “Born to be Blue" from Parole Confuse (Philology) 3:50 Kelly Green “Milestones / Here and There" from Eat Your Greens (Self-Produced) 9:10 Host ...

Album Review

Willy Rodriguez: In The Unknown (I Will Find You)

Read "In The Unknown (I Will Find You)" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro
July 2, 2026

Il batterista portoricano Willy Rodriguez, ormai newyorchese d'adozione, dirige in questo che è il secondo album a sua firma un trio anomalo, ma neanche troppo, con una tastiera in luogo del più canonico contrabbasso (bassless, come si dice), generando una musica scura (però anche qui solo fino a un certo punto) in cui appare decisivo l'apporto del sax--soprattutto tenore--di Ingrid Laubrock, da tempo ai vertici assoluti del tenorismo (quanto meno) contemporaneo, musicista affidabilissima che sembra proprio trattare la materia che ...

Album Review

Willy Rodriguez: In The Unknown (I Will Find You)

Read "In The Unknown (I Will Find You)" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
March 13, 2026

There are recordings that announce themselves with polish and calculation, and there are those born of necessity. In the Unknown (I Will Find You) by drummer Willy Rodriguez clearly falls into the latter category; a heartfelt reflection on absence, memory, and the unseen threads that connect us beyond time. Recorded at the esteemed Rudy Van Gelder Studio, the album carries the echoes of that room's storied history without relying on it. Rodriguez's choice to omit the bass is not just ...