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Dan McClenaghan

Satoko Fujii Orchestra Tokyo: Kappa Ondo

by Dan McClenaghan
October 24, 2026

Stepping into the sounds of a Satoko Fujii big band performance is like slipping into an alternate universe. It is an odd sonic world, full of odd surprises. The pianist/composer has chosen 2026 to release five orchestral albums, each featuring a different ensemble. Fujii has been ambitious, consistently so, over a 30-plus-year career. Kappa Ondo is ...

Matthew Shipp / William Parker: A Whole System Of

by Dan McClenaghan
October 21, 2026

Pianist Matthew Ship has always been cryptic. His music does not fit into categories. And though he may not boast a Sun Ra-level of recording prolificness, he is always, always busy. And if his output as a leader ever wanes, he sits in on sideman slots with tenor saxophonists David S. Ware and Ivo Perelman (and ...

Clay Giberson: Moment's Notice

by Dan McClenaghan
October 13, 2026

Jazz fans with a history of listening to the innovators of the 20th century will recognise the title of Clay Giberson's trio outing, Moment's Notice, as a pick from saxophonist John Coltrane's 1958 Blue Note Album, Blue Train. It serves here as the set's closer, wrapping the show up with yet another touch of familiarity. Nine ...

Danny Green: Let the Music Happen

by Dan McClenaghan
October 9, 2026

San Diego-based pianist Danny Green began his recording association with Seattle's Origin/OA2 label in 2014 with After the Calm (OA2 Records, 2015), an inspired trio release featuring bassist Justin Grinnell and drummer Julien Cantelm. It was an auspicious beginning. The group followed up their debut with Altered Narratives (OA2, 2016), featuring a string quartet on three tunes ...

Kevin Sun: Kevin Sun, II.

by Dan McClenaghan
October 6, 2026

In the first half of saxophonist Kevin Sun's 2026 simultaneous release project, Kevin Sun, I. (Endectomorph, 2026), the artist took the sound into an adventurous, walk-on-the-wild-side territory. His Kevin Sun, II. pulls it back closer to the mainstream--sort of. Both of the outings are sax-and-a-rhythm-section recordings--I. featuring a guitar in the chording chair, and II, with ...

Henry Threadgill Zooid: Cut You Where You Was

by Dan McClenaghan
September 19, 2026

In 2001, Seth Rosner resurrected reed man Henry Threadgill's career by establishing Pi Recordings, initially for the sole purpose of releasing Threadgill recordings. Threadgill wanted to put out two albums simultaneously. Rosner said he would have agreed to four if that was what the artist requested. But two it was: Up Popped Two Lips by Henry ...

Todd DelGiudice: Mas Alto

by Dan McClenaghan
September 18, 2026

It seems that every saxophonist at some point in their career decides to pare the music down to its essentials. It is hard to pare down beyond the sax, bass, and drums trio. The history of this musical setup is long. Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Sam Rivers, Lee Konitz and Joe Lovano (and so many more) ...

Rich Halley 4: A Distant Land

by Dan McClenaghan
September 16, 2026

Saxophonist Rich Halley's music has, from the very beginning, exuded a steroid-like vibe. The sounds he makes may be able to move the Earth. It may incite a landslide. His tenor sax is as brawny as Sonny Rollins' sound, or Dexter Gordon's. And when he brings powerhouse trombonist reformist Michael Vlatkovich into the fold--a group tagged ...

Kevin Sun: Kevin Sun, I.

by Dan McClenaghan
September 15, 2026

New York-based saxophonist Kevin Sun went deep into the concept of memory in his The Sustain of Memory (2020) and The Depths of Memory (2023), both on his Endectopmorph Records. The first half of his 2026 project, Kevin Sun, I goes deep into...Kevin Sun? Sun takes his inspiration from seemingly everywhere: video games, sitting ...