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Mary LaRose: Reincarnation

Read "Reincarnation" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
October 24, 2013

The best stories are, indeed, the one's you already know. Told over- and-over again, each time a little different. That's comfort food for the ears. Enter vocalist Mary LaRose, recounting the music of Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy, and Ornette Coleman with lyrics she penned and performed as a sympathetic partner to these jazz giants.

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Nate Wooley Sextet: (Sit In) The Throne of Friendship

Read "(Sit In) The Throne of Friendship" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins
September 3, 2013

Since arriving in New York City in 2001, Nate Wooley has established himself as one of the most inventive trumpet players of his generation. In addition to the admiration of his peers, including fellow trumpeters like Taylor Ho Bynum, Peter Evans and Kirk Knuffke, Wooley has earned the respect of esteemed scene veterans, such as Dave ...

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Mara Rosenbloom, Darius Jones, Brian Drye: Brooklyn Artist Snapshot

by Seton Hawkins
August 14, 2013

To even the casual observer, Brooklyn has incubated an extraordinary new generation of talented jazz artists. While the Borough is certainly renowned for a vibrant jazz community, and indeed has been since the mid-twentieth century, this latest cohort of artists is nevertheless worthy of a particular spotlight, not only for being a gathering of tremendous performers ...

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Petr Cancura: Down Home

Read "Down Home" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
June 29, 2013

Once jazz migrated from New Orleans and the Deep South to Chicago and New York, a favorite put-down for those making music that wasn't urban, cool or modern was to call the musicians “country." It was as if all things of jazz consequence outside of urban centers was required to be imported from said cities.

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Federico Ughi Quartet: Federico Ughi Quartet

Read "Federico Ughi Quartet" reviewed by Florence Wetzel

by Florence Wetzel
June 28, 2013

The Federico Ughi Quartet is part of the lineage that continues to emerge from saxophonist Ornette Coleman. Ughi's work embodies a range of disparate influences, including classical music and Italian folk tunes, but in the quartet's eponymous release Ughi pays homage to Coleman's spiritual, philosophical, and musical influence. The quartet even mirrors Coleman's archetypal two-horn-bass-drums lineup, ...

Article: We Travel the Spaceways

Jazz: A Blessed Obsession

by Mark Corroto
April 2, 2013

Jazz listeners travel some strange and beautiful paths. It might have all begun with collectors trying to find a legendary Edison cylinder that New Orleans trumpeter Buddy Bolden--some believe to be the very first jazz musician--may (or may not) have recorded in 1904. Fast forward to modern times, a quick scan of eBay and the exorbitant ...

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Like a Tree

By Kirk Knuffke

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: 01. No Baby (Lacy); 02. Olhos De Gato (C.Bley); 03. Peace (O.Coleman); 04. Hypochristmutreefuzz (Mengelberg); 05. Art (Lacy); 06. Saturn (Coltrane); 07. The Crust (Lacy); 08. The Painter (Hemphill); 09. And Now The Queen (C.Bley); 10. Free (O.Coleman); 11. A Man Is Like A Tree (Ayler); 12. Jesus Maria (C.Bley).

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The Exterminating Angel

By Kirk Knuffke

Label: Inner Gun
Released: 2012

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Pound Cake

By Kirk Knuffke

Label: Inner Gun
Released: 2012

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Kirk Knuffke - Jesse Stacken: Like a Tree

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 17, 2012

Una dozzina di brani usciti dalla penna di Lacy, Coltrane, Hemphill, Bley (Carla), Ayler, Coleman (Ornette), e Mengelberg accomunati da un approccio intimista, profondo, ricco di sfumature ma essenziale. Sono queste le coordinate entro le quali Kirk Knuffke alla cornetta, Jesse Stacken al piano e Kenny Wollesen alla batteria muovono le loro pedine interpretative. Il pianoforte ...