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Mississippi 1955 Confessional

September 7, 2023

Album: Caught in the Rhythm
By Benjamin Boone
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 06:51

Article: Liner Notes

An open and revealing format for any artist, the jazz trio offers rewards on many levels. Left in veracious hands, there is a spacious pocket that can be filled by any number of rhythmic and harmonic ideas, not to mention a freedom in melodic phrases which don't have to be constrained by strict chordal structures. On ...

Article: Play This!

Chris Dahlgren: Cherubs Contemplating Tacky Bass Figurines In Heaven

by Mike Jacobs
August 8, 2023

This sublime track from bassist Chris Dahlgren is really a quasi-classical chamber miniature given the meterless/free treatment by some great jazz-minded musicians. And while the buzz-bassed, noise-meditative mid-section may be enough to throw off a few less-than-committed passengers, it also may be the perfect--if unlikely--foil that turns the whole 9+ minutes into something transcendent. Featuring Tim ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Matt Mitchell, Anti-Rubber Brain Factory & Nite Bjuti

by Maurice Hogue
May 1, 2023

Not much to say about Matt Mitchell, a true force in creative music. He continues to astound. He's returned to two earlier albums with different drummers on Oblong Aplomb, out on Out Of Your Head Records. It's a double, with Mitchell and Kate Gentile on one and Ches Smith on the second. French ensemble, Anti-Rubber Brain ...

Article: Live Review

Big Ears Festival 2023

by Mark Sullivan
April 17, 2023

Big Ears Festival Knoxville, Tennesse March 30-April 2, 2023 The second full edition after the pandemic found the Big Ears Festival still growing in attendance. Organizers responded by increasing the number of venues, including new ones like the Knoxville Civic Auditorium and ones that had not been used for some time, ...

Article: Live Review

Maria Schneider Orchestra at Hill Auditorium

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 21, 2023

Maria Schneider Orchestra Hill Auditorium 55th Performance of the 144th UMS Annual Season Ann Arbor, Michigan March 11, 2023 An independent thinker with a distinctive voice as a composer, Maria Schneider has been at the forefront of creative big band music for decades even as her recognition among casual jazz ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Tyshawn Sorey, Dave Liebman, The Bamboos, The Headhunters and Other New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 24, 2023

The funk of The Bamboos' ambitious symphonic project and The Headhunters' half-a-century celebration together with Sana Nagano's pandemic soundscape bookend an episode showcasing the wide-ranging work by—and collaboration among—Dave Liebman, Adam Rudolph and Tyshawn Sorey.Happy listening!PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 The Bamboos & The Melbourne ...

Article: Liner Notes

Yelena Eckemoff: I Am a Stranger in This World

by Mark Sullivan
January 22, 2023

Russian-born pianist/composer Yelena Eckemoff began setting verses from the Bible's Book of Psalms shortly after her conversion to Christianity, even before her emigration to the United States. But she waited until she had considerable experience working with jazz musicians before producing her jazz arrangements. They were first recorded on her album Better Than Gold and Silver ...

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A Midsummer Odyssey

By Randal Despommier

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Toka Voka Oka Boka; Igloo; Danny's Dream; BBC Blues; Mazurka; Dyningar; Silhouette; I Min Smala Säng; I Hope It's Spring for You.

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