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Article: Album Review

Ivo Perelman: Brass And Ivory Tales

Read "Brass And Ivory Tales" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Archeologists and cultural anthropologists theorize early humans had some form of music appreciation. They listened to the sounds wind made as it passed through trees. The breeze sounded different passing through oak than it did fir trees, and the sound was altered whether it was spring or fall. Then there were the bird songs, the first ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

All New Sounds

Read "All New Sounds" reviewed by Bob Osborne


On this week's show we feature new music from Escribir, a first look at a massive new release from Ivo Perelman, experimental music from Javier Subatin, the cool sounds of the Montréal Jazz Trio, improvisation from John Edwards, N.O. Moore, Eddie Prévost, & Alan Wilkinson some prog jazz from Krokofant and fascinating duets from Jane Ira ...

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Article: Album Review

James Brandon Lewis Quartet: Code of Being

Read "Code of Being" reviewed by Troy Dostert


With each new release, tenor saxophone phenom James Brandon Lewis seems to raise his game even higher. He continues to craft ever more compelling compositions, with both lyrical intensity and conceptual rigor, and his sound on the tenor is just as noteworthy, mixing brawn with sensitivity in equal measure. It doesn't hurt that he has colleagues ...

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Article: In Pictures

Ai Confini tra Sardegna e Jazz 2021

Read "Ai Confini tra Sardegna e Jazz 2021" reviewed by Luciano Rossetti


A collection of photos from the Ai Confini tra Sardegna e Jazz in Sant'Anna Arresi, South Sardinia from August 30 to September 5, 2021, featuring Antonello Salis, Paolo Angeli, Hamid Drake, Aruan Ortiz, David Murray, Dudu Kouate, Silvia Bolognesi, James Brandon Lewis, Gunter Baby Sommer, Marco Colonna, Fabrizio Puglisi, Riccardo Pittau, piero Bittolo Bon, Brad Jones ...

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Article: Live Review

Ai Confini tra Sardegna e Jazz - XXXVI Edizione

Read "Ai Confini tra Sardegna e Jazz - XXXVI Edizione" reviewed by Paolo Peviani


Ai Confini tra Sardegna e Jazz Sant'Anna Arresi 7.8-8.9.2021 Trentaseiesima edizione del festival Ai Confini tra Sardegna e Jazz. La prima senza Basilio Sulis, creatore e visionario direttore artistico della manifestazione, scomparso lo scorso novembre e ricordato con una bella e affettuosa mostra fotografica curata dal nostro Luciano Rossetti.

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Article: Under the Radar

A Different Drummer, Part 5: Terri Lyne Carrington

Read "A Different Drummer, Part 5: Terri Lyne Carrington" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


In her 2003 Carnegie Mellon University paper Experience West African Drumming: A Study of West African Dance-Drumming and Women Drummers, Leslie Marie Mullins explains that drumming was explicitly the territory of male musicians in West Africa. Mullins reveals that several myths were employed to keep women and drums far apart. Among them, Ghanaian women were thought ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

The Tao Of Matthew Shipp

Read "The Tao Of Matthew Shipp" reviewed by Mark Corroto


To borrow a line from Mark Twain, the reports of Matthew Shipp's retirement have been greatly exaggerated. Some years back, the pianist announced his retirement from recording, only to make a comeback. The second time he reiterated that statement, he told us that be would only be touring and playing solo concerts. Not quite “The Boy ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Geri's Dance - The Geri Allen Songbook, Part 1

Read "Geri's Dance - The Geri Allen Songbook, Part 1" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


This week we celebrate the work of pianist Geri Allen whose contribution to the jazz world was cut short too early. The fruits of her legacy, however, have already been evident for some time. There are so many among today's pianists who are in their late 40s, from Jason Moran to Ethan Iverson, from Vijay Iyer ...

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Article: Building a Jazz Library

Instrumental Duos

Read "Instrumental Duos" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


The early days of jazz were not always harmonious. Converted dance orchestras often sounded like unbalanced acoustic junkyards; a single violin, cornet, trombone, clarinet, tuba, drums, banjo, and piano, all fighting for attention. The piano was meant to be the glue holding the shrill and boisterous elements together. In 1921 a prodigy pianist named Zez Confrey ...

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Label: Origin Records
Released: 2021
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