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Jonathan Finlayson: 3 Times Round

Read "3 Times Round" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
November 10, 2018

As a solo artist, trumpeter/composer Jonathan Finlayson (Steve Coleman, Henry Threadgill) has been forging a rapid growth-pattern, conspicuously illustrated here, on his third release for Pi. On his previous solo outings for the label, Finlayson was the lone horn player with his band Sicilian Defense. Now, he broadens his scope by employing eminent saxophonists, Steve Lehman ...

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Jonathan Finlayson: 3 Times Round

Read "3 Times Round" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
October 7, 2018

Listening to the music of Jonathan Finlayson is kind of like being in the audience of a TED Talk where the entire house is packed with PhDs. You understand the presenter is operating on a higher level, and so the acquisition of knowledge requires attention and some discipline. But you come to expect a challenge from ...

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John Escreet: The Unknown

Read "The Unknown" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
November 10, 2016

Stepping into the void without a map, compass, or guide can be an incredibly scary experience. But the very same scenario can also be liberating. Musicians freed of the shackles of preconceived ideas are the ones, after all, who speak the lingua franca of jazz--improvisation, that is--in its purest dialect. And improvisation doesn't get any truer ...