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Joe Fonda, Jesper Zeuthen, Jose Lencastre & Rodrigo Amado

by Maurice Hogue
November 11, 2024

Bassist Joe Fonda's new Eyes On The Horizon is a must listen. He turned to musicians he has great familiarity with--pianist Satoko Fujii, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and drummer Tiziano Tononi--to create a tribute to Wadada, his former teacher and mentor. This is uncompromising music. There are several new albums by saxophonists in this edition that ...

Article: Live Review

Jazzfest Berlin 2024

by Giuseppe Segala
November 11, 2024

Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Quasimodo Jazz Club, A-Train Jazz Club, Chiesa Monumentale Kaiser Wilhelm Jazzfest Berlin 2024 Berlino 31 ottobre--3 novembre 2024 Nel programma che celebrava il sessantesimo compleanno del Jazzfest Berlin, e che ne scandiva la sessantunesima edizione, non c'era solo musica. Ovvero, attorno al ricco e appetitoso ...

Article: Album Review

Darius Jones: Legend of e'Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye)

Read "Legend of e'Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye)" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson
November 7, 2024

As Darius Jones' new album shows, even the most harrowing music can serve as a form of healing, The alto saxophonist has released a trio album that draws from his attempts to deal with personal mental trauma via a daunting musical journey that begins in screams and ends with serenity. This album is the ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Ryuichi Sakamoto, The Ize Trio, Jack Wood, & Nichaud Fitzgibbon, Darius Jones, Tommy Smith and John Taylor

by Cheryl K.
October 25, 2024

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, two selections from two releases by the late Japanese pianist and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto; the Boston, MA-based collective The Ize Trio; vocalists Jack Wood & Nichaud Fitzgibbon; composer & alto saxophonist Darius Jones; and saxophonist Tommy Smith and pianist John Taylor. Playlist Ryuichi Sakamoto ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Darius Jones, Thumbscrew, Oaagaada & Kira Kira

by Maurice Hogue
October 22, 2024

These two hours are filled with amazing music. Alto saxophonist Darius Jones continues his Man'ish Boy series with his new Legend of E-Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye). I'll be amazed if this doesn't show up on most best-of lists for 2024. It's Darius in his finest form. Thumbscrew's work is impeccable too, and their new Wingbeats continues ...

Article: In Pictures

Vision Festival 2024

by Luciano Rossetti
September 13, 2024

A collection of photos from the Vision Festival 2024 in Brooklyn at the Roulette Theatre, from June 18 to June 23, 2024 featuring William Parker, James Brandon Lewis, Dave Burrell, Matthew Shipp, Orrin Evans, Darius Jones, Ingrid Laubrock, Jen Shyu, Ava Mendoza, James Blood Ulmer, Amina Claudine Myers, Isaiah Collier, Marshall Allen Sun Ra Arkestra, Rob ...

Article: Album Review

Matt Mitchell: Zealous Angles

Read "Zealous Angles" reviewed by Troy Dostert

by Troy Dostert
August 15, 2024

Among 2024's contenders for the most tireless and ambitious pianists in creative music, one has to put Matt Mitchell near the top of the list. When he is not working as a sideman alongside other pathbreaking musicians like Miles Okazaki, Ches Smith, Darius Jones or Kim Cass, he is busy crafting his own idiosyncratic compositions and ...

Article: In Pictures

Jazz Cerkno 2024

by Ziga Koritnik
June 13, 2024

A collection of photos from the Jazz Cerkno 2024 in Slovenia from May 16, 2024 to May 18, 2024 which featured Darius Jones Trio with Darius Jones, Gerald Cleaver, Bostjan Gombac; Radian with Martin Brandlmayr, Martin Siewert, John Norman; Ill Considered with Idris Rahman, Liran Donin, Emre Ramazanoglu; Musho with Sofia Jernberg, Alexander Hawkins; and theRok ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

2023 Look Back

by David Brown
January 2, 2024

For this week's show, let's look back at 2023 and give a listen to projects that stuck with me in my listening. This is not a best of the year list. I think of it more of a revisiting of excellent works that I would highly recommend. Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, ...

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