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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Trio Grande, Sonar with David Torn, Adam Larson and Mark Lettieri

Read "Trio Grande, Sonar with David Torn, Adam Larson and Mark Lettieri" reviewed by Len Davis

by Len Davis

Trio Grande featuring drummer Antonio Sanchez, Sonar with David Torn and Yellowjackets from Parallel Motion. Saxophonist Adam Larson with his latest and Mark Lettieri, live at the Iridium. Derek Sherinian and Simon Phillips and The John Irvine Band. Playlist Trio Grande “Scoville" from Trio Grande (Whirlwind) 00:00 Sonar with David Torn “Tunnel Drive" from ...

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Article: Album Review

(Blade of) Carlstedt Motzer Torn: The Flowering Am

Read "The Flowering Am" reviewed by Mark Sullivan

by Mark Sullivan

The first sound that greets the listener to this new improvisational trio is the familiar strangled whammy bar manipulations of guitarist David Torn, joined by textural sounds by fellow guitarist Tim Motzer. Drummer Jeremy Carlstedt provides only a heartbeat rhythm initially, followed by cymbals and drums that only coalesce into a regular beat about halfway into ...

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Article: Interview

Stephan Thelen: Of Sonar, Fractals And Interactive Complexity

Read "Stephan Thelen: Of Sonar, Fractals And Interactive Complexity" reviewed by Mike Jacobs

by Mike Jacobs

If you have been at all aware of the two-decade-old movement known as Swiss Minimalism, you've likely seen Stephan Thelen's name crop up. Lately, it would be fairly difficult not to. From 2018 to 2023 alone, his work as a leader in groups like Sonar and Fractal Sextet along with his Fractal Guitar series and other ...

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Article: Album Review

Fractal Sextet: Fractal Sextet

Read "Fractal Sextet" reviewed by Mike Jacobs

by Mike Jacobs

In the over two-decade-old “movement" that's come to be known as Swiss Minimalism, guitarist Stephan Thelen has pushed himself to the fore, both with his group SONAR and in solo projects. In recent years, he's been astonishingly prolific (releasing five albums from 2021-2022 alone). With recent group work in Sonar being expanded to include guitarist David ...

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Article: Building a Jazz Library

ECM Records Touchstones: Part 3

Read "ECM Records Touchstones: Part 3" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 This third edition of “ECM Touchstones" explores more of the label's early recordings, repackaged and offered up as a way to present music that had perhaps slipped through time's cracks, into the hard-to-find category. Of these, four were re-released in 2019, one in 2008--24 to 47 ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Music from Quique Ramirez and Michel Stekelenburg, plus Sonar and Nik Bartsch

Read "Music from Quique Ramirez and Michel Stekelenburg, plus Sonar and Nik Bartsch" reviewed by Len Davis

by Len Davis

New music from the Netherlands with Trio Onoda, drummer Quique Ramirez with special guest David Binney, minimalist sounds from Sonar featuring David Torn, and Nik Bartsch from Awase. Jing Chi, Protocol and Allan Holdsworth.Playlist Michel Stekelenburg “Consecotalephobia" from Trio Onoda (Zennez) 00:00 Quique Ramirez “The Microtiming Man" from Through The Darkness (Self Produced) 07:16 ...

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Article: Interview

Alf Terje Hana: The Further Edge

Read "Alf Terje Hana: The Further Edge" reviewed by Mike Jacobs

by Mike Jacobs

Unless you hail from Norway, chances are you haven't heard of (or are just hearing about) guitarist Alf Terje Hana. With a music career stretching back into the '70s and a sound that's as personally stylized and cutting-edge fresh as anything birthed in the 21st century, Hana's music and name are just starting to circulate in ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

The Fearless Flyers, Mark Lettieri, Dali Mraz and Sonar with David Torn

Read "The Fearless Flyers, Mark Lettieri, Dali Mraz and Sonar with David Torn" reviewed by Len Davis

by Len Davis

Lesser known music from Otis McDonald, The Fearless Flyers, from Indonesia Dwiki Dharmawan, guitarist Dali Mraz, Chris Taylor, plus Sonar with David Torn. Quantum Trio and Graham Costello. Playlist Otis McDonald “Grease Of The East (Bay)" from Grease Of The East (Bay) (Track Tribe) 00:00 The Fearless Flyers “Nate Smith Is The Ace Of ...

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Article: Album Review

Ches Smith: Interpret It Well

Read "Interpret It Well" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic

A short list of the fellow travelers who New York drummer, vibraphonist & percussionist Ches Smith has journeyed alongside—Tim Berne, Kris Davis, John Zorn, Nels Cline, Mary Halvorson, David Torn—should give a hint to the many places he went with his latest experiment Interpret It Well. On this second go round with pianist & ...

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Article: Album Review

Stephan Thelen: Fractal Guitar 2 - Remixes

Read "Fractal Guitar 2 - Remixes" reviewed by Mark Sullivan

by Mark Sullivan

Guitarist & composer Stephan Thelen's experimental guitar-fest Fractal Guitar (MoonJune Records, 2019) was followed by Fractal Guitar Remixes And Extra Tracks (MoonJune Records, 2019), a substantially fresh look at the material, as well as an expansion. For the sequel Fractal Guitar 2 (Moonjune Records, 2021) Thelen produced an even more radical approach to contemporary guitar-driven music. ...


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