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Josh Berman

A Living Poets Group

By Josh Berman

Label: Audiographic Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: CD1: Voigtländer Brilliant (For Gordon Parks) / First Substitute (For John Sparagana) / Acronym (For Wifredo Lam); Cloud in the Shape of Sun Ra by Ken Taylor; P.R.O.P. (For Jack Whitten) / Leverage (For Betye Saar) / Metal Paper Bag (For Jasper Johns) / February Birds (For Sly Stone); CD2: Weak Ankles (For Mark E. Smith) / Four Equals Eight (For Lee "Scratch" Perry) / Theater Solvent (For Julius Hemphill); Madonna of the Chair by Kai Ihns; Newkjetzt (For Sonny Rollins) / Cylinder (For Ruth Asawa) / Fictive Character (For Molly Zuckerman- Hartung) / Tall Horse (For Getachew Mekuria); The Grant Nature Of Wishes By Ed Roberson.

Ken Vandermark: A Living Poets Group

by Mark Corroto
November 9, 2026

Artists such as Michelangelo, Botticelli and Leonardo da Vinci relied on the Medici family to support their creative endeavors. Other influential patrons included Catherine the Great of Russia and Louis XIV of France, while in the 20th century, the Rockefeller Foundation and Peggy Guggenheim helped provide artists with the resources to create ambitious works. Today, crowdfunding ...

Rempis / Abrams / Ra + Baker: The Walls Of The Temple Are Made Of Sound

by Mark Corroto
October 30, 2026

Both Chicago architecture and Chicago jazz inspire images of beefy, mammoth structures. The city's skyscrapers, bridges and industrial-strength rhythms seem built to withstand even the harshest winter winds, the kind vocalist Lou Rawls dubbed “the hawk." The quartet of saxophonist Dave Rempis, pianist Jim Baker, bassist Joshua Abrams and drummer Avreeayl Ra trades in similarly brawny ...

Trumpet Trios: Bass, Drums and Trumpet

by Jon Greenbaum
September 13, 2026

On this special edition of North Star Sounds we focus on trumpet trios (trumpet, bass, drums). Check out the vibrant variety of approaches and moods created with just these three instruments. Playlist Steven Bernstein “Mammoth" from Resonation Trio (Royal Potato Family) 00:00 Ramon Lopez / Percy Pursglove / Rafal Mazur"au lapin agile" from Threefold ...

Chicago Edge Ensemble - Paradoxes in freedom

By Dan Phillips

Label: Lizard Breath Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: 1. Paradoxes In Freedom 10:07 2.Neo Tribalism 08:48 3.Disguised By Language 14:22 4.Ascetic Aesthetic 09:30 5.Pitchfork Rebellion 07:51 6.Semi Monistic Views 09:23 7.Loose in the Nous 07:16 8.Invasive Species 07:12

Paradoxes In Freedom

By Chicago Edge Ensemble

Label: Lizard Breath Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Paradoxes In Freedom; Neo Tribalism; Disguised By Language; Ascetic Aesthetic; Pitchfork Rebellion; Semi Monistic Views; Loose in the Nous; Invasive Species.

Chicago Edge Ensemble: Paradoxes In Freedom

by Mark Corroto
April 23, 2025

Listening to guitarist and bandleader Dan Phillips' music can feel like trying to keep a scorecard to track all the musical lines he weaves together. Fortunately, despite his wide-ranging influences and concepts, he structures his compositions in a way that remains accessible, always grounded in the rich jazz traditions of Chicago. Paradoxes In Freedom ...

Lakecia Benjamin, Bobby Naughton, and Raymond Scott

by Jerome Wilson
September 4, 2024

This show features some reimaginings, Lakecia Benjamin reworking her own music, and two contemporary groups revisiting Raymond Scott's novelty pieces. The program also contains work by Bobby Naughton, Josh Berman, and Lena Bloch, among others. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of ...

Since Time is Gravity

By Joshua Abrams

Label: Eremite Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Moontide Chorus, Is, Murmuration, Wane, Stigmergy, Immemorial, Wax, Gravity