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I.P.A.

I.P.A.: Bashing Mushrooms

By TROY DOSTERT

Comprised of an impressive roster of Scandinavian all-stars, I.P.A. might only need a better name if the group is to break through to wider notice. Harnessing its commitment to post-bop freedom to thoughtful tunecraft, the band's music is both accessible and tough-edged, cerebral and hard-grooving in equal measure. The quintet's first Cuneiform release, I Just Did ...

Lucia Cadotsch, Dark Horse, Oaagaada, Sabu Toyozumi and More

By MAURICE HOGUE

As often happens on this show, the recordings we featured emanate from many countries, and this episode is no different. New releases include those by Japanese drumming legend Sabu Toyozumi (recorded in The Philippines), Sweden's Dark Horse, French drummer Raphael Pannier, Finland's Oaagaada, Italy's Ground 71, and Swiss vocalist Lucia Cadotsch. American baritone saxophonist Josh Sinton ...

Ben Goldberg, Jason Robinson, Orchestre National De Jazz and More

By MAURICE HOGUE

This episode is a little “reed" heavy with debuts of new recordings by Jason Robinson and his quartet, Ben Goldberg and Kenny Wollesen's Music for an Avant-Garde Massage Parlor, Portugal's José Lencastre, Rachel Musson from England, and I.P.A. from Scandinavia, plus several other saxophonically inclined folks. The Orchestre National De Jazz from France tackles the music ...

I Just Did Say Something

By I.P.A.

Label: Cuneiform Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: Kort Hilsen; Sayembara; Naked O; Majken; Globus; Sir William; Barbro Violet; Slakt Sving; I Just Did Say Something.

Troy Dostert's Best Releases of 2016

By TROY DOSTERT

It has been an exciting year for artists perched on the precipice between jazz and other idioms. Each of these releases manages in its own way both to challenge and to inspire the listener, and the stylistic variety on display is an encouraging sign that creative music is truly in good hands! ...

I.P.A.: I Just Did Say Something

By GLENN ASTARITA

Scandinavians have made an indelible mark on the progressive jazz front for the past several decades. For example, modern era bands such as Atomic and units led by trumpeter Nils Petter Molvær, often present hybrid journeys into free jazz or nu-bop, Avant jazz rock and other shrewdly devised cross-functional endeavors. Since 2007, Norwegian-based I.P.A. has been ...