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Brandon Lopez

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New York-based composer and bassist working at the fringes of jazz, free improvisation, noise and new music. His music has been praised as “brutal” (Chicago Reader) and “relentless” (The New York Times). From the New York Philharmonic's David Geffen Hall to the DIY basements of Brooklyn, Lopez has worked beside many luminaries of jazz, classical, poetry, and experimental music, including Fred Moten, John Zorn, Okkyung Lee, Ingrid Laubrock, Tony Malaby, Tyshawn Sorey, Bill Nace, Chris Potter, Edwin Torres, Tom Rainey, Cecilia Lopez, Sun Ra Arkestra, Susan Alcorn, Mette Rasmussen, and many others. As a 2019–2020 Artist in Residence at Roulette, Lopez will play with his trio consisting of Gerald Cleaver, & Steve Baczkowski, a 4tet adding Cecilia Lopez, as well as a solo performance and duet with Greg Kelley

Article: In Pictures

Jazz em Agosto 2026, Part 1

Read "Jazz em Agosto 2026, Part 1" reviewed by Petra Cvelbar

by Petra Cvelbar

The 42nd edition of Jazz em Agosto in Lisbon opened on July 31 with a solo concert by pianist Joachim Kühn. The second day featured a duo performance by David Maranha (organ) and Rodrigo Amado (tenor saxophone) at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Later, the action moved to the Open-Air Amphitheater in the Gulbenkian Garden, where the ...

Article: Live Review

Jazz em Agosto 2026

Read "Jazz em Agosto 2026" reviewed by Stefano Merighi

by Stefano Merighi

Jazz Em Agosto 2026 Fondazione Gulbenkian Lisbona 31 luglio-9 agosto 2026 È arrivata all'edizione 42 “Jazz Em Agosto," di scena negli spazi sontuosi della Fondazione Gulbenkian a Lisbona, sempre con la direzione artistica di Rui Neves. Ed è stata un'edizione all'insegna dell'eclettismo stilistico, dove il jazz continua ...

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Article: In Pictures

Vision Festival 2026, Part 2

Read "Vision Festival 2026, Part 2" reviewed by Luciano Rossetti

by Luciano Rossetti

More photos from the Vision Festival in New York City from June 22, 2026 to June 28, 2026 featuring William Hooker, Alan Braufman, Ahmed Abdullah, Dave Sewelson, Eri Yamamoto, Bobby Zankel, Chad Taylor, William Parker, Jason Kao Hwang, Taylor Ho Bynum, Steve Swell, Rob Brown, Whit Dickey, Matthew Shipp, Brandon Lopez, Ned Rothemberg, Sylvie Courvoisier, Nasheet ...

Album

Walkabout

By Rob Brown

Label: Mahakala Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: Microcosm; Zephyr; Neural Pathways; Tousled And Jostled.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, Thomas Morgan, Trio of Bloom & Monk

Read "Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, Thomas Morgan, Trio of Bloom & Monk" reviewed by Maurice Hogue

by Maurice Hogue

There's a bit of a celebratory tilt to this episode of One Man's Jazz as Boston's Revolutionary Snake Ensemble led by saxophonist Ken Field hits the 35-year mark with the release of Serpentine, the Dutch powerhouse Spinifex marks its 20th year of originality with the upcoming Maximus, and the whole jazz world celebrates the October 10th ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Fosterchild, Jim Black, Mathieu Donarier & Armaroli/Piccolo/Sharp

Read "Fosterchild, Jim Black, Mathieu Donarier & Armaroli/Piccolo/Sharp" reviewed by Maurice Hogue

by Maurice Hogue

Drummer Fabian Arends' quintet Fosterchild highlights this edition of One Man's Jazz with a killer of an album--Order At Agan Live. This German/Danish band of Arends, Kasper Tranberg on trumpet, Sebastian Gille on saxophone/clarinet, Jacob Anderskov on piano, and David Helm on bass exude power, energy and an original language throughout the music, recorded at the ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Marty Ehrlich's Trio Exaltation, Loot, Enemy & Cosmic Ear

Read "Marty Ehrlich's Trio Exaltation, Loot, Enemy & Cosmic Ear" reviewed by Maurice Hogue

by Maurice Hogue

The much respected woodwind master, Marty Ehrlich, has a thing about trios--he feels a trio is a perfect vehicle to get to the essential core of music. Ehrlich has fronted several great trios with the most recent being Trio Exaltation. The 2018 debut of that band with bassist John Hébert and drummer Nasheet Waits was met ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Ashley Jackson, Reginald Cyntje, Kevin Sun, Fred Moten and Brandon Lopez

Read "Ashley Jackson, Reginald Cyntje, Kevin Sun, Fred Moten and Brandon Lopez" reviewed by Cheryl K.

by Cheryl K.

During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, new music from harpist Ashley Jackson, trombonist Reginald Cyntje, vocalists Jackie Myers and Brittany Davis, two picks for Record Story Day (RSD), two selections from saxophonist Kevin Sun, and poet Don Paul. Playlist Gerry Mulligan “My Old Flame" from The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings ...

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Article: Album Review

Rob Brown: Walkabout

Read "Walkabout" reviewed by Fran Kursztejn

by Fran Kursztejn

Despite spending the majority of his career as a side man for William Parker and Matthew Shipp, Rob Brown is perhaps the most recognizable alto saxophonist on the East Coast. Recognizable not because he is famous (far from it), but simply because he is rather difficult to mistake. His sound is abrasive, bellowing and free, oozing ...


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