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Matt Pavolka is, like, a dude who plays the bass. Some people think that he's totally awesome. He started out as a trombonist but couldn't take the derision. He thought chicks would dig him if he played the bass. He had it confused with the guitar. He is a redneck from the State of Indiana. He was born in Muncie. His parents went to college there with David Letterman. He grew up in Bloomington. Not far from there is a town called Raccoon, and another one called Needmore. He went to Berklee College of Music in Boston, mostly to get the hell out of Indiana. He played a lot of music there

Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Releases From Sam Blakeslee And More

by Bob Osborne
August 20, 2026

Music has always been a reflection of the moment--an ever evolving landscape shaped by innovation, tradition, and reinvention. This selection of new releases and re-releases brings together a fascinating cross-section of sounds, moving from expansive large-ensemble arrangements and intricate modern jazz compositions to free improvisation and avant--garde exploration. Whether driven by deep grooves, striking dynamic contrasts, ...

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Dream Suites vol. 1

By Samo Salamon

Label: Samo Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Drums Suite; Djembe Suite; Freedom March Suite.

Article: Album Review

Michael Attias: Quartet Music Vol I: LuMiSong & Vol II: Kardamon Fall

Read "Quartet Music Vol I: LuMiSong & Vol II: Kardamon Fall" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
April 8, 2025

Saxophonist Michaël Attias has impressed on the NYC scene for over three decades. He has recorded with Paul Motian, Anthony Braxton and Taylor Ho Bynum, while artists like Eric Revis, Anthony Coleman and Kris Davis have covered his compositions. But despite such recognition, Attias's discography undeservedly languishes in single figures. His decision to issue ...

Article: Album Review

Matt Pavolka: Disciplinary Architecture

Read "Disciplinary Architecture" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero
February 19, 2025

Pur essendo da oltre vent'anni una presenza importante della scena newyorchese il bassista, trombonista, compositore Matt Pavolka ha pubblicato solo tre album a proprio nome: l'esordio di Something People Can Use (Toneofapitch, 2008), l'ottimo The Horns Band (FSNT,2014) e, a dieci anni di distanza, questo Disciplinary Architecture per la prestigiosa Sunnyside. Se nell'album ...

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 ...

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Disciplinary Architecture

By Matt Pavolka

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: An Aged Flamingo in a Dried-Up Pool; And Then We Towed New Zealand Out to Sea; Lighter-Complected Invaders from The North; Ricin Beans; Nuts and Bulbs (For Drenka); Defeating the Porpoise; The Word for Moonlight Is Moonlight; Disciplinary Architecture; Vile, In the Sunshine Crawling.

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Quartet Music Vol I: LuMiSong & Vol II: Kardamon Fall

By Michael Attias

Label: Out Of Your Head Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Lumisong: #63 (Settled); Mister Softee Is A Front; NME; Hexway Liner; Kardamon Fall: Kardamon Spring; Trinite; Manners; Avrils; Voies; Bobulated; Mind Fondue; The Angel Told.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Neta Raanan, Matt Pavolka, Rodrigo Dominguez, Anna Butterss & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 10, 2024

Enjoy an eclectic playlist featuring projects inspired by the novels of Don De Lillo and Philip Roth, champagne-making, mighty vertebrates, wood parasites and more.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Leon Phal “Healthy Ground" No Pain No Champagne (Heavenly Sweetness) 0:16 Host talks 4:28 Rodrigo ...