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All About Music—My AAJ Experience
by Alan Bryson
Music & Taste Music and food have a lot in common. Variety is the key--without it, even the best prepared food loses its appeal. It is telling that we speak of musical taste," even though we experience music through our ears. Genres like jazz and classical music weave together themes, patterns, harmonies, and mathematical ...
Jim Witzel Quartet: Very Early (Remembering Bill Evans)
by Troy Dostert
While tributes to pianist Bill Evans have certainly not been in short supply over the years, he has unsurprisingly been given far more attention by pianists than from other instrumentalists. Efforts from guitarists have been particularly rare. There are some noteworthy exceptions: John McLaughlin took a stab at it in 1993 with Time Remembered (Verve) alongside ...
Jimmy Herring: Hope
by Mike Jacobs
Some bands' repertoire is so iconic that it rarely gets covered in any meaningful, updated way. Though it falls squarely into this category, Jimmy Herring's expanded 2013 revamp of the Mahavishnu Orchestra's stalwart piece, Hope" was said to have moved composer John McLaughlin himself and planted the seeds for their subsequent collaborative Meeting of the Spirits" ...
Shakti: Mind Explosion
by Ian Patterson
This is the end--the final recording from arguably the greatest of genre-busting bands. A celebration, not only of Shakti's 50th anniversary tour in 2023 but of an entire career--one that began in 1973, when John McLaughlin and Ustad Zakir Hussain first jammed in New York's Greenwich Village. By embracing Indian Carnatic and Hindustani traditions--fused with McLaughlin's ...
Joel Grundahl, Jack Gardiner, Andy Timmons, David Binney, Donny McCaslin
by Len Davis
Turn it up and dive into fresh fusion sounds! Enjoy new music from Canadian guitarist Joel Grundahl, British shredder Jack Gardiner and Andy Timmons, and synth-driven grooves from Richard D Ruttenberg and bassist Jimmy Haslip. Explore bold and original jazz from saxophonist and composer David Binney with Tommy Crane, power house performances by Donny McCaslin, Tim ...
Melbourne band The Outernet, Lorenzo Feliciati, Frode Andresen, Pat Petrillo and Neal Bowen, plus 1992 feature
by Len Davis
New music with a fusion powerhouse featuring Melbourne's own The Outernet, led by renowned pianist and composer Phil Turcio, with their debut album The Light & The Fury. A stellar international lineup: Italian bassist Lorenzo Feliciati, Norwegian keyboardist Frode Andresen, drummer Pat Petrillo from California, with bassist Gary Grainger and mult-instrumentalist Neal Bowen. Also spotlighted is ...
Phil Haynes: Electricity Incarnate!
by Doug Collette
In the annals of jazz both short-term and long, the influence of drummer-led initiatives is immeasurable. There is Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers, of course, plus Tony Williams' Lifetime and, in addition, numerous single-minded efforts like these two coincidental releases of Phil Haynes. Each is a largely freewheeling exercise in revisitation gestated during COVID lockdowns: ...
Rob Mazurek, Ches Smith, Steve Lehman, and Joe Fonda
by Jerome Wilson
This show features recent recordings by Joe Fonda, Steve Lehman and Ches Smith as well as older ones by Rob Mazurek, Kevin Sun, and Emily Remler. 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 Jethro Tull Serenade ...
Phil Haynes: Return to Electric
by Glenn Astarita
Phil Haynes, a drummer who possesses an extensive and heralded resume, unleashes Return to Electric, a semiavant-garde fusion-fueled romp that feels like a love letter to the electric guitar's golden era, delivered with a sly wink. This album displays Haynes, guitarist Steve Salerno, and bassist Drew Gress capturing the experimental spirit of 1970s jazz-rock while demonstrating ...
The Ed Palermo Big Band: Prog vs. Fusion: A War of the Ages
by Kyle Simpler
Sometimes musicians with serious chops take their music a little too seriously. Others, however, manage to combine talent and humor in a way that proves infectious. The Ed Palermo Big Band is one of the best examples of the latter. With albums drawing on such diverse influences as Frank Zappa, Paul Butterfield, and King Crimson, Palermo ...


