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Aruán Ortiz, Ferg Quill, Simon Lucaciu, Papanosh & More New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
March 28, 2023

Organ grooves, a take on the Jackson Five opened by the merciless beat of an Ornette Coleman alumnus, a few compelling debut albums, the ongoing collaboration between Aruán Ortiz and James Brandon Lewis, the return of Joshua Abrams' meditations for large ensemble and more make this week's playlist worth your attention... Happy listening!

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James Brandon Lewis, Clean Feed, and Tomasz Stanko

by Maurice Hogue
March 20, 2023

This episode is packed with interesting new releases, starting with James Brandon Lewis and a new trio and a new label. You'll get a taste of several new albums from the latest batch from Clean Feed Records, as well as Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra, Aussies Alister Spence at the piano with drummer Tony Buck (The ...

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Roscoe Mitchell Trio & Orchestra, Christian McBride New Jawn, and more

by David Brown
March 14, 2023

This week, one of the great innovators in creative music, saxophonist/composer Roscoe Mitchell will be featured. I've been enjoying Mitchell's reworking of trio improvisations as transcribed for orchestra. We'll also check out Prime the new release from bassist Christen McBride's New Jawn. Plus, new works and recent finds. Playlist Thelonious Monk “Esistrophy (Theme)" from ...

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From Bacharach to Earscratcher with a Serving of Soul Jazz In Between

by David Brown
February 14, 2023

This week, we “Say a Little Prayer" for Burt Bacharach (RIP) with songs performed by Cécile McLorin Salvant, Anthony Braxton and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. A soulful set of Sonny Stitt leads us into a birthday shout out to band leader Chick Webb. Things get spicy with The Eddie Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook Vols 1-3 featuring Philly's Queen ...

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Favourite Recordings of 2022

by Maurice Hogue
February 6, 2023

From an extended all-ECM special last show to close 2022 to this week's favourite shows of 2022 to open a new year. And let me wish you a healthy and productive 2023 while I have the floor. I've picked out music from a goodly number of my favourite releases out of an awful lot of great ...

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Jerome Kern The Jazz Standard

by David Brown
January 31, 2023

This week we celebrate the 138th birthday of Jerome Kern. Born in 1885, Kern was an important composer of musical theatre and popular music in the early 20th century. Many of Kern's songs have been adapted by jazz musicians to become standard tunes. Featured interpreters of Kern's songs will include David S. Ware, Connie Crothers, Clifford ...

Album

Molecular Systemic Music Live

By James Brandon Lewis

Label: Intakt Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: CD 1: A Lotus Speaks; Helix; Of First Importance; Molecular. CD 2:An Anguish Departed; Cesaire; Neasha; Loverly; Breaking Code.

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The Chicago Plan, Paul Williamson & Patricia Brennan

by Maurice Hogue
December 27, 2022

No point in looking for a roadmap for this edition of One Man's Jazz because it's all over the place. New releases come from the avant sounds of The Chicago Plan (Gebhard Ullmann, Steve Swell, Fred Lonberg-Holm & Michael Zerang), Norway's Andreas Røysum, vibraphonist Patricia Brennan and South Korean bassist Jeong Lim Yang. International groups presenting ...

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2022 Look Back in Jazz

by David Brown
December 20, 2022

I'm not really one for making top ten lists. This week's show is a mix of wonderful tunes that kept me good company thought out the year. Enjoy!Playlist Thelonious Monk “Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It Club-Complete (Columbia) 00:30 James Brandon Lewis “Molecular" from MSM Molecular Systematic Music (Live) (Intakt Records) 02:15 Eri ...

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Pharoah Sanders, Cristiano Calcagnile & Sea Jun Kwon

by Maurice Hogue
November 21, 2022

The first two of hours of this episode of One Man's Jazz feature music from a number of excellent new releases, including two from Italy featuring drummer Cristiano Calcagnile's Anokhi and pianist Federico Nuti, a pair from Germany in trombonist Andreas Schickentanz & guitarist Jonas Hemmersbach, bassist Sea Jun Kwon & the Walking Cliche Sextet, Zoh ...