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David Murray

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Few musicians in jazz history have proven more vigorously productive and resourceful than David Murray. During the past 35 years, from the moment he first visited New York as a 20 year-old student, playing in a walkup loft, in 1975, David has careened forward in a cool, collected, rocket-fueled streak. He has released over 150 albums under his own name. Yet more impressive than the numbers is the constancy of two abiding achievements: as a tenor saxophonist, he has perfected an instantly recognizable approach to improvisation that even in its freest flights acknowledges the gravity of a tradition he honors more than most; and he has altered the context for his improvisations as an infinite mosaic of musical challenges and explorations

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Cassandra Wilson Tribute (RIP); New Music from Joey DeFrancesco, Doug Webb, and Others

Read "Cassandra Wilson Tribute (RIP); New Music from Joey DeFrancesco, Doug Webb, and Others" reviewed by David W. Daniels


Additional music in the show includes new music from Sullivan Fortner, Stella Cole, and More. Recognizing this week's jazz musician birthdays with music from Sonny Rollins, Brian Lynch, Hiram Bullock, and others.Playlist Cassandra Wilson} &#147;Autumn Nocturne" from <em> Blue Skies </em> (JMT) 00:00 </li> <li> {{m: Steve Coleman “Soul Melange" from Sine Die (Pangaea) ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Cassandra Wilson: Iconic Memories - Part 2

Read "Cassandra Wilson: Iconic Memories - Part 2" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


On one record, Cassandra Wilson could sound like the deepest Mississippi blues singer; on another, she could be immersed in the most advanced rhythmic ideas of M-Base; and then she could walk into an R&B session with Luther Vandross or The Roots and sound completely at home. This playlist only scratches the surface of that extraordinary ...

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Article: Live Review

David Murray, Amina Claudine Myers and Matthew Shipp At The Long Play Festival

Read "David Murray, Amina Claudine Myers and Matthew Shipp At The Long Play Festival" reviewed by Paul Reynolds


David Murray, Amina Claudine Myers, and Matthew Shipp Theater for a New Audience Long Play Festival New York NY May 2, 2026 As the first full day of the Long Play Festival, Saturday offered the event's usual diversity of offerings, with 25-plus performances ranging from New-Music ensemble Bang on a ...

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Article: Album Review

Mike Westbrook: The Cortège Live At The BBC 1980

Read "The Cortège Live At The BBC 1980" reviewed by Duncan Heining


Mike Westbrook turns ninety on 21st March. That would be reason enough to celebrate the man and his astonishing career in music, but add to that the release of the Mike Westbrook Orchestra's The Cortège Live at the BBC 1980 and balloons and bunting would seem in order. The original album is currently missing ...

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Article: Catching Up With

Marta Sánchez: Hitting a Different Note

Read "Marta Sánchez: Hitting a Different Note" reviewed by Don Ball


Marta Sánchez has established herself as one of the up-and-coming musicians in the jazz field, as evinced by her 2025 DownBeat Critics Poll in the Rising Star Pianist category win. In addition to her prowess on the piano, she is a skilled composer, whose compositions with her quintet over the past decade have shown an intricate ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Carolyn Trowbridge, Sonny Rollins, and Sun Ra

Read "Carolyn Trowbridge, Sonny Rollins, and Sun Ra" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


This wide-ranging program features music by Carolyn Trowbridge, Muhal Richard Abrams, Sonny Rollins, Doug Wamble, and Sun Ra.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 Sun Ra “Enlightenment" from Sound Sun Pleasure (Evidence) 00:51 Mark Masters Ensemble ...

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Article: Album Review

Muriel Grossmann: Plays The Music of McCoy Tyner and Grateful Dead

Read "Plays The Music of McCoy Tyner and Grateful Dead" reviewed by Mark Corroto


To avoid the possibility of provoking outrage from any quarter, we sidestep, at least in theory, the perennial question of whether the Grateful Dead belong under the jazz umbrella. The devotion inspired by the band founded in the 1960s by Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir and company is legendary. 'Dead Heads' formed a small nation unto themselves, ...

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Article: Building a Jazz Library

Mal Waldron: His Journey Across 12 Albums

Read "Mal Waldron: His Journey Across 12 Albums" reviewed by Carl Medsker


Mal Waldron's life story is compelling, and to mark his 2025 centenary, this article aims to introduce his work to those less familiar with it by tracing his journey across 12 distinctive recordings.  Max Roach once singled him out, along with Thelonious Monk, Herbie Nichols, Hasaan Ibn Ali and Randy Weston, as uniquely original ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Martin Wind, Dimitri Nassar, Toninato & Thiessen, Tigran Hamasyan

Read "Martin Wind, Dimitri Nassar, Toninato & Thiessen, Tigran Hamasyan" reviewed by Cheryl K.


During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, pianist Lucian Ban, reed player John Surman, and violist Mat Maneri; bassist Martin Wind; vocalist Maja Jaku; pianists Wajdi Cherif, Dimitri Nassar, and Tigran Hamasyan; saxophonist Ida Toninato and violist Jennifer Thiessen; and drummer Ryan Scott.Playlist John Carter “Moon Waltz" from Dance of the ...


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