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Elliott Sharp

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Elliott Sharp is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and performer. A key figure in the avant-garde and experimental music scene in New York City for over thirty years, Sharp has released over sixty-five recordings ranging from blues, jazz, and orchestral music to noise, no wave rock, and techno music. He pioneered ways of applying fractal geometry, chaos theory, and genetic metaphors to musical composition and interaction, as well as the use of computers in live improvisation with his Virtual Stance project of the 1980s. He is an inveterate performer, playing mainly guitar, saxophone and bass clarinet

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Introducing A Very Heavy Person, First Visit

Label: Ezz-thetics
Released: 2025
Track listing: Intro; Pigs Grunting; The Train; Chewing On Crackers; BluBottle Fly; Rubber Boots; Iron Scaffolding; 20 Scratchin Pencills; Scraping Frost Windshield; Wheezing Lungs; Small Scissors; Low Groan.

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Follow A Very Heavy Person, First Visit

Label: Ezz-thetics
Released: 2025
Track listing: Barely Hiding A Vocal Sneer; Suppressing A Sneeze; A Very Heavy Person; Violent Gasp; Puffing; Mallet; Dog Softly Barking; Straw; Squeal Of Servo; Sheets Of Rain; Loud Mother Daughter; Long Thin Spring.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Fosterchild, Jim Black, Mathieu Donarier & Armaroli/Piccolo/Sharp

Read "Fosterchild, Jim Black, Mathieu Donarier & Armaroli/Piccolo/Sharp" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


Drummer Fabian Arends' quintet Fosterchild highlights this edition of One Man's Jazz with a killer of an album--Order At Agan Live. This German/Danish band of Arends, Kasper Tranberg on trumpet, Sebastian Gille on saxophone/clarinet, Jacob Anderskov on piano, and David Helm on bass exude power, energy and an original language throughout the music, recorded at the ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Guy Klucevsek - Tales of a Well-Tempered Accordionist

Read "Guy Klucevsek - Tales of a Well-Tempered Accordionist" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


A heartfelt tribute to Guy Klucevsek, the gentle giant who unleashed his accordion onto Downtown, and beyond. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Guy Klucevsek “Stolen Memories" Stolen Memories (Tzadik) 0:16 Host talks 5:49 Accordion Tribe “Chalk Dust" Live in Nijmegen 2002 ([Unreleased]) ...

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Article: Year in Review

Popular Jazz Songs: 2024

Read "Popular Jazz Songs: 2024" reviewed by Michael Ricci


All About Jazz tracks how often a featured song is heard, and the following represent the most popular in 2024. If you missed them the first time around, give them a listen now, and enjoy! Click the album cover to listen to the song. Dive Into The Deep Blue From: ...

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Twenty Dollar Bill

Label: Delmark Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Twenty Dollar Bill

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Live @ Victo

Label: Les Disques Victo
Released: 2024
Track listing: 1. Canis Major 10'06" 2. Lyra 14'35" 3. Tania Borealis 14'00" 4. Atik 08'33" 5. Kaus Australis 10'42" 6. Ran 13'06"

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Ere Guitar

Label: Intakt Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Wildlife; Seven Seize; Array; Addressing the Convention; Survey the Damage; Check Some; Drill Core; The Moment; Unfinished Conversation; Popular Science.

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Article: Album Review

Elliott Sharp - Sally Gates - Tashi Dorji: Ere Guitar

Read "Ere Guitar" reviewed by Mark Corroto


There is an art to arranging the guests at a dinner party or wedding reception. One wants to foster interesting conversations, sometimes between strangers, and create new friendships. The same can be said of Ere Guitar, a party organized by Downtown legend Elliott Sharp. The guitarist had previously released Err Guitar (Intakt, 2017) with his colleagues ...


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