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Article: Radio & Podcasts

NY Free Quartet, Michael Gregory Jackson & Marc Jufer

by Maurice Hogue
May 1, 2019

There's a wide variety of great tunes this episode: Club D'Elf kicks it off with the title track to their latest live set, saxophonist Muriel Grossmann and her quartet acknowledge the musical and mystical paths of John Coltrane, the New York Free Quartet's Dream Time marks their return to releasing excellent work, and the very influential ...

Article: Album Review

Dustin Laurenzi: Snaketime: The Music Of Moondog

Read "Snaketime: The Music Of Moondog" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
April 23, 2019

Many genius artists have been labeled as freaks or lunatics because they didn't conform to the standards of civil society, let alone the codes of behavior for musicians. Thelonious Monk, Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Sun Ra are obvious examples of brilliant creators whose music endures and is celebrated. Add to that list Louis Thomas Hardin (1916-1999) ...

Article: Album Review

Paul Dietrich Jazz Ensemble (featuring Clarence Penn): Forward

by Troy Dostert
March 28, 2019

There's something to be said for acknowledging one's artistic debts. It's a trait especially prominent in jazz, where musicians paying tribute to their forebears is commonplace, a way to sustain the tradition and recognize its continual evolution. Trumpeter and composer Paul Dietrich has certainly done that with the debut recording from his large ensemble, Forward. Although ...

Article: Live Review

Hyde Park Jazz Festival 2017

by Mark Corroto
October 1, 2017

Hyde Park Jazz Festival Chicago, IL September 23-24, 2017 Even though the 11th annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival is on the books and the music is no longer audible, the spirit of the weekend endures. What has become an annual rite and celebration of music, culture, and maybe above, all ...

Article: Record Label Profile

ears&eyes Records: From Chicago to the World

by Jakob Baekgaard
June 22, 2017

Those who feel that jazz has run out of steam, that there is nothing new to say, should encounter bassist and renaissance man, Matthew Golombisky, who runs the Chicago-based label ears&eyes. The name says it all. Golombisky is interested in what is going on around him. He is not only curious about music, but also passionate ...

Article: Album Review

Andrew Vogt: For Free

Read "For Free" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro
April 12, 2017

Andrew Vogt, da non confondere col quasi omonimo Andrew Voigt, membro fondatore del glorioso Rova Saxophone Quartet, è un bassista dell'area di Chicago con frequentazioni anche illustri (Ernie Watts, Donny McCaslin, Stevie Wonder, Nate Watts) che nel febbraio 2016 ha registrato questo breve CD (trentatré minuti: lui lo cataloga addirittura come EP) che costituisce la prima ...

Article: Album Review

Andrew Vogt: For Free

Read "For Free" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
February 13, 2017

Bassist Andrew Vogt's engaging EP, the entirely improvised For Free, serves as a teaser for two of his upcoming 2017 recordings. The tracks on For Free are from the same sessions that resulted in the above mentioned The AV Club and Awakening, but they are not included on either of them. The spontaneously created ...

Album

Natural Language

By Dustin Laurenzi

Label: ears&eyes Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: Little Wheel; J.P.; Counterpoint; Weller; Folk Song; Walter's Song; Big Talk.

Article: Album Review

Twin Talk: Twin Talk

Read "Twin Talk" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
September 19, 2016

One of the more pleasant listening experiences this year has been Twin Talk from the eponymous Indie group based in Chicago. The jazz trio of drummer Andrew Green, saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi and bassist/vocalist Katie Ernst produce a project of fresh music and through original material and inventive performances. Having worked together over the ...