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Dan Clucas

Further Into The Corner

By Dan Clucas

Label: Castor&Pollux Music
Released: 2026
Track listing: why am i dreaming of crime?; C listers serenade; derricks; i keep my glass ceiling polished to shine; better days/best days (for Sam Lay); second X; hit em with the hot foot; further down the road (for Robbie Steinhardt); double Richard; floss; three hearts (Toshiro Mifune); further into the corner (for Michael Till)

New Music From Robinson, Emmer, Irabagon And More

by Bob Osborne
March 12, 2026

This selection offers a sophisticated journey through the contemporary jazz landscape, seamlessly blending traditional virtuosity with avant-garde exploration. From the cinematic resonance of dedicated tributes to the intricate textures of improvisational duos, the collection showcases a diverse array of international talent and independent spirit. Whether moving through evocative, melancholic ballads or high-energy live performances, these tracks ...

The Alex Coke & Carl Michel Sextet, Frank Carlberg, and Sullivan Fortner

by Jerome Wilson
March 19, 2025

This show features recent music from the Alex Coke and Carl Michel Sextet, Sullivan Fortner, and Frank Carlberg plus older work from Devin Gray, Nucleus, and Joe Harriott. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Alex ...

Jeb Bishop, Pandelis Karayorgis, Damon Smith: Duals

by Mark Corroto
February 19, 2023

The Jeopardy answer is “three to the power of 2." If you buzzed in fast enough with “what is the album Duals“? You would be correct. The three musicians, trombonist Jeb Bishop, bassist Damon Smith, and pianist Pandelis Karayorgis recorded these 33 duos in Boston between the fall of 2021 and the summer of 2022. While ...

Zoh Amba, Janel Leppin, & Roberto Ottaviano and Alexander Hawkins

by Maurice Hogue
September 26, 2022

Free jazz saxophonist Zoh Amba has had much attention focused on her in a fairly short time, and a new album with drummer Francisco Mela will keep those spotlights firmly in place. There's also a track from her debut, Oh Sun!. Cellist Janel Leppin leads a great band on her new Ensemble Volcanic Ash, while Chicago ...

Idris Ackamoor, Jasper Hoiby, Die Hochstapler & Monder/Malaby/Rainey

by Maurice Hogue
September 12, 2022

A band that has endured since the 70s when they were one of the first American bands to tour Africa, Idris Ackamoor & the Pyramids, have just re-released some of that early music, and we dig into that, plus new music from Germany's Die Hochstapler, Toronto's Luis Deniz, bassist Nicolas Ojeda from Buenos Aires & Jasper ...

From Charles Lloyd & Eric Dolphy to Rich Halley & Kevin Sun

by Jerome Wilson
April 29, 2022

This program features music by old masters like Charles Lloyd, Eric Dolphy and Dave Brubeck as well as more contemporary musicians like Cory Weeds, Rich Halley and Kevin Sun. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 ...

Catching Up With 2021 Releases

by Jerome Wilson
January 21, 2022

Despite another year of pandemic-related restrictions and limited live jazz performances, there was still the usual flood of new jazz recordings in 2021. Here are a few of the overlooked gems from the past few months that deserve some recognition. Joe Fielder's Open Sesame Fuzzy and Blue Multiphonics Music 2021 ...

Rich Halley: Boomslang

by Mark Corroto
January 9, 2022

Jazz has, to some extent, always been about making connections and pointing out interrelations. Ever since Buddy Bolden blew his cornet in New Orleans around the start of the twentieth century, listeners have been playing connect the dots, linking Bolden's innovations to King Oliver and Oliver's to Louis Armstrong, likewise Buck Clayton to Dizzy Gillespie and ...