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John Pietaro's Best In Jazz And New Music 2021
ByArtists will make art—and have. The outcome of this year's anxious output has been something special, and this much we can revel in. And should.
And then going forward, let's simply close out anyone who selfishly risks YOUR life and the lives, health and lifestyles of everyone around us. The arts are about healing and such ignorant, self-centered arrogance should not be tolerated by artists and art-lovers of conscience.
Now then, the following is my personal best by category.
Musicians
alto saxophone: David Lee Jones / Darius Jones / Devin Brahja Waldmantenor saxophone: James Brandon Lewis / Andrew Lamb
baritone saxophone: Claire Daley / Dave Sewelson / Gary Smulyan
flute: Nicole Mitchell / Cheryl Pyle
trumpet: Kirk Knuffke / Mac Gollehon / Ingrid Jensen
trombone: Steve Swell / Chris McIntyre
violin: Sam Bardfeld / Sarah Bernstein / Gwen Laster
viola: Melanie Dyer / Joanna Mattrey
cello: Lester St Louis
acoustic guitar: Stephane Wrembel
electric guitar: Aurelien Budyack / Vernon Reid / Bill Frisell
upright bass: Ken Filiano / William Parker / Cameron Brown
electric bass: Jamaaladeen Tacuma / Bill Laswell / Steve Swallow
piano: Vijay Iyer / Helen Sung / Mara Rosenbloom
drums: Ches Smith / Hamid Drake / Cindy Blackman-Santana
percussion: Warren Smith / Bobby Sanabria
vibraphone: Joel Ross
multi-instrumentalist: Elliot Sharp / Daniel Carter
vocals: Sheila Jordan / Fay Victor
spoken word: Anne Waldman / Patricia Smith / Ngoma Hill
Miscellaneous Instruments
banjo: Brandon Seabrook / Arnt Arntzenharp: Zeena Parkins
washboard: Newman Taylor Baker
laptop: Ikue Mori
Up-and-Comers
Lee Odom (soprano saxophone)Luke Stewart (upright and electric bass)
Large Ensembles
Mingus Big Band / Afro-Yaqui Music Collective / Maria Schneider OrchestraSmall Groups
Three Layer Cake / Ceramic Dog / The FringeConcerts of the Year
- Mingus Big Band, November 19, the Django at the Roxy Hotel, NYC
- Anne Waldman (with William Parker and James Brandon Lewis), September 30, First Unitarian Universalist Church of Brooklyn
- Andrew Lamb's Circadian Spheres of Light Project, December 1, Roulette, Brooklyn NY
- Ceramic Dog/the Messthetics, October 2, the Bell House, Brooklyn NY
Comebacks of the Year
Bush Tetras, November 13, Le Poisson Rouge / Ivan Julian-new album and performanceLifetime Achievement
Warren Smith / Sheila Jordan / Dick Griffin / Legs McNeilVenues
Manhattan: Le Poisson Rouge, Clemente Soto Velez Center, The Django
Brooklyn: Roulette, Barbes, Mama TriedRecord Labels
ESP-Disk / Rare Noise / 577New Album Releases
Ceramic Dog, Hope (Northern Spy)
James Brandon Lewis / Red Lily Quintet, Jesup Wagon (Tao Forms)
Three Layer Cake, Stove Top (Rare Noise)
Benjamin Boone, The Poets Are Gathering (Origin)
New Muse 4Tet, Blue Lotus (Muffymarie)
Sarah Bernstein, Exolinger (577)
Francisco Mela featuring Matthew Shipp and William Parker, Music Frees Our Souls (577)Solo Album
Sarah Bernstein, Exolinger (577)Unearthed Gem
Sheila Jordan: Comes Love (Capri)Boxed Sets
Bush Tetras, Rhythm and Paranoia (Wharf Cat)Radio Station (broadcast)
WFMU-FM / WKCR-FMRadio Station (streaming)
Give The Drummer (WFMU.org)
Sheena's Jungle Room (WFMU.org)
Maker Park Radio (MakerParkRadio.NYC)
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Year in Review
John Pietaro
David Lee Jones
Darius Jones
Devin Brahja Waldman
James Brandon Lewis
Andrew Lamb
Claire Daley
Dave Sewelson
Gary Smulyan
Nicole Mitchell
Cheryl Pyle
Kirk Knufke
Mac Gollehon
Ingrid Jensen
Steve Swell
Chris McIntyre
Sam Bardfield
Sarah Bernstein
Gwen Laster
Melanie Dyer
Joanna Mattrey
Lester St. Louis
STEPHANE WREMBEL
Aurelien Budyack
Vernon Reid
Bill Frisell
Ken Filiano
William Parker
Cameron Brown
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Bill Laswell
Steve Swallow
Vijay Iyer
Helen Sung
Mara Rosenbloom
Ches Smith
Hamid Drake
Cindy Blackman-Santana
Warren Smith
Bobby Sanabria
Joel Ross
Elliot Sharp
Daniel Carter
Sheila Jordan
Fay Victor
Anne Waldman
Patricia Smith
NGOMA HILL
Brandon Seabrook
Arnt Arntzen
Zeena Parkins
Newman Taylor Baker
Ikue Mori
Lee Odom
Luke Stewart
Maria Schneider
Dick Griffin
Legs McNeil
Benjamin Boone
Francisco Mela
Matthew Shipp