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Marshall Allen's Ghost Horizons: Live in Philadelphia
by Mark Corroto
In 2025, the Collegium Cardinalium, or College of Cardinals--a body formed in the Middle Ages--convened a conclave in Rome to elect a new Pope for the Catholic Church. Nearly five centuries before the inception of such conclaves, Tibetan Buddhists established their own process of succession by searching for the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, often discovered ...
Eric Scott Reed: Out Late
by Neil Duggan
Prioritizing energy and passion over musical precision, pianist Eric Scott Reed recorded every track on his album Out Late as a first take, with all musicians performing together in one room. Nothing was added later--this old-style approach gives the recording its vintage feel. As Reed explains, “We rehearsed a song for a few minutes, and once ...
Ben Basile: Benergy
by Kyle Simpler
Musical performances often showcase more than just an artist's talent. Whenever musicians play, the audience gets hints at their influences as well, because it is not often easy to conceal the impact of musicians who have helped shape the sound. In many cases, the influences are specific players the artist studied while earning the craft. However, ...
Wheelhouse: House and Home
by Mark Corroto
Saxophonist, producer, composer, event organizer and label chief Dave Rempis circles back to one of his most essential ensembles. In 2012, Aerophonic Records released Boss of the Plains by the drummer-less trio of Rempis, vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz, and bassist Nate McBride. Formed in 2005, when McBride moved to Chicago from Boston, the trio spent ...
Giulia Barba: La grazia dell'informe
by Neri Pollastri
Costruito attorno a sei liriche tratte dal libro Al Buio, della poetessa Virginia Farina, nativa di Oristano ma da tempo residente a Bologna, questo breve (non arriva a mezz'ora) ma più che pregevole lavoro della sassofonista bolognese Giulia Barba si avvale della collaborazione di un organico di prim'ordine. Ne è infatti protagonista in primo ...
Louis Stewart: I Thought About You
by Ian Patterson
For jazz guitar fans, and for aficionados of Irish guitarist Louis Stewart in particular, the 2022 relaunch of '70s label Livia Records has been manna from heaven. This is the born-again label's fifth reissue of the great Dublin six-stringer's out-of-print recordings since the series launched with Stewart's other 1977 album Out on His Own (Livia Records, ...
José Gobbo Trio: Confluence
by Troy Dostert
Guitarist José Gobbo brought his background in Brazilian music and jazz to Iowa City in 2011, when he began a master's program at the University of Iowa. Since then, he has honed a compelling voice on his instrument, fusing the danceable rhythms of Brazilian folk forms with a more contemporary guitar sound. One of his central ...
Steve Bryant: New Town
by Kyle Simpler
Near the end of James Baldwin's short story, “Sonny's Blues," the narrator watches Sonny perform in a jazz club, where he describes the crowd as gathering around the piano while Sonny's fingers filled the air with life, his life. But that life contained so many others. In many ways, this description captures the essence of musicianship. ...
Andrea Ferrari: Liquid Walls
by Angelo Leonardi
È un percorso musicale in dieci tappe, questo di Andrea Ferrari e dei suoi partner, che simboleggia un viaggio immaginario tra altrettante società separate tra loro da confini (muri) meno netti di quanto si creda. Le distanze e le separazioni sono in realtà liquide, come evidenzia il titolo, e la musica intende esprimerlo in un percorso ...
Danny Grissett: Travelogue
by David Weiner
On Travelogue, pianist Danny Grissett leads a trio through a rich set of performances distinguished by his evocative themes, diverse song structures, and lovely, dancing approach to the keyboard. Grissett's inventive and highly interactive bandmates are drummer Bill Stewart and bassist Vicente Archer. This is the trio's third Grissett-led outing, and Archer has accompanied the pianist ...
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