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Chad Fowler is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, improviser, author, and label owner. He co-leads the avant-garde group Dopolarians, whose first record featured Kidd Jordan, Alvin Fielder, and William Parker. He has played and recorded with artists such as William Parker, Brian Blade, Matthew Shipp, Ivo Perelman, Rufus Reid, Reggie Workman, and Andrew Cyrille.

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Memphis Mandala

By Art Edmaiston

Label: Mahakala Music
Released: 2026
Track listing: Open The Gates; Room For Three; Rattling The Chains; Transportation Awaits; Hear The Call; Now Boarding; Hearts & Flowers; Last Glimpse And Final Exhalation.

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Polkadots & Moonbeams

By Chad Fowler / Eri Yamamoto

Label: Mahakala Music
Released: 2026
Track listing: Ash; Midnight Mourning Morning Mirth; When You Die You Become Sentient Energy; Russian Dragon; The Things We'll Miss; He Always Knew He'd Be A Preacher; We Can't Dance, Can We?; Polkadots & Moonbeams.

Article: Album Review

Chad Fowler / Eri Yamamoto: Polkadots & Moonbeams

Read "Polkadots & Moonbeams" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
September 29, 2026

Some of the finest duo recordings give the listener the sensation of eavesdropping on an intimate encounter. The recordings of Tony Bennett and Bill Evans come to mind, as does the music of Billie Holiday and Lester Young. Polkadots & Moonbeams, by pianist Eri Yamamoto and saxophonist Chad Fowler, creates that same feeling. Although recorded in ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Stephan Crump, Amalie Dahl & Wadada Leo Smith

by Maurice Hogue
September 28, 2026

After considering whether or not he was now an empty-nesters--his two boys were not at home--bassist Stephan Crump started investigating the nesting practice of birds and eventually that began to inform his composing. His new striking album, Passerine, is the result. Master trumpet player Wadada Leo Smith's inspiration for his new Constellations And Hemispheres was the ...

Article: Album Review

Art Edmaiston & Chad Fowler: Memphis Mandala

Read "Memphis Mandala" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
April 7, 2026

Recorded live in Memphis, Memphis Mandala is led by Art Edmaiston on tenor and soprano saxophones, alongside Chad Fowler's work on stritch and flute. They are backed by a rhythm section that intuitively knows when to push the accelerator and when to let the engine idle in neutral. The result is collective improvisation--with two drummers--that feels ...

Article: Album Review

Art Edmaiston / Chad Fowler: Memphis Mandala

Read "Memphis Mandala" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
March 18, 2026

We often approach recordings as if they were live performances: fully present in the moment, deeply engaged, and then rarely revisited. Like a concert, the sounds drift into the ether, lingering in memory and, perhaps, subtly reshaping the listener's internal landscape. Yet Memphis Mandala, the 2024 live collaboration between saxophonists Art Edmaiston and Chad ...

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Steve Hirsh: Root Causes

Read "Root Causes" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
April 28, 2025

Although Steve Hirsh's name appears on the masthead of Root Causes, you might not immediately recognize it as a drummer-led recording. Unlike the unmistakable leadership of Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, and Tony Williams, Hirsh leads with subtlety, functioning more as a selfless, responsive collaborator than a dominant force. The album features a classic piano ...

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Embracing the Unknown

By Ivo Perelman

Label: Mahakala Music
Released: 2024
Track listing: Embracing the Unknown; Soul Searching; Self-Reflection; Introspection; Self-Analysis; Self- Fulfillment; Self-Contemplation.

Article: We Travel the Spaceways

Ivo Perelman: What A Year In Music

by Mark Corroto
September 29, 2024

There is an adage in the music world that one is damned to be a completist. Ever since performances have been captured on cylinders, records, and now digitally, music devotees have endeavored to collect entire catalogs of their favorite musicians or ensembles. Think about the obsessive hunters of 78 rpm blues records from backwoods artists of ...