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George Coleman, David Larsen, Mary Lou Williams & Cecilia Smith

by Joe Dimino
We begin the 804th episode with a vibraphonist Cecilia Smith and music from the Mary Lou Williams Resurgence Project. From there, we hear from Mary Lou Williams herself with a live recording from 1936. Throughout this episode, we hear new music from George Coleman, Ben Rosenblum, Walter Smith III and Snarky Puppy. In between, we go ...
Ivo Perelman: Molten Gold

by Hrayr Attarian
Saxophonist Ivo Perelman is a restless innovator, and his recorded output is as inventive as it is prolific. On the exhilarating Molten Gold he explores a new sonic texture by playing with the equally idiosyncratic trombonist Ray Anderson. In addition to Anderson, the quartet includes another Chicago native, drummer Reggie Nicholson who developed his unique sound ...
Ivo Perelman: Molten Gold

by Mike Jurkovic
A tactile, umbilical cord tension binds you to the slithery movements advanced on Molten Gold, the umpteenth in a slew of hard-core free jazz releases, one of them being the twelve disc set Reed Rapture In Brooklyn (Mahakala, 2022), from the generative mind and horn of saxophonist Ivo Perelman. Recorded at ParkWest Studio by Jim Clouse, ...
Ivo Perelman / Ray Anderson / Joe Morris / Reggie Nicholson: Molten Gold

by Chris May
Lovingly described by one critic as a leather-lunged monster," reviews of saxophonist Ivo Perelman's albums typically attract words such as honking, squawking, squealing and apocalyptic. Perelman is not interested in the current vogue for creating safe spaces. He is not the sort of free-improv player one would, in the normal course of things, recommend to AAJers ...
William Parker: Universal Tonality

by John Sharpe
Bassist William Parker has originated a personal philosophy which he calls Universal Tonality. He expresses his idea thus: all sounds, like human beings, come from the same place. They have different bodies and faces, but the soul of each sound comes from the same perfect 'creation.'" The near two-hour double album which bears the same name ...
Perelman Meets Golia And More

by Bob Osborne
On this show further explorations from Ivo Perelman this time with Vinny Golia on the impressive Reed Rapture In Brooklyn boxed set. Perelman is also in partnership with Joe Morris for a new release. In addition there are selections from Golia's back catalogue as well as new music from Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding, Holly Burke, ...
Guitar Duos

By Chris Alford
Label: Mystic Form Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: 1.
Boids 06:24
2.
Constructing a Proper Remedy 16:06
3.
Lyrical Ecology 13:54
4.
Acequia 08:43
5.
Initial Encounter 06:31
6.
Burnished Skitter 11:22
2022: The Year in Jazz

by Ken Franckling
Current events impacted the jazz world in significant ways throughout 2022. In its third year, the coronavirus pandemic continued to lurk in some settings, while others recovered in robust fashion. Russia's war on Ukraine was felt by musicians and triggered an outpouring of support for its victims. Initiatives to ensure greater equity in jazz advanced. The ...
William Parker: Universal Tonality

by Mark Corroto
Let's Imagine the difficulty William Parker must face filling out his responses to the U.S. census every 10 years. What is his origin? His race? And how many people occupy his residenceor maybe a better question: how many races are contained within this one person? Joking aside, the musician William Parker has become an everyman. His ...
William Parker: Universal Tonality

by Angelo Leonardi
A vent'anni dalla sua incisione ecco un inedito orchestrale di William Parker, in un cast ricco di nomi prestigiosi come il trombonista Grachan Moncur III, il violinista Billy Bang, il pianista Dave Burrell, il percussionista Jerome Cooper e il batterista Gerald Cleaver. Accanto a questi sono presenti partner di lunga data del contrabbassista, come il sassofonista ...