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Published: 2010-05-13

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100 Years Of Django
182

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Noir Blue
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CocoNino
267

Published: 2010-03-10

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Plane Crash
161

Published: 2010-03-08

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Femina
239

Published: 2010-03-08

Kirk Knuffke
Amnesia Brown
465

Published: 2010-02-04

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Published: 2009-12-11

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238

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A Single Sky
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Published: 2009-12-03

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Published: 2009-11-15

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Mockingbird
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Published: 2009-06-10

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368

Published: 2009-06-03

Marc Ducret
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317

Published: 2009-05-16

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Published: 2009-04-19

Fast 'n' Bulbous
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250

Published: 2009-04-05

Reut Regev
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248

Published: 2009-03-18

Mike Osborne
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216

Published: 2009-03-17

Totem
Solar Forge
450

Published: 2009-02-16

Uri Caine Ensemble
The Othello Syndrome
383

Published: 2009-01-18

John Zorn
The Rain Horse
260

Published: 2008-12-17

Francisco Mela
Cirio
253

Published: 2008-12-16

Grant Calvin Weston
Nassira
488

Published: 2008-12-14

Ken Peplowski Gypsy Jazz Band
Gypsy Lamento
256

Published: 2008-12-04

Trevor Dunn
Four Films
266

Published: 2008-11-17

Kirk Knuffke Quartet
Bigwig
292

Published: 2008-11-16

Paolo Angeli / Evan Parker / Ned Rothenberg
Free Zone Appleby 2007
263

Published: 2008-10-11

Wayne Horvitz & Sweeter Than The Day
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356

Published: 2008-10-09

Oliver Lake Organ Trio
Makin' It
371

Published: 2008-10-06

John Zorn/George Lewis/Bill Frisell
News For Lulu
356

Published: 2008-09-13

Daniel Humair / Joachim Kuhn / Tony Malaby
Full Contact
270

Published: 2008-06-14

Dafnis Prieto
Taking the Soul for a Walk
193

Published: 2008-06-11

Marilyn Crispell
Vignettes
343

Published: 2008-06-10

Anthony Braxton/Joe Morris
Four Improvisations (Duo) 2007
169

Published: 2008-06-06

David "Fathead" Newman
Diamondhead
319

Published: 2008-05-04

Muhal Richard Abrams
Vision Towards Essence
210

Published: 2008-03-18

Keith Tippett
Viva La Black Live At Ruvo
230

Published: 2008-03-17

Bobby Sanabria
Big Band Urban Folktales
130

Published: 2008-03-12

Jane Ira Bloom
Mental Weather
303

Published: 2008-03-06

Ovary Lodge
Ovary Lodge
423

Published: 2008-01-08

Andy Bey
Ain't Necessarily So
299

Published: 2007-12-13

Steve Lehman
On Meaning
140

Published: 2007-12-12

Dupont T
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Published: 2007-11-06

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Published: 2018-05-10

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Published: 2018-04-02

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Published: 2018-03-25

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Published: 2018-03-17

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Published: 2018-02-27

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Published: 2018-02-22

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Published: 2018-02-17

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Hitch On 2017
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Published: 2018-01-17

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Published: 2017-12-30

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Published: 2017-12-21

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Jazz Jantar 2017
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Published: 2017-11-23

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1

Published: 2017-11-11

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Green Man 2017
1

Published: 2017-10-05

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Published: 2017-09-21

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WOMAD 2017
3

Published: 2017-09-14

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1

Published: 2017-07-02

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Creative Music Studio Spring Workshop 2017
1

Published: 2017-05-29

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Jazzkaar 2017
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Published: 2017-04-16

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Tallinn Music Week 2017
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Published: 2017-04-12

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Published: 2017-03-17

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Published: 2017-03-02

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Published: 2016-12-23

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Published: 2016-11-27

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Published: 2016-11-14

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Published: 2016-11-05

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Published: 2016-11-02

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Published: 2016-10-09

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Published: 2016-08-15

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WOMAD 2016
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Published: 2016-07-22

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Published: 2016-07-15

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Published: 2016-07-07

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Red Hook Jazz Festival 2016
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Published: 2016-05-31

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Published: 2016-04-14

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Published: 2016-03-13

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Published: 2015-12-17

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Published: 2015-11-26

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Published: 2015-10-20

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Published: 2015-10-12

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Published: 2015-09-20

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Published: 2015-08-27

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Published: 2015-08-07

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Fight The Big Bull

John Blum

Frank Vignola

Ken Peplowski

Gato Loco

Weasel Walter / Henry Kaiser / Damon Smith

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Dave Douglas

Michael Attias

Gerry Hemingway

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Herb Robertson / Mark Solborg

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Marc Ducret

Positive Catastrophe

Tom Hamilton / Bruce Eisenbeil

Fast 'n' Bulbous

Reut Regev

Mike Osborne

Totem

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Francisco Mela

Grant Calvin Weston

Ken Peplowski Gypsy Jazz Band

Trevor Dunn

Kirk Knuffke Quartet

Paolo Angeli / Evan Parker / Ned Rothenberg

Wayne Horvitz & Sweeter Than The Day

Oliver Lake Organ Trio

John Zorn/George Lewis/Bill Frisell

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Dafnis Prieto

Marilyn Crispell

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David "Fathead" Newman

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Keith Tippett

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Jane Ira Bloom

Ovary Lodge

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