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Bassdrumbone, Kim Cass & Ivo Perelman

by Maurice Hogue
July 29, 2024

Ever heard of “fartlek"? It's a method of training for runners where they can play around with their speeds, very unstructured. That's sort of what this episode of One Man's Jazz turned out to be--all over the place in terms of style, tempos, musical variations and origins in the albums debuting. For instance, the Southeast Asian ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

America in Miniatures And More

by Bob Osborne
July 25, 2024

The featured album on this edition is from guitarist Miles Okazaki who gathers an extraordinary cast of ten musicians to create Miniature America, a collection of 22 vignettes exploring the wonder of chance encounters and “found" compositions. I am featuring four of these pieces. The rest of the show includes brand new releases of both studio ...

Article: Album Review

Ivo Perelman + Tom Rainey: Duologues 1 Turning Point

Read "Duologues 1 Turning Point" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
July 20, 2024

Innovative saxophonist Ivo Perelman thrives in small groups with like-minded musicians, as is amply demonstrated throughout his one-of-a-kind oeuvre. In drummer Tom Rainey, Perelman has found yet another perfect partner for shared improvisational explorations. The two men have complementary artistic visions as demonstrated by the superb Truth Seeker (Fundacja Słuchaj, 2024) with bassist Mark Helias. Similar ...

Article: In Pictures

Tony Malaby and Firebath Ignite the Jazz Gallery

by Dave Kaufman
June 23, 2024

I had the great pleasure of seeing Tony Malaby perform at The Jazz Gallery. Malaby moved to Boston a couple of years ago to take up a teaching position at Berklee. Although he continues to perform in New York City, I had not seen him live since he moved. On this occasion, his band presented the ...

Article: Album Review

Ivo Perelman Quartet: Water Music

Read "Water Music" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
June 12, 2024

Come on a rafting expedition with the Ivo Perelman Quartet. A river excursion is a perfect metaphor for the saxophonist's Water Music. Those familiar with the anomalous and idiosyncratic sounds that emanate from Perelman's saxophone also know he is attuned and reactive to the set and setting of a performance. Just as a trip on a ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jason Robinson, Borderlands Trio & Farewell Taint Radio

by Maurice Hogue
May 22, 2024

This edition of One Man's Jazz is the final one for taintradio.org, as Taint Radio closed operations on April 30th. One of the longest-running internet jazz stations, Taint Radio had a great run: 15+ years of independently programmed music, streaming 24/7 and absolutely no commercials. Major props go to radio veteran Bob Rogers who was Taint ...

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Matt Lavelle, Jonathan Backstrom, Rob Mazurek & Helveticus

by Maurice Hogue
May 13, 2024

NYC multi-instrumentalist Matt Lavelle finally gets to see a dream fulfilled with the release of Crop Circles Suite Vol .1 by his 12 Houses Orchestra. Lavelle has been carefully crafting this very interesting album with its references to numerology and metaphysics for years. Finnish bassist Jonathan Backstrom has probably been carrying around his own dream: his ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

David Bixler, Milosz Pieczonka, Reza Askari, Marilyn Crispell & Jason Stein

by Maurice Hogue
April 29, 2024

This edition of One Man's Jazz is the 600th done for Taint Radio, and to mark the occasion two albums that would have fit in perfectly with Black History Month in February, but good music has no timetable. Saxophonist David Bixler drew upon not on the jazz poetry of the great Black Poet, Langston Hughes, but ...

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Break the Branch

April 27, 2024

Album: Gordon Grdina's The Marrow with Fathieh Honari
By Gordon Grdina's The Marrow
Label: Attaboygirl Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 8:03

Article: Multiple Reviews

Ivo Perelman's Two Stimulating Albums from January of 2024: Interaction and Truth Seeker

by Hrayr Attarian
April 7, 2024

Innovative Brazilian saxophonist and master improviser Ivo Perelman is as prolific as he is imaginative. With close to 100 recordings under his belt Perelman is always pushing the proverbial envelope looking for fresh ways to express himself. Having lived in various cities around the world--and currently splitting his time between Fortaleza Brazil and New York City--Perelman ...