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Nitai Hershkovits, Micah Thomas, Koma Saxo, Dexter Goldberg & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
This episode is mostly dedicated to the proposition that piano jazz has a beautiful future ahead, if we have to judge it by what emerging pianists like Micah Thomas, Nitai Hershkovits, Dexter Goldberg, Joona Toivanen or Fergus McCreadie are putting on record. Before and after this piano segment, a few more thrilling new albums.Happy ...
A Few Of My Favorite 2023 Jazz Things (So Far) - Part 4
by Ludovico Granvassu
Africana to Americana, and beyond, in the final installment of our retrospective of some of the most memorable tunes we got to hear during the first half of the year.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Bill Laurance, Michael League “Round House" Where You Wish ...
Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter: SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree
by Chris May
As Shakespeare said, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter follow up their Grammy-nominated 2021 album, SuperBlue (Edition), with another sublime blend of jazz and groove. As on the first disc, jazz is represented by Elling, groove by Butcher Brown keyboardist DJ Harrison and drummer Corey Fonville. Hunter, who has had ...
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Lukas Traxel, Club D’Elf & JuJu
by Maurice Hogue
Spirit Gatherer--Tribute To Don Cherry is a forthcoming album by the esteemed Ethnic Heritage Ensemble that is worth checking out. Don Cherry's son David Ornette Cherry and vocalist Dwight Trible join the Ensemble for a session that captures the essence of one of the most important musicians in any genre. Other new recordings sampled in this ...
Dwight Trible: Ancient Future
by Chris May
This adventurous album takes spiritual jazz's premier vocalist out of his comfort zone and into the deep blue yonder. It is a work of extremes, beginning with a storm of avant-rock, funk and electronics and ending by spinning off into abstract space accompanied by a virtual headful of Stanley Owsley's finest. In short, Ancient Future will ...
James Brandon Lewis, River People, Hard Rubber Orchestra & Steve Lehman
by Maurice Hogue
He's back! Hard-charging saxophonist James Brandon Lewis's latest, MSM Molecular Systematic Music, is now out and JBL and his quartet tear things up in a live gig at Rote Fabrik in Zurich. The new album reprises the tunes from the earlier Molecular, but the energy is much different, as the gig was the first in a ...
Joachim Kuhn, Day & Taxi & Java Quartet
by Maurice Hogue
German pianist/alto player Joachim Kuhn arrived in Paris in the late '60s; that city was the epicenter of an explosion in free jazz, fueled by several musicians from America (many of them from the AACM) and a desire among European players to push their music forward. One concert that Kuhn played at in the fall of ...
Charles Mingus, Luke Stewart-Jarvis Earnshaw Quartet & David Binney
by Maurice Hogue
An extended piece (actually they all are) from Charles Mingus' The Lost Album From Ronnie Scott's is a definite highlight this week, as is the new release from bassist Luke Stewart and sitarist Jarvis Earnshaw. David Binney's new Tomorrow's Journey gets some added bounce from a crew of young L.A. hotshots, NY drummer John Sturino chips ...
Mahakala Music, Baptiste Boiron Trio & Shapeshifters
by Maurice Hogue
A look at some of the releases (including Dopolarians) from the independent record label, Mahakala, based in Hot Springs, AK is a central part of this episode. There are new releases by French saxophonist Baptiste Boiron, Swedish baritone saxophonist Alberto Pinton, the Abraham Burton-Lucian Ban duo, Toronto trio TuneTown, England's Shapeshifters, Kartet from France, and the ...
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Founded in Chicago in the 1970s by Kahil El’Zabar, the Ethnic Heritage ensemble brings together three talented musicians. Kahil El’Zabar, founder of the Ethnic Heritage ensemble, is an internationally celebrated percussionist and composer and is considered one of the most prolific jazz innovators of his generation. His music has been featured in several films and theatrical productions. Being a renaissance man, El’Zabar has also held positions as associate professor of inter/disciplinary arts at the University of Nebraska/Lincoln (1987-99), and the University of Illinois/Chicago (2000-04)
