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John Blum

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John Blum was born in New York City, April 15, 1968 and has been a mainstay of the free-jazz community there for over 15 years. While in Europe in 1992, he recorded with Clarinetist Tony Scott’s Trio which included Antonio Grippi on Alto Sax. Upon returning to New York City, Blum became a member of the Improvisers Collective (1993-1995) and also initiated projects as a soloist and a group leader. By early 1998 he joined together with Antonio Grippi on Saxophone, William Parker on Bass, and Denis Charles on Drums to form The” Astrogeny Quartet”. A CD of this group was released on Eremite records in 2005

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Article: Year in Review

John Sharpe's Best Releases of 2024

Read "John Sharpe's Best Releases of 2024" reviewed by John Sharpe


From the 200 or so discs that I heard in 2024, here are the ten new issues and three gems saved from obscurity, which gave me the most pleasure. As always these selections are entirely subjective, and take no account of the many other albums which I would no doubt have loved if I had heard ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Albert Beger, Matthew Ottignon & Sinaptrico

Read "Albert Beger, Matthew Ottignon & Sinaptrico" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


Another of those One Man's Jazz where the selections come from various geographical locations around the globe and cover a lot of miles: from the Middle East a pair of tunes from Israeli saxophonist Albert Beger; from the Pacific you'll hear new releases from Japan (a Tokyo club first-meeting jam featuring saxophonist Kenzo Ogino & two ...

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Article: Album Review

John Blum / David Murray / Chad Taylor: The Recursive Tree

Read "The Recursive Tree" reviewed by John Sharpe


Three equally potent partners combine in a spontaneous and intense outpouring on The Recursive Tree. Neither reedman David Murray or drummer Chad Taylor require much introduction. Murray has been a colossus on the scene ever since he first erupted onto the stages of lofts across Manhattan back in 1976. Taylor has become increasingly ubiquitous, recognized as ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Rudi Mahall, Fabian Dudek, John Blum & Tarbaby

Read "Rudi Mahall, Fabian Dudek, John Blum & Tarbaby" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


The shrinkwrap comes off several new albums sampled in this show, and there's a decided tilt to Europe. One of the stalwarts of the European avant-garde, Rudi Mahall, offers The Straight Horn Of Rudi Mahall, his first album playing only clarinet. Another reed player from Germany, Fabian Dudek doesn't hold anything back on his intriguing Distant ...

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Article: Album Review

John Blum, David Murray and Chad Taylor: The Recursive Tree

Read "The Recursive Tree" reviewed by Troy Dostert


After maintaining an almost impossibly prolific recorded output during the 1980s and 1990s (with over fifty releases in the 1990s alone), saxophonist David Murray eased up considerably in the 2000s, leaving his fans wondering if he might ever return to his earlier fecundity. Although it would be unrealistic to expect the veteran tenorist to approach the ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Fats Waller 120 - Marshall Allen 100

Read "Fats Waller 120 - Marshall Allen 100" reviewed by David Brown


In this episode, we celebrate two artists. In the first set, pianist and songwriter Fats Waller who was born 120 years ago this week. In the second set, we celebrate Philadelphia's ambassador to the cosmos, Marshall Allen leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra, who turned 100 on May 25. These two men's lives span the entire ...

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The Recursive Tree

Label: Relative Pitch Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Fire in the Branches; Kinetic Crawl; Passage; Hidden Thorns; Monk’s Door; Germination; The Recursive Tree; Creatural; Fractals.

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Nine Rivers

Label: ESP-Disk
Released: 2023
Track listing: First River; Second River; Third River; Fourth River; Fifth River; Sixth River; Seventh River; Eighth River; Ninth River.

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Article: Album Review

John Blum: Nine Rivers

Read "Nine Rivers" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Pianist John Blum's solo Nine Rivers is not so much a hit as it is a HIIT. His music is and has consistently been, to borrow a term from sports, a HIIT workout. HIIT or High Intensity Interval Training is a series of repeated all-out efforts with a brief recover time in between each effort. This ...


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