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Born in Paris but raised in Lebanon from the age of 6, composer and violinist Layale Chaker was raised speaking multiple languages, both linguistically and musically. Her complex sound universe, described by NPR as “beguiling” with “bright and beautiful strands… gorgeous, wine-dark swirls,” lies at the intersection of classical contemporary music, jazz, Arabic music, and improvisation. A 2020-2022 Jerome Hill Fellow, Chaker is also recipient of the 2022 Opera America Discovery 2022 Award, among many other accolades.

To open Chaker’s 2023-2024 season, Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra presents the world premiere of Dawning, her double concerto for clarinet, violin and orchestra, co-commissioned with the New York Philharmonic and Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival. The New York Philharmonic performs the piece one week later. Featuring the composer as violin soloist alongside clarinetist and husband Kinan Azmeh, Dawning is a musical love letter to the innocent children who have joined earthside amid trying times, drawing inspiration from the many lullabies the couple has been singing to their new son. Chaker describes her central image as “resilient seedlings sprouting from the cracks of leaden landscapes, symbolizing the enduring spirit of life and the promise of a new dawn. It's a testament to the human capacity to create and nurture life, even in the face of adversities, and a poignant reminder that even in the darkest of times, there is room for joy, love, and the promise of a brighter future.”

Album

Partisan Ship

By Phillip Golub

Label: Berthold
Released: 2026
Track listing: loyalty oath; interlude (aboard); partisan ship; interlude (adorn); mutiny meeting; interlude (adrift); blue-orange reflections; cries of the initiated; utopian micronation; afterword: partisan session.

Article: Live Review

Jen Shyu, Luke Stewart, and Konjur Collective at Vision Festival 2026

by Fran Kursztejn
July 3, 2026

Jen Shyu, Luke Stewart, Konjur Collective Abrons Arts Center Vision FestivalNew York, NY June 24, 2026 The inaugural night of Vision Festival, despite the massive variety of musicians and instruments on display, did not feature any vocalists. During night two, vocalists made up a strong majority. Jen Shyu's “Fertile Bodies, ...

Article: Album Review

Phillip Golub: Partisan Ship

Read "Partisan Ship" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
May 31, 2026

In a lot off ways, it is a game of catch-up listening to Brooklyn pianist/improvisor/composer Phillip Golub once he kick-starts the oddly titled Partisan Ship into high gear with “Loyalty Oath," a piece of mad musical fiction that holds attention in place with its octopi rhythms and runaway melodies rushing in all at once.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Olhos de Gato: John Hadfield and Friends

by Katchie Cartwright
November 30, 2025

In November, All About Jazz interviewed the prolific world-jazz percussionist John Hadfield. This edition of Caminhos do Jazz radio features Hadfield's latest single, a gorgeous rendition of Carla Bley's “Olhos de Gato" with pianist Rachel Eckroth and bassist Petros Klampanis (read review). The show also contains selections from a few of the many (100+) recordings in ...

Article: Interview

John Hadfield: An Open Concept

by Katchie Cartwright
November 26, 2025

John Hadfield's sound is instantly recognizable, due in part to his unique drum kit, which reflects the musics he has studied and with which he continues to engage. Hadfield's formal degrees are in jazz (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) and Western classical music (University of Missouri, Kansas City), but he also studied frame drumming and world ...

Article: Year in Review

I Dischi del 2024 secondo Ludovico Granvassu

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 2, 2025

Spesso molti articoli sulle “migliori uscite dell'anno" iniziano con una premessa quasi apologetica ("questi non sono necessariamente 'i migliori album dell'anno,' ma 'i miei preferiti';" “è tutto soggettivo;" “domani avrei scelto titoli diversi;" “ho potuto selezionare solo dieci album," ecc.)? Queste dichiarazioni sembrano riflettere il disagio del redattore, costretto a riassumere un vasto ecosistema artistico selezionando ...

Article: Year in Review

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden of Jazzy Delights 2024

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 31, 2024

Have you noticed how many “best of the year" listicles start with an apologetic preamble ("these are not necessarily 'the best albums of the year' but 'my favorites';" “it's all subjective;" “tomorrow I might have chosen different titles;" “I could only select ten albums" etc.)? Those disclaimers channel the writer's discomfort of having to summarize a ...

Album

Vigil (ICR030)

By Layale Chaker

Label: In the Circle
Released: 2024
Track listing: Novembers; Vigil I - Of Thirst; Vigil II - Vigil; Vigil III - Of Fire; Vigil IV - Last night I held an atlas in my lap; Vigil V - Interlude and Epilogue; Teen Mania; Salla Fina Llahdu; The Demon Within; Sketka.

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Human Activity: Dream of the Possible

By Brad Shepik

Label: Shifting Paradigm Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Code Red; The Search; Dream of the Possible; Symbioticity; Future Generations; Travel Back; Still Heat; All Hands; Naturitude; Orange Haze.