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Celebrating innovative releases from the Pi Recording catalog
by Hobart Taylor
This week we feature Pi Recording artists including the Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Anna Webber, Steve Coleman and the Five Elements, Luke Stewart, Jen Shyu, Henry Threadgill, Patricia Brennan, Matt Mitchell, Kate Gentile and others. Playlist Aaron Parks “Little Beginnings" from Little Big III (Blue Note) 0:00 Brandee Younger “Tickled Pink" from Somewhere Different (Impulse) ...
The 20th Anniversary DC JazzFest
by Jerome Wilson
2024 DC JazzFest Potomac Riverfront Washington, DC August 31 to September 1, 2024 Being the birthplace of Duke Ellington among other things, Washington, DC has had a long tradition as a hotbed for jazz, and been the site of several ambitious jazz festivals over the years. The most prominent one currently ...
Kris Davis, Luke Stewart, Rob Mazurek and More
by Hobart Taylor
New music from Kris Davis, Luke Stewart and Silt Remembrance Ensemble, Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra and more. Playlist Rahsaan Barber “The Long Wait For Justice" from Six Words (Jazz Music City) 0:00 Kris Davis “Knotweed “ from Run The Gauntlet (Pyroclastic) 6:15 Luke Stewart and Silt Remembrance Ensemble “ATTENTION !!!"from The Order (Self ...
Anthony Pirog: The Hunger Artist
by Glenn Astarita
Anthony Pirog's The Hunger Artist is a sprawling, bold opus that defies easy categorization. This sonic collision of jazz, rock, and experimental music is a semi-chaotic beauty that rewards the adventurous listener with its sheer unpredictability. Pirog, a guitar alchemist known for his boundary-pushing artistry, delivers a mesmerizing work that is less a collection of songs ...
Ben Monder, Joao Lencastre & Emile Parisien
by Maurice Hogue
The much-respected guitarist Ben Monder took ten years to painstakingly craft the music on his latest release Planetarium. It's Monder at his finest, filtering through various moods, technique and sonic surprises. There's new music from Europe as usual--the German trio Brom, French soprano sax wizard Emile Parisien and his quartet, and Portuguese drummer Joao Lencastre and ...
Janel Leppin, Ensemble Volcanic Ash: To March Is To Love
by Glenn Astarita
Janel Leppin, a multi-instrumentalist and composer known for her innovative approach to music, leads her Ensemble Volcanic Ash in their latest release, To March Is To Love. Her debut album, Ensemble Volcanic Ash, released in 2022, garnered widespread acclaim. Now, with her follow-up, Leppin continues to push boundaries and explore new sonic landscapes. This project, recorded ...
Phil Haynes, Janel Leppin, & Ndududzo Makhathini
by Maurice Hogue
Last year veteran drummer Phil Haynes set out on a mission to document his past recording and music history; the first step, and a large one, was the publication of a book, “Chasing The Masters," which was paralleled by a 60-plus compilation of songs by various groups he led or played with. One of those bands ...
Andrew Hill, Luke Stewart, Ivo Perelman, and more
by David Brown
This week, pianoless trios from U.S.E. Trio, Julieta Eugenio and Sonny Rollins; Andrew Hill works from Chad Taylor, Alex Harding and Lucian Ban; a piano battle: Johnny Costa vs. Art Tatum; albums recorded on this day in history: Davis's On the Corner and Coltrane's Crescent; A fine set of works featuring bassist Luke Stewart; and toping ...
John Blum, David Murray and Chad Taylor: The Recursive Tree
by Troy Dostert
After maintaining an almost impossibly prolific recorded output during the 1980s and 1990s (with over fifty releases in the 1990s alone), saxophonist David Murray eased up considerably in the 2000s, leaving his fans wondering if he might ever return to his earlier fecundity. Although it would be unrealistic to expect the veteran tenorist to approach the ...
David Murray Quartet at The Village Vanguard
by Mike Jurkovic
David Murray Quartet Village Vanguard New York, NY May 14, 2024 David Murray's feisty sax sound--sharp, honest, torrential--kicked off this particularly West Side spring evening whirling through “Ninno" one of the seven highlight jams on the richly rewarding Francesca (Intakt Records, 2024). The new quartet--Murray, wizened pianist Marta Sanchez, ...
