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The Deep

The Deep

Joel Futterman, William Parker, Chad Fowler, Steve Hirsh
2022-08-04
6
Sleeping Cat

Sleeping Cat

Natsuki Tamura and Gato Libre
2022-08-01
12
Ciel-Cristal

Ciel-Cristal

Lionel Marchetti & Abdul Moimême
2022-07-29
17
Legacies for Our Grandchildren: Live in Hollywood 1995

Legacies for Our Grandchildren: Live in Hollywood 1995

Horace Tapscott Quintet
2022-07-19
20
Phantasma Trio Vol. 1

Phantasma Trio Vol. 1

Chris Coyle
2022-07-18
10
The Emerald Duets

The Emerald Duets

Wadada Leo Smith
2022-07-11
16
String Quartets Nos. 1-12

String Quartets Nos. 1-12

Wadada Leo Smith
2022-06-28
22
World Construct

World Construct

Matthew Shipp Trio
2022-06-01
24
Dream Like A Dogwood Wild Boy

Dream Like A Dogwood Wild Boy

Binker Golding
2022-05-31
10
Trio Plays Mingus

Trio Plays Mingus

Bayard, Hulett, Lomax
2022-05-27
13
Nuna

Nuna

David Virelles
2022-05-09
10
Interpret It Well

Interpret It Well

Ches Smith
2022-05-06
13
MBefore

MBefore

Michael Bisio Quartet
2022-04-26
19
Relative Motion

Relative Motion

David Bindman/Stefan Bauer/Michael Sarin
2022-04-23
11
The Post-Pluto Universe

The Post-Pluto Universe

L'Ensemble du Diable
2022-04-01
12
Disasters Vol. 1

Disasters Vol. 1

Mostly Other People Do the Killing
2022-03-13
12
Thread Of Light

Thread Of Light

Satoko Fujii & Joe Fonda
2022-03-12
7
Homages and Worlds

Homages and Worlds

Adam Berenson
2022-03-07
13
Summer Tree

Summer Tree

Natuski Tamura
2022-02-24
11
The Music of William Parker: Migration Of Silence Into And Out Of The Tone World, Volumes 1 – 10

The Music of William Parker: Migration Of Silence Into And Out Of The Tone World, Volumes 1 – 10

William Parker
2022-02-13
25
Feeding The Machine

Feeding The Machine

Binker & Moses
2022-02-11
16
The Flow of Everything

The Flow of Everything

Michael Bisio/Matthew Shipp
2022-02-02
17
Forfolks

Forfolks

Jeff Parker
2022-01-29
14
2 Blues For Cecil

2 Blues For Cecil

Andrew Cyrille, William Parker & Enrico Rava
2022-01-20
16
Inimitable

Inimitable

Michael Bisio
2022-01-16
24
Sara Schoenbeck

Sara Schoenbeck

Sara Schoenbeck
2021-12-09
12
Off the Record: Eccentric Music for Audio Hunters

Off the Record: Eccentric Music for Audio Hunters

Bo Van de Graaf
2021-12-04
8
Pendulum

Pendulum

Gordon Grdina
2021-12-02
8
The Chicago Symphonies

The Chicago Symphonies

Wadada Leo Smith's Great Lakes Quartet
2021-11-26
15
Assemblages

Assemblages

Adam Berenson, Scott Barnum & Bob Moses
2021-11-24
15
Codebreaker

Codebreaker

Matthew Shipp
2021-11-02
15
Aterraterr

Aterraterr

Giuseppe Doronzo & Pino Basile
2021-11-01
12
A Love Supine: Ascension into the Maelstrom

A Love Supine: Ascension into the Maelstrom

Allen Lowe
2021-10-31
18
Transition Zone

Transition Zone

Fred Lonberg-Holm, Abdul Moimême & Carlos Santos
2021-10-29
15
Once Upon A Time - Live in Avignon

Once Upon A Time - Live in Avignon

Eberhard Weber
2021-10-26
24
Dots - Works For Percussion and Woodwinds

Dots - Works For Percussion and Woodwinds

Roscoe Mitchell
2021-10-25
16
Piano Music

Piano Music

Satoko Fujii
2021-10-04
9
Overpass

Overpass

Marc Johnson
2021-10-01
15
Lumina

Lumina

Pedro Melo Alves
2021-09-21
9
Re-Union

Re-Union

William Parker - Matthew Shipp
2021-08-27
9
Better Times

Better Times

Wildflower
2021-08-15
14
Long Tall Sunshine

Long Tall Sunshine

Barry Altschul and the 3Dom Factor
2021-08-07
14
Socially Distanced Duos

Socially Distanced Duos

Jeff Pearring/Pearring Sound
2021-08-05
14
Reels

Reels

Matthew Shipp / Whit Dickey
2021-08-04
16
Koki Solo

Koki Solo

Natsuki Tamura
2021-07-17
9
Jazz Is Dead 8: Brian Jackson

Jazz Is Dead 8: Brian Jackson

Brian Jackson
2021-07-15
15
Voilà La Tendresse

Voilà La Tendresse

Step In
2021-06-28
14
Cool With That

Cool With That

East Axis
2021-06-22
13
MMBC Terma

MMBC Terma

Michael Bisio / MMBC
2021-06-16
16
Blue Vertical

Blue Vertical

Mario Pavone / Dialect Trio +1
2021-05-27
13
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Read "A Different Drummer, Pt. 7: Rudy Royston’s Higher Calling"

A Different Drummer, Pt. 7: Rudy Royston’s Higher Calling

Under the Radar | 2022-05-18
27
Read "Charu Suri: The Jazz Raga"

Charu Suri: The Jazz Raga

Under the Radar | 2022-03-28
35
Read "A Different Drummer, Pt. 6: Iberian Beats – Jorge Rossy & Pedro Melo Alves"

A Different Drummer, Pt. 6: Iberian Beats – Jorge Rossy &...

Under the Radar | 2022-01-20
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Read "Michael Robinson: Piano Improvisation Series"

Michael Robinson: Piano Improvisation Series

Multiple Reviews | 2022-01-10
23
Read "Karl Ackermann's Best Creative Music of 2021"

Karl Ackermann's Best Creative Music of 2021

Year in Review | 2021-12-14
23
Read "The Afro Algonquin Trio Live at Michiko Studios"

The Afro Algonquin Trio Live at Michiko Studios

Live Review | 2021-11-24
12
Read "Ill Considered - Reconsidered"

Ill Considered - Reconsidered

Under the Radar | 2021-11-09
38
Read "A Different Drummer, Part 5: Terri Lyne Carrington"

A Different Drummer, Part 5: Terri Lyne Carrington

Under the Radar | 2021-08-23
24
Read "Unconventional Instruments"

Unconventional Instruments

Building a Jazz Library | 2021-07-27
31
Read "A Different Drummer, Part 4: The Zildjian Legacy"

A Different Drummer, Part 4: The Zildjian Legacy

Under the Radar | 2021-06-24
44
Read "From Aimless to Activist, Bassist Kevin Ray Lands on Higher Ground"

From Aimless to Activist, Bassist Kevin Ray Lands on Higher...

Interview | 2021-06-07
19
Read "A Different Drummer, Part 3: Pino Basile & Mizuki Wildenhahn"

A Different Drummer, Part 3: Pino Basile & Mizuki Wildenhahn

Under the Radar | 2021-05-24
20
Read "Instrumental Duos"

Instrumental Duos

Building a Jazz Library | 2021-04-20
27
Read "A Different Drummer, Part 2: Royal Hartigan"

A Different Drummer, Part 2: Royal Hartigan

Under the Radar | 2021-03-30
41
Read "Seeing Jazz: The Photography of Luciano Rossetti"

Seeing Jazz: The Photography of Luciano Rossetti

In Pictures | 2021-03-11
43
Read "A Different Drummer, Part 1: Mark Lomax II and Mauricio Takara"

A Different Drummer, Part 1: Mark Lomax II and Mauricio Takara

Under the Radar | 2021-02-25
43
Read "Solo Recordings for Non-Traditionalists"

Solo Recordings for Non-Traditionalists

Building a Jazz Library | 2021-01-30
48
Read "The Word from Johannesburg, Part II: Brenda Sisane and The Art of Sunday"

The Word from Johannesburg, Part II: Brenda Sisane and The Art...

Under the Radar | 2021-01-11
44
Read "Karl Ackermann’s Best Releases of 2020"

Karl Ackermann’s Best Releases of 2020

Year in Review | 2020-12-09
33
Read "A Map of Jazz: Crossroads of Music and Human Rights"

A Map of Jazz: Crossroads of Music and Human Rights

Book Excerpts | 2020-11-03
13
Read "The Word from Johannesburg, Part I: Nduduzo Makhathini"

The Word from Johannesburg, Part I: Nduduzo Makhathini

Under the Radar | 2020-10-13
33
Read "The Rebel Festival"

The Rebel Festival

Under the Radar | 2020-08-12
28
Read "Women in Jazz, Pt. 3: The International Women in Jazz Organization"

Women in Jazz, Pt. 3: The International Women in Jazz...

Under the Radar | 2020-06-29
29
Read "Jazz in the Time of Pandemic"

Jazz in the Time of Pandemic

Under the Radar | 2020-04-09
39
Read "The Archive of Contemporary Music"

The Archive of Contemporary Music

Under the Radar | 2020-03-24
33
Read "Tales of The Mystic Order of the Jazz Obsessed - Jazz Societies, Part II"

Tales of The Mystic Order of the Jazz Obsessed - Jazz...

Under the Radar | 2020-01-30
33
Read "Karl Ackermann’s Best Releases of 2019"

Karl Ackermann’s Best Releases of 2019

Year in Review | 2019-12-15
38
Read "Jazz Societies, Part I: The Skipp Pearson Jazz Legacy Foundation"

Jazz Societies, Part I: The Skipp Pearson Jazz Legacy Foundation

Under the Radar | 2019-12-03
84
Read "The New Golden Age of Jazz Radio"

The New Golden Age of Jazz Radio

Under the Radar | 2019-09-30
48
Read "The Black Swan: A History of Race Records"

The Black Swan: A History of Race Records

Under the Radar | 2019-07-08
34
Read "Experimentalists: Talking with Adam Berenson, Dana Jessen, and Abdul Moimême"

Experimentalists: Talking with Adam Berenson, Dana Jessen, and...

Under the Radar | 2019-06-06
29
Read "Invisible Man: Willis Conover and The Jazz Hour"

Invisible Man: Willis Conover and The Jazz Hour

Under the Radar | 2019-04-30
30
Read "Women in Jazz, Pt. 2: The Girls From Piney Woods"

Women in Jazz, Pt. 2: The Girls From Piney Woods

Under the Radar | 2019-03-26
35
Read "Women in Jazz, Part 1: Early Innovators"

Women in Jazz, Part 1: Early Innovators

Under the Radar | 2019-02-04
40
Read "Big in Japan, Part 3: Satoko Fujii’s Year of Living Dangerously"

Big in Japan, Part 3: Satoko Fujii’s Year of Living...

Under the Radar | 2019-01-04
32
Read "Big in Japan, Part 2: Osaka & the Eri Yamamoto Connection"

Big in Japan, Part 2: Osaka & the Eri Yamamoto Connection

Under the Radar | 2018-12-04
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Read "Big in Japan: A History of Jazz in the Land of the Rising Sun, Part 1"

Big in Japan: A History of Jazz in the Land of the Rising Sun,...

Under the Radar | 2018-10-29
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Read "Blue Highways and Sweet Music: The Territory Bands, Part II"

Blue Highways and Sweet Music: The Territory Bands, Part II

Under the Radar | 2018-08-30
36
Read "Shipp / Lowe / Baker / Ray at Le Poisson Rouge"

Shipp / Lowe / Baker / Ray at Le Poisson Rouge

Live Review | 2018-08-13
12
Read "Blue Highways and Sweet Music: The Territory Bands, Part I"

Blue Highways and Sweet Music: The Territory Bands, Part I

Under the Radar | 2018-06-25
40
Read "State and Mainstream: The Jazz Ambassadors and the U.S. State Department"

State and Mainstream: The Jazz Ambassadors and the U.S. State...

Under the Radar | 2018-04-27
46
Read "Cecil Taylor: 1929-2018"

Cecil Taylor: 1929-2018

Profile | 2018-04-07
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Read "Culture Clubs: Part IV: When Jazz Met Europe"

Culture Clubs: Part IV: When Jazz Met Europe

Under the Radar | 2018-03-05
39
Read "Culture Clubs: A History of the U.S. Jazz Clubs, Part III: Kansas City, Philadelphia, Los Angeles & Beyond"

Culture Clubs: A History of the U.S. Jazz Clubs, Part III:...

Under the Radar | 2018-01-06
48
Read "Karl Ackermann's Best Releases of 2017"

Karl Ackermann's Best Releases of 2017

Year in Review | 2017-12-08
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Read "Culture Clubs: A History of the U.S. Jazz Clubs, Part II: New York"

Culture Clubs: A History of the U.S. Jazz Clubs, Part II: New...

Under the Radar | 2017-11-07
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Read "Culture Clubs: A History of the U.S. Jazz Clubs, Part I: New Orleans and Chicago"

Culture Clubs: A History of the U.S. Jazz Clubs, Part I: New...

Under the Radar | 2017-09-29
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Read "Preserving the Cradle of Jazz: The New Orleans Jazz Museum"

Preserving the Cradle of Jazz: The New Orleans Jazz Museum

Under the Radar | 2017-08-04
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Read "Flame Keepers: National Jazz Museum in Harlem"

Flame Keepers: National Jazz Museum in Harlem

Under the Radar | 2017-06-28
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Read "The Politics of Dancing: Jazz and Protest, Part 2"

The Politics of Dancing: Jazz and Protest, Part 2

Under the Radar | 2017-05-05
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Read "Culture Clubs: Part IV: When Jazz Met Europe"

Culture Clubs: Part IV: When Jazz Met Europe

Under the Radar | 2018-03-05
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Read "State and Mainstream: The Jazz Ambassadors and the U.S. State Department"

State and Mainstream: The Jazz Ambassadors and the U.S. State Department

Under the Radar | 2018-04-27
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Read "Culture Clubs: A History of the U.S. Jazz Clubs, Part III: Kansas City, Philadelphia, Los Angeles & Beyond"

Culture Clubs: A History of the U.S. Jazz Clubs, Part III: Kansas City, Philadelphia, Los Angeles & Beyond

Under the Radar | 2018-01-06
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Read "Culture Clubs: A History of the U.S. Jazz Clubs, Part I: New Orleans and Chicago"

Culture Clubs: A History of the U.S. Jazz Clubs, Part I: New Orleans and Chicago

Under the Radar | 2017-09-29
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Read "Culture Clubs: A History of the U.S. Jazz Clubs, Part II: New York"

Culture Clubs: A History of the U.S. Jazz Clubs, Part II: New York

Under the Radar | 2017-11-07
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Read "Jazz Education: The Next Generation, Part 2"

Jazz Education: The Next Generation, Part 2

Under the Radar | 2017-02-09
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Read "Preserving the Cradle of Jazz: The New Orleans Jazz Museum"

Preserving the Cradle of Jazz: The New Orleans Jazz Museum

Under the Radar | 2017-08-04
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Read "Blue Highways and Sweet Music: The Territory Bands, Part II"

Blue Highways and Sweet Music: The Territory Bands, Part II

Under the Radar | 2018-08-30
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Read "Flame Keepers: National Jazz Museum in Harlem"

Flame Keepers: National Jazz Museum in Harlem

Under the Radar | 2017-06-28
78
Read "Cecil Taylor: 1929-2018"

Cecil Taylor: 1929-2018

Profile | 2018-04-07
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Read "Big in Japan: A History of Jazz in the Land of the Rising Sun, Part 1"

Big in Japan: A History of Jazz in the Land of the Rising Sun, Part 1

Under the Radar | 2018-10-29
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Read "The Politics of Dancing: Jazz and Protest, Part 1"

The Politics of Dancing: Jazz and Protest, Part 1

Under the Radar | 2017-03-20
77
Read "The Politics of Dancing: Jazz and Protest, Part 2"

The Politics of Dancing: Jazz and Protest, Part 2

Under the Radar | 2017-05-05
51
Read "Jazz Education: The Next Generation, Part 1"

Jazz Education: The Next Generation, Part 1

Under the Radar | 2016-12-30
117
Read "Blue Highways and Sweet Music: The Territory Bands, Part I"

Blue Highways and Sweet Music: The Territory Bands, Part I

Under the Radar | 2018-06-25
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Read "Women in Jazz, Part 1: Early Innovators"

Women in Jazz, Part 1: Early Innovators

Under the Radar | 2019-02-04
40
Read "Big in Japan, Part 3: Satoko Fujii’s Year of Living Dangerously"

Big in Japan, Part 3: Satoko Fujii’s Year of Living Dangerously

Under the Radar | 2019-01-04
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Read "Women in Jazz, Pt. 2: The Girls From Piney Woods"

Women in Jazz, Pt. 2: The Girls From Piney Woods

Under the Radar | 2019-03-26
35
Read "Big in Japan, Part 2: Osaka & the Eri Yamamoto Connection"

Big in Japan, Part 2: Osaka & the Eri Yamamoto Connection

Under the Radar | 2018-12-04
31
Read "Invisible Man: Willis Conover and The Jazz Hour"

Invisible Man: Willis Conover and The Jazz Hour

Under the Radar | 2019-04-30
30
Read "Experimentalists: Talking with Adam Berenson, Dana Jessen, and Abdul Moimême"

Experimentalists: Talking with Adam Berenson, Dana Jessen, and Abdul Moimême

Under the Radar | 2019-06-06
29
Read "Dai Liang, aka A Bu: Beijing Prodigy"

Dai Liang, aka A Bu: Beijing Prodigy

Under the Radar | 2016-11-17
30
Read "The Black Swan: A History of Race Records"

The Black Swan: A History of Race Records

Under the Radar | 2019-07-08
34
Read "After The Fall"

Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnette: After The Fall

Album Review | 2018-02-13
33
Read "Shipp / Lowe / Baker / Ray at Le Poisson Rouge"

Shipp / Lowe / Baker / Ray at Le Poisson Rouge

Live Review | 2018-08-13
12
Read "Ravensburg"

Mathias Eick: Ravensburg

Album Review | 2018-02-16
21
Read "East River"

PLS.trio: East River

Album Review | 2015-02-22
190
Read "An Evil Clown and a Leap of Faith"

An Evil Clown and a Leap of Faith

Under the Radar | 2016-10-07
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Read "La Fenice"

Keith Jarrett: La Fenice

Album Review | 2018-10-10
17
Read "e.s.t. live in london"

Esbjorn Svensson Trio: e.s.t. live in london

Album Review | 2018-05-01
30
Read "The Ludwigsburg Concert"

Lyle Mays Quartet: The Ludwigsburg Concert

Album Review | 2016-02-26
42
Read "Some Other Time: The Lost Session From the Black Forest"

Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez and Jack DeJohnette: Some Other Time: The Lost Session From the Black Forest

Album Review | 2016-04-27
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Read "In Movement"

Jack DeJohnette/Ravi Coltrane/Matthew Garrison: In Movement

Album Review | 2016-05-04
28
Read "A Multitude of Angels"

Keith Jarrett: A Multitude of Angels

Album Review | 2016-11-30
52
Read "A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke"

Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith: A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke

Album Review | 2016-03-09
32
Read "Standards"

Seal: Standards

Album Review | 2017-11-16
34
Read "Karl Ackermann's Best Releases of 2017"

Karl Ackermann's Best Releases of 2017

Year in Review | 2017-12-08
36
Read "Continuum"

Nik Bärtsch's Mobile: Continuum

Album Review | 2016-03-31
34
Read "Synovial Joints"

Steve Coleman and the Council of Balance: Synovial Joints

Album Review | 2015-04-17
35
Read "You’ve Been Watching Me"

Tim Berne's Snakeoil: You’ve Been Watching Me

Album Review | 2015-04-10
44
Read "Far From Over"

Vijay Iyer Sextet: Far From Over

Album Review | 2017-08-13
44
Read "We Want Miles (Bonus Track Version)"

Miles Davis: We Want Miles (Bonus Track Version)

Album Review | 2014-03-26
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Read "In-House Science"

Arild Andersen/Paolo Vinaccia/Tommy Smith: In-House Science

Album Review | 2018-03-09
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Read "Love & Peace"

Joachim Kuhn: Love & Peace

Album Review | 2018-02-20
24
Read "Hoodman's Blind"

Arshak Sirunyan: Hoodman's Blind

Album Review | 2014-02-06
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Read "Provenance"

Bjorn Meyer: Provenance

Album Review | 2017-11-17
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Read "Nightfall"

Till Brönner / Dieter Ilg: Nightfall

Album Review | 2018-10-01
11
Read "Tangents"

Gary Peacock Trio: Tangents

Album Review | 2017-08-28
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Read "Ellipse"

Stefano Travaglini: Ellipse

Album Review | 2017-12-04
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Read "The Bell"

Ches Smith with Craig Taborn and Mat Maneri: The Bell

Album Review | 2016-01-10
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