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Irreversible Entanglements are a liberation-oriented free jazz collective formed in early 2015 by saxophonist Keir Neuringer, poet Camae Ayewa (a.k.a. Moor Mother) and bassist Luke Stewart, who came together to perform at a Musicians Against Police Brutality event organized after the slaying of Akai Gurley by the NYPD. Months later the group added trumpeter Aquiles Navarro and drummer Tcheser Holmes (a duo who also performed at the MAPB event) for a single day of recording at Seizure’s Palace in Brooklyn, and the full quintet’s first time playing together was captured for this debut. In four relentless bouts of inspired fire music the instrumentalists explore and elaborate compositional ideas drawn from their deep individual studies of free jazz improvisation, but the tone of each piece is driven decisively by Ayewa’s searing poetic narrations of Black trauma, survival and power
Dave Sewelson, Aruan Ortiz, Neil Charles & Rich Brown
by Maurice Hogue
Check out the final track and you'll hear why Toronto's Rich Brown is hailed as one of the finest electric bassists on the planet. His new solo album, Nyaeba, is filled with over-the-moon technique and electronic wizardry. English bassist Neil Charles' debut, Dark Days , is fueled by the words of James Baldwin, while guitarist Gregg ...
James Brandon Lewis, Joe Fonda, David Murray & Garfo
by Maurice Hogue
This episode is a definite mixed bag of styles and sounds, highlighted by a preview of James Brandon Lewis' Apple Cores with his trio, bassist Joe Fonda's second new release of late, this time with a top US quintet, new albums from Portuguese quartets Garfo and Talagbusao, Quebec band Brûlez Les Meubles, the latest from the ...
Max Light, Julian Lage, and Irreversible Entanglements
by Jerome Wilson
This program features music from Max Light, Julian Lage, Ornette Coleman, Irreversible Entanglements, Jeff Lederer, and others. 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 Ahmad Jamal “Tangerine" from Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1964 ...
Andrew Hill, Luke Stewart, Ivo Perelman, and more
by David Brown
This week, pianoless trios from U.S.E. Trio, Julieta Eugenio and Sonny Rollins; Andrew Hill works from Chad Taylor, Alex Harding and Lucian Ban; a piano battle: Johnny Costa vs. Art Tatum; albums recorded on this day in history: Davis's On the Corner and Coltrane's Crescent; A fine set of works featuring bassist Luke Stewart; and toping ...
Luke Stewart Silt Trio, John Escreet, Natsuki Tamura/Jim Black & Matt Pavolka
by Maurice Hogue
Bassist Luke Stewart has become rather indispensable to the creative music scene in the past few years. That big unmistakable sound drives important bands like Irreversible Entanglements, Heroes Are Gang Leaders, his own Exposure Quintet and his Silt Trio. That trio is the setting for his new Unknown Rivers. It's a don't-miss-this-one recording. Other features in ...
Nicole McCabe: Mosaic
by Chris May
Alto saxophonist Nicole McCabe's Mosaic is produced by guitarist Jeff Parker, among whose other plus points is his relationship with International Anthem (IA), the Chicago-based label which has brought us Makaya McCraven, Jaimie Branch, Irreversible Entanglements and Ruth Goller, among other artists of note. Parker has released two albums on the label and is heard on ...
Sol Sol: Almost All Things Considered
by Chris May
Ever since the untimely passing of the pianist Esbjörn Svensson in 2008, and the consequent diminution of his trio's radio-friendly but lightweight style, Sweden's then predominant place in Scandinavian jazz has ceded ground to Norway. So, anyway, do the results of a statistically totally invalid survey of observers in this parish suggest. But ...
Peter Van Huffel, Mary Halvorson & Liba Villavechia
by Maurice Hogue
Canadian expat-saxophonist Peter Van Huffel has found a place amidst that hotbed of free-wheeling music in Berlin, and his latest release with his band Callisto reinforces his position as one of the exciting voices working today. Meandering Demons out on Clean Feed introduces a newer band with (Clean Feed) with another Canadian who spends a lot ...
