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Drummer/composer Franklin Kiermyer first came to prominence following the release of Solomon's Daughter, his highly acclaimed third album that features John Coltrane alumnus Pharoah Sanders on saxophone. Widely regarded for his intense passionate energy, spiritual feeling and distinctive sound, his nine albums and many performances have brought his music international recognition. His latest album: FURTHER (Mobility Music MM20130), co-produced by him & Michael Cuscuna, features his present quartet of Azar Lawrence - saxophone, Benito Gonzalez - piano + Juini Booth - bass. Franklin was born and raised in Montreal, Canada

Album

Scatter The Atoms That Remain

By Franklin Kiermyer

Label: Gearbox Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: One Is Love; As Above, So Below; Bayaka Mosambo; Maombi; Clairvoyance; The Truth Is Just An Echo; Electric Sunshine; This Spirit; Espresso; False Prophets.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Franklin Kiermyer, Pascal Niggenkemper & Lao Dan

by Maurice Hogue
August 31, 2026

Follow the bouncing geographic ball in this episode as it lands on disparate places in the jazz universe, starting with ferocious yet spiritual drummer Franklin Kiermyer and his startling new release Scatter The Atoms That Remain. Kiermyer has long been associated with the spiritualism of the Coltranes, Pharoah Sanders, etc. and he's been spending much time ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Audrey Ochoa, Mary Lou Williams, and Michael Garrick

by Jerome Wilson
April 8, 2026

This eclectic episode features recent music from Audrey Ochoa and Charles Chen as well as older work by Mary Lou Williams and Michael Garrick.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Steven Bernstein “Lucky" from Diaspora Blues ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Dan Weiss Trio, Tyshawn Sorey, Lakecia Benjamin & BMC Records releases

by Maurice Hogue
December 19, 2022

Dedication, from drummer Dan Weiss with his longtime trio mates, bassist Thomas Morgan and pianist Jacob Sacks, leads several new releases in this episode of One Man's Jazz. Other new albums of note come from saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, drummer Tyshawn Sorey and trio with guest Greg Osby, veteran ECM bassist Arild Andersen, Dave Douglas, saxophonist Stephen ...

Article: Unsung Heroes

Evidence Releases Three Long-Overdue Jazz Gems by Pharoah Sanders

by Robert Spencer
September 26, 2022

From the 1995-2003 archive: This article first appeared at All About Jazz in May 1999. Ferrell Sanders came out of Little Rock, Arkansas and hooked up with Mr. Herman “Sonny" Blount, who preferred to be known as Sun Ra and dubbed Sanders “Pharoah." A little later a guy named Coltrane asked Pharoah to join ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Shabaka Hutchings, Warne Marsh, Deanna Witkowski and More

by Jerome Wilson
July 8, 2022

This is an extremely varied selection of music ranging from spiritual blasts by Shabaka Hutchings and Franklin Kiermyer to sax mastery by Warne Marsh and Tony Malaby and torchy vocals from Dinah Washington and Helen Merrill. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Franklin Kiermyer, Fats Waller & Jimmy Cobb

by Joe Dimino
March 13, 2021

The 690th Episode of Neon Jazz begins with power drummer Franklin Kiermyer. From there, we examine the music and voices of a host of musicians surviving the COVID world without live music. This includes Guy Mintus, Amber Underwood, the 3D Jazz Trio and Jeff Coffin. Finally, we say good-bye to huge figure in Kansas City jazz ...

Article: Album Review

Marc Copland: And I Love Her

Read "And I Love Her" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
October 17, 2019

There was a time when Marc Copland was releasing multiple albums every year, sometimes as many as three or four, like in 2009, when the veteran pianist (who began his musical life as a saxophonist) released his second solo piano album, Alone (Pirouet); an intimate duo date with veteran bassist Gary Peacock, Insight (Sketch); and the ...

Article: Festivals Talking

Moers Festival Interviews: Scatter The Atoms That Remain

by Martin Longley
May 23, 2019

Scatter The Atoms That Remain are set to be quite possibly the most jazzed combo at this year's Moers Festival, in Germany, but this simply illustrates the high degree of unfaithfulness displayed by many of its attending artists towards the jazz tradition. There are a mass of Moersfest acts who possess some sort of jazz-rootedness, but ...