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Mark Turner

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In a career that spans two decades and encompasses a broad array of musical ventures, saxophonist Mark Turner has emerged as a towering presence in the jazz community. With a distinctive, personal tone, singular improvisational skills and an innovative, challenging compositional approach, he’s earned a far-reaching reputation as one of jazz’s most original and influential musical forces. A New York Times profile of Turner titled “The Best Jazz Player You’ve Never Heard” called him “possibly jazz’s premier player,” noting his reputation amongst his peers and his influential stature in the jazz world. 2013 finds Turner entering an exciting new creative phase, with his varied talents showcased on a variety of notable new recording projects

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The Cross Over: Live in Brooklyn

Label: Giant Step Arts
Released: 2024
Track listing: (First Set): B.A.M.D.; Same Bird; Do you Know Who YOU Are?; One for Fannie Lou; (Second Set): Beware of Captain America; For the Freedom Fighters; The Cross Over; It Very Well May Be So; More in Common.

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The Music of Anthony Braxton

Label: Pi Recordings
Released: 2025
Track listing: 34a; L.A. Genes; 40b; 23b + 23g; 23c; Unbroken and Unspoken; 23e + 40a; Trinkle, Tinkle.

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Just

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Showdown; Layla Joy; Aviation; Chamber Music; South Hampton; Just; Billy's Waltz;; Bo Brussels; Naaj; Top of the Middle.

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Spindrift

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Spindrift; Mosquito Flats; More Mesa; Chambery; See You Again My Friend; Murnau; Fair Warning; Anacapa; Ahwahnee; Out of the Fog.

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Article: The Jazz Life

A Farewell to Madrid's Café Central

Read "A Farewell to Madrid's Café Central" reviewed by Artur Moral


It happened to Chicago with The London House and The Velvet Lounge; it happened to San Francisco with the Black Hawk Club and the Keystone Corner; and, of course, it happened to New York City with Cafe Society, Sweet Basil, Village Gate and Jazz Standard. It has also happened in many other places and cities around ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

R.I.P. Louis Moholo-Moholo

Read "R.I.P. Louis Moholo-Moholo" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


This program includes the work of the late drummer Louis Moholo-Moholo, the last surviving member of the South African group, the Blue Notes and a great contributor to the British jazz scene. The show also features music by Joe Lovano, John Yao, and Claire Ritter. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I ...

Article: Live Review

Umbria Jazz 2025

Read "Umbria Jazz 2025" reviewed by Libero Farnè


Umbria Jazz 2025 Varie sedi Perugia 11--20 luglio 2025 Basta scorrere il cartellone di Umbria Jazz 2025--soprattutto gli appuntamenti succedutisi al teatro Morlacchi, al Teatro Pavone e alla Sala Podiani della Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, ma anche le serate jazzistiche all'Arena Santa Giuliana--per rendersi conto di quanto quest'anno la programmazione fosse nutrita ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Interpreting the Lennon/ McCartney Songbook: Part 2, Rubber Soul and Revolver

Read "Interpreting the Lennon/ McCartney Songbook: Part 2, Rubber Soul and Revolver" reviewed by Larry Slater


The songwriting team of John Lennon and Paul McCartney became increasingly sophisticated by the mid 1960s. McCartney was the more knowledgeable musically, as he played piano and understood harmony (though he never did learn to read music). Much of John Lennon's writing had a harder edge, and he had a way with lyrics. The albums Rubber ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Rob Mazurek, Ches Smith, Steve Lehman, and Joe Fonda

Read "Rob Mazurek, Ches Smith, Steve Lehman, and Joe Fonda" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


This show features recent recordings by Joe Fonda, Steve Lehman and Ches Smith as well as older ones by Rob Mazurek, Kevin Sun, and Emily Remler. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Jethro Tull “Serenade ...


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