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David Binney: The Time Verses
by Geannine Reid
Acclaimed as a significant and extremely unique compositional talent, saxophonist David Binney is one of the most prolific jazz musicians on the scene today. Binney has created an alternative jazz scene that focuses on playing adventurous and original music, which has been key to his journey as a player. He possesses a distinctive saxophone sound and ...
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius
As a licensed, board certified Genius, it goes without saying that I have a wide and eclectic range of interests. From World War I to Shakespeare, from Jazz to a vast array of world cuisines, from the supervolcano underneath Yellowstone Park to the upper 2/3s of actress Kat Dennings. I am a man of many parts. ...
Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr: Landed in Brooklyn
by Karl Ackermann
German brothers Julian and Roman Wasserfuhr have been highly regarded talents in their home country since they were teenagers. Signed to the ACT label in 2006, their debut album that year, Remember Chet (for Chet Baker), showed remarkable maturity. By their sophomore outing Upgraded in Gothenburg (2009), the brothers had sufficient brand equity to draw bassist ...
Art Hirahara: Central Line
by Dan Bilawsky
The central meaning behind pianist Art Hirahara's Central Line is simple to suss out. In literal terms Hirahara is referencing the Chuo-Sen (Central Line) subway line, a means for establishing his own relationship to the jazz world in Tokyo. But the message of the album runs deeper than that, tapping into the central lines that link ...
The Donny McCaslin Group at The Arden Gild Hall
by Mike Jacobs
The Donny McCaslin Group Arden Gild Hall Arden, Delaware January 14, 2017 Arden Delaware isn't exactly known as a jazz mecca but, with the coming of the Donny McCaslin Group to the Arden Gild Hall, it became one--for a little while at least. And in the best jazz traditions, the show ...
Donny McCaslin: Bowie Deepened The Relationships In My Band
by Nenad Georgievski
Wherever the boundaries were in music, in most cases, they have perished and are no more. Jazz has always been a music of exploration and taking chances and as a result, has benefited from the dialogues with other music, be it folk, rock, classical or electronic. Saxophonist and composer Donny McCaslin certainly doesn't believe in boundaries. ...
2016: The Year in Jazz
by Ken Franckling
The year 2016 bubbled with events and initiatives to strengthen jazz's place in American and world culture, as well as a variety of venue openings, closings and cancellations. Jazz hit the silver screen in many ways throughout the year, and International Jazz Day continued to thrive--complete with a major all-star concert at the White House. Pop ...
Beyond Now
Label: Motéma Music
Released: 2016
Track listing: Shake Loose; A Small Plot of Land; Beyond Now; Coelacanth 1; Bright Abyss;
FACEPLANT; Warszawa; Glory; Remain.
Blackstar
By David Bowie
Label: Sony Music
Released: 2016
Track listing: Blackstar; Tis a Pity She Was a Whore; Lazarus; Sue (Or in a Season
of Crime); Girl Loves Me; Dollar Days; I Can't Give Everything Away.
City Of Poets
By Jason Palmer
Label: Whirlwind Recordings Ltd
Released: 2016
Track listing: The Priest's Tale (Mode II); The Soldier's Tale (Mode IV); The Poet's Tale
(Intro); The Poet's Tale (Mode V); The Scholar's Tale (Mode III); The Detective's
Tale (Intro); The Detective's Tale (Mode VII); The Consul's Tale (Mode VI); The
Shrike.
