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Bill Frisell

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Born in Baltimore, Bill Frisell played clarinet throughout his childhood in Denver, Colorado. His interest in guitar began with his exposure to pop music on the radio. Soon, the Chicago Blues became a passion through the work of Otis Rush, B.B. King, Paul Butterfield and Buddy Guy. In high school, he played in bands covering pop and soul classics, James Brown and other dance material. Later, Bill studied music at the University of Northern Colorado before attending Berklee College of Music in Boston where he studied with John Damian, Herb Pomeroy and Michael Gibbs. In 1978, Frisell moved for a year to Belgium where he concentrated on writing music

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In My Dreams

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Trapped in the Sky; When We Go: In My Dreams; Isfahan; Give Me a Home; Why?; Curtis (a year and a day); Hard Times; Again; Small Hands; Never Too Late; Home On The Range.

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Alive With Ghosts Today

Label: Edition Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Alive With Ghosts Today 1; Osawatomie Brown; The Heavens In Scarlet; This Earth Would Have No Charms For Me; Into Africa; Mine Eyes; Alive With Ghosts Today 2

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For All Your Flowers

Label: Newvelle Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Thank You For Taking Me There And Back; A Little Closer; Nowhere To Go; Further Down The Road; Here We Are; For All Your Flowers; Always Late, Always Listening; Baby; Please Continue; Behind The Mountain.

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Don't Forget Your Guitar

Label: AGS Recordings
Released: 2026
Track listing: I Know Now I Meant It Even Then - Emmanuel Michael and Tim Watson; Liebeslied - Wolfgang Muthspiel and Gilad Hekselman; E.Tennessee Blues - Grant Gordy and Ben Garnett; Waiting for the Raptor - Wendy Eisenberg and Anthony Pirog; Libreville - David Gilmore and Cecil Alexander; In My Life - Bill Frisell and Emmanuel Michael; The Ship Set Sail - Joel Harrison and Cindy Cashdollar; Don't Forget Your Guitar - Ben Monder and David Tronzo; Montana - Max Light and Greg Belisle-Chi; Lawns - Grant Gordy and Ben Garnett.

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Label: Newvelle Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 3:32

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Cassandra Wilson: Iconic Memories - Part 2

Read "Cassandra Wilson: Iconic Memories - Part 2" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


On one record, Cassandra Wilson could sound like the deepest Mississippi blues singer; on another, she could be immersed in the most advanced rhythmic ideas of M-Base; and then she could walk into an R&B session with Luther Vandross or The Roots and sound completely at home. This playlist only scratches the surface of that extraordinary ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Franklin Kiermyer, Pascal Niggenkemper & Lao Dan

Read "Franklin Kiermyer, Pascal Niggenkemper & Lao Dan" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


Follow the bouncing geographic ball in this episode as it lands on disparate places in the jazz universe, starting with ferocious yet spiritual drummer Franklin Kiermyer and his startling new release Scatter The Atoms That Remain. Kiermyer has long been associated with the spiritualism of the Coltranes, Pharoah Sanders, etc. and he's been spending much time ...

Article: Interview

Francesco Diodati in primo piano

Read "Francesco Diodati in primo piano" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Figura centrale da un decennio dei gruppi di Enrico Rava, Francesco Diodati è tra i più creativi chitarristi europei della sua generazione. Artista eclettico, sempre aperto a nuove esplorazioni, ha guidato due ensemble centrali del jazz italiano contemporaneo, Neko e Yellow Squeeds; ha anche fatto parte dei progetti di Bobby Previte, Matteo Bortone, Julien Pontvianne, Paolo ...

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Article: Album Review

Mike Lorenz: I'm Not There

Read "I'm Not There" reviewed by Andrew Hunter


Following a period of change, upheaval and reflection in his personal life, Mike Lorenz says that this record demonstrates a new approach for him, reflecting both his roots in jazz and the fact that he has been listening to a lot of songwriters; writers such as Jeff Tweedy and Elliott Smith. The opening track ...


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