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Article: Album Review

Sylvie Courvoisier and Mary Halvorson: Bone Bells

Read "Bone Bells" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and guitarist Mary Halvorson are the boldest of musical artists. Bold and uncompromising, each with distinctive voices coming from different places. For Courvoisier, it is the classical music world and European chamber music that she mixes with the sounds of avant-garde jazz. Halvorson started out early with the violin, until the sound of ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

International Women's Day: Nubya Garcia, Geri Allen, Mary Lou Williams

Read "International Women's Day: Nubya Garcia, Geri Allen, Mary Lou Williams" reviewed by David Brown


Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, new, in, out... wherever the music takes us. Each week, we will explore the elements of jazz from a historical perspective. This week we celebrate International Women's Day (March 8) with short sets featuring women instrumentalists who have made or are making important contributions to this music ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Sylvie Courvoisier & Mary Halvorson, Silke Eberhard & Yannick Peeters

Read "Sylvie Courvoisier & Mary Halvorson, Silke Eberhard & Yannick Peeters" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


Time to celebrate the women of today's creative jazz and at the same time recognize International Women's Day. New releases include Bone Bells from the magical duo of pianist Sylvie Courvoisier & guitarist Mary Halvorson, Being A Ning from German saxophonist Silke Eberhard's killin' trio, and Italian bassist Silvia Bolognesi's Jungle Duke which explores the music ...

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Article: Album Review

Jon Irabagon: Server Farm

Read "Server Farm" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


"The times they are a-changin.'" Bob Dylan said that in 1964. He was right. In 2025, they are still changing, perhaps most notably with the emergence of artificial intelligence. That previously slow creep--outlined so accurately in Arthur C. Clarke's novel 2001: A Space Odyssey in 1968, paired with Stanely Kubrick's movie of the same name--will build ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Steve Lehman Trio + Mark Turner play the music of Anthony Braxton

Read "Steve Lehman Trio + Mark Turner play the music of Anthony Braxton" reviewed by Hobart Taylor


Steve Lehman Trio and Mark Turner honor the music of Anthony Braxton, also a new collaboration between Sylvie Courvosier and Mary Halvorson and the latest from James Brandon Lewis.Playlist Muneer Nasser Quintet “Polka Dots and Moonbeams" from Blue House Session (Self Produced) 0:00 Host Speaks 9:42 Julia Hülsmann Quartet “Under The Surface" from Under ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Steve Coleman, Matthew Shipp and RIP Susan Alcorn

Read "Steve Coleman, Matthew Shipp and RIP Susan Alcorn" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


This show features a tribute to the late pedal steel master, Susan Alcorn. It also includes music from Matthew Shipp, Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, and Steve Coleman among others. 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 Itamar ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jutta Hipp, George Michael, Grammy Nods

Read "Jutta Hipp, George Michael, Grammy Nods" reviewed by David Brown


We'll kick things off with some Latin energy from Mongo Santamaria and his Orchestra, recorded live at the Black Hawk in San Francisco in 1962. Next, we'll hear The Incredible Jimmy Smith with “Midnight Special" from his classic 1966 LP of the same name. Following that, we have some guitar music from alto saxophonist Tim Berne's ...

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Article: Big Band in the Sky

Remembering Susan Alcorn: Bucking The Trends

Read "Remembering Susan Alcorn: Bucking The Trends" reviewed by Ian Patterson


All About Jazz is saddened to learn of the passing of Susan Alcorn--pedal steel guitarist extraordinaire. She died on January 31st of natural causes. Perhaps more than any other pedal steel guitarist before her, Alcorn took her instrument into musical terrain not usually associated with it. She played country music for twenty years, but ...

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Article: Live Review

Jazz at Lincoln Center JALC Jazz Congress 2025

Read "Jazz at Lincoln Center JALC Jazz Congress 2025" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright


Jazz at Lincoln Center JALC Jazz Congress 2025 New York, NYJanuary 8-9, 2025 In Frederick P. Rose Hall, the gorgeous home of Jazz at Lincoln Center overlooking Columbus Circle in New York City, the JALC Jazz Congress brought artists and industry professionals together for two days of panels and ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

The Final Batch of My Favorite 2024 Jazz Things - Part 1

Read "The Final Batch of My Favorite 2024 Jazz Things - Part 1" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Here is of our seasonal playlist featuring the songs we have loved the most in the past few months. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Kresten Osgood Quintet “Subway (Live)" Live at H15 Studio (ILK) 0:16 Host talks 4:05 Francesco Bearzatti, Stefano ...


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