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Article: Radio & Podcasts

RIP Roy Haynes, plus Lucy Woodward and Alan Braufman

Read "RIP Roy Haynes, plus Lucy Woodward and Alan Braufman" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


This program pays tribute to the late Roy Haynes with examples of his work with Oliver Nelson and Andrew Hill as well as his recordings as a bandleader. It also features Lucy Woodward, Howard Riley and Alan Braufman. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from ...

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Article: Live Review

Julian Lage At Empire Music Hall

Read "Julian Lage At Empire Music Hall" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Julian Lage Empire Music Hall Belfast, N. Ireland November 13, 2024 It is not too often that Julian Lage tours with nothing more than an acoustic guitar in tow. The solo acoustic album World's Fair (Modern Love, 2015) suggested at the time that the Californian might juggle solo performances ...

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Article: Interview

Frank van Berkel: 50 Years of Bimhuis Jazz

Read "Frank van Berkel: 50 Years of Bimhuis Jazz" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski


The Bimhuis, Amsterdam's renowned jazz venue, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this October. The club will host a month-long program packed with over 50 concerts, exhibitions, and special events to mark five decades of its profound influence on the jazz scene in the Netherlands and beyond. Musicians such as Sun Ra Arkestra, Tineke Postma and Hans ...

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Article: Album Review

Berke Can Özcan & Jonah Parzen-Johnson: It Was Always Time

Read "It Was Always Time" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


In 2023, baritone saxophonist and electronics artist Jonah Parzen-Johnson performed at a benefit concert in Istanbul following a devastating earthquake that took tens of thousands of lives in Turkey and Syria. Parzen-Johnson had worked with diverse colleagues ranging from John Zorn to Pearl Jam, but each of his recordings had been a solo project. Minutes before ...

Article: Album Review

Mareike Wiening: Reveal

Read "Reveal" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Registrato a Brooklyn e prodotto da Dave Douglas, quest'album della batterista tedesca Mareike Wiening, alla testa del suo quintetto, dà conto dei suoi sei anni di esperienza newyorchese, durante i quali ha avuto modo di perfezionare la propria esperienza jazzistica e di lavorare con musicisti del calibro di John Zorn, Ben Wendel, Stefon Harris e lo ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Zorn This Way, Part 2

Read "Zorn This Way, Part 2" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Gems from the Book of Angels, Book of Heads, Song Project and more, in the second part of this tribute to John Zorn, the composer. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 David Krakauer, Kathleen Tagg “Parzial (Breath & Hammer Version)" Breath & ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Zorn This Way, Part 1

Read "Zorn This Way, Part 1" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Everyone knows that describing John Zorn as a prolific composer is an understatement. Everyone also knows how inclusive he has been, sharing his compositions with the many musicians who are in his circle of trust. Countless renditions of his music have been recorded by these musicians for Zorn's label, Tzadik. To mark his birthday, on September ...

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Article: Book Review

Kosher Jammers: Jewish Connections In Jazz

Read "Kosher Jammers: Jewish Connections In Jazz" reviewed by Chris May


Kosher Jammers: Jewish Connections In Jazz Volume 1: The USA Mike Gerber 406 pages ISBN: 979-8-224-74480-0 Vinyl Vanguard 2024 Jews have been so intimately, influentially and copiously involved in the story of jazz that every person's list of ten favourite musicians is almost certain to include one Jewish player, ...

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Article: Album Review

Kenny Wollesen: LATRALA

Read "LATRALA" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


When a February 2022 gig at John Zorn's experimental showcase The Stone was unexpectedly canceled due to Covid protocol, Wollesen seized the lemon juicer and booked the band into Shahzad Ismaily's famed Figure 8 studio in Brooklyn for the following two days. The session was engineered by Lily Wen and produced by Will Shore, a composer ...

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Article: Profile

Meet Ken Peplowski

Read "Meet Ken Peplowski" reviewed by AAJ Staff


This article was first published on All About Jazz in August 1998. In numerous rave reviews, critics have exalted Ken Peplowski as the epitome of jazz traditionalism. But repeated listenings of his work reveals that Peplowski is perhaps more experimental and diverse than some have described him. It is worth noting that while Benny ...


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