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Zishi Liu Unveils Bold New Project: American Anxiety
Acclaimed jazz saxophonist and composer Zishi Liu unveils his latest EP, American Anxiety, a deeply personal and politically charged avant-garde jazz statement. Blending ECM-inspired improvisation with traditional Chinese musical elements, Liu crafts a striking soundscape that reflects his evolving experience as a Chinese artist in the United States. The EP will be available on all major ...
Take Five with Saxophonist Zishi Liu
by AAJ Staff
Meet Zishi LiuZishi Liu is a Boston-based saxophonist and music curator originally from China. He made history as the first Chinese artist to play at Boston's famed Regattabar in collaboration with Blue Note Jazz Club in 2025. His work has been featured by WGBH, contributing to the broader narrative of Asian representation in jazz.
Allen Lowe, Muriel Grossmann, Kevin Sun and Maia the Artiste
by Hobart Taylor
Music from Allen Lowe's Constant Sorrow Orchestra, Muriel Grossmann, Kevin Sun and Maia the Artiste. Playlist Don Paul “My Mother's Spirit Speaks to Me, Whispering of Eternity" from Louisiana Stories (Irresistible/Revolutionary) 0:00 Pia Hernandez “ El Enemigo" from La Emperatriz (Ears&Eyes) 4:01 Noah Preminger “Stan's Mood" from Ballads (Chill Tone) 8:21 Jessica Jones Quartet" ...
uNomkhubulwane
Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Libations: Omnyama; Libations: Uxolo; Libations: KwaKhangelamankengana; Water Spirtis: Izinkonjana;
Water Spirit: Amanxusa Asemkhathini; Water Spirtit: Nyoni Le?; Water Spirit: Iyana; Inner Attainment:
Izibingelelo; Inner Attainment: Umlayez’oPhuthumayo; Inner Attainment: Amanzi Ngobhoko; Inner
Attainment: Ithemba.
Processes
By Evan Palmer
Label: Boomslang Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: The Die Is Cast; Neurosis; Hanging Face; Ain Gazal; Shells; Valley; Behind The Window; Years Of Struggle;
Warped; Beartooth
Mike Jurkovic's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024
by Mike Jurkovic
It has been, to say the least, one hell of fright night year. But here is the music that stayed with me, through thick and thin, and all manner of human foible and political upheaval. Vijay IyerCompassion ECM Records Kris Davis
Nduduzo Makhathini At The Philharmonie
by Matty Bannond
Nduduzo Makhathini The Philharmonie Cologne, Germany November 23, 2024 In the South African district of uMgungundlovu, November is a late-spring month of flipflops and chilled drinks. But icy wind was howling against gloved hands and mugs of hot Glühwein in Cologne on this November evening. The ...
Celebrating 577 Records
by Hobart Taylor
This week we celebrate the artist driven label 577 Records by sharing a sampling of releases by Daniel Carter, Frank Carlberg, Eva Novoa, Eunhye Jeong, Mette Henriette, Zoh Amba, Sean Conley, and others.Playlist Frank Carlberg Trio “ Bemsha Cubano" from Reflections 1952 (577) 0:00 Frank Carlberg Trio “ Reflecting Reflections" from Reflections 1952 (577) ...
Darius Jones, Thumbscrew, Oaagaada & Kira Kira
by Maurice Hogue
These two hours are filled with amazing music. Alto saxophonist Darius Jones continues his Man'ish Boy series with his new Legend of E-Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye). I'll be amazed if this doesn't show up on most best-of lists for 2024. It's Darius in his finest form. Thumbscrew's work is impeccable too, and their new Wingbeats continues ...
New Music from Nubya Garcia, Daniel Carter, Roy Hargrove and More
by Hobart Taylor
New Music from Nubya Garcia, Daniel Carter, Roy Hargrove and more.Playlist Nubya Garcia “Clarity" from Odyssey (Concord) 0:00 m: Tomin “Love “ from A Willed and Conscious Balance (International Anthem) 6:11 Host Speaks 11:46 Alice Zawadzki “Suéltate Las Cintas" from Za Górami (ECM) 13:23 Jason Anick Jason Yeager" Ephemory" from Sanctuary (Sunnyside) 19:45 m: ...
