Results for "Matthew Stevens"

Happy New Year! New music from Jeff Parker and IVtet, Sara Serpa, Miguel Zenon, Camilla Battaglia and Daryll Yokley's Sound Reformation.

by Hobart Taylor
December 31, 2024

Starting out the year with our usual variety of musics that appeal to both the head and the heart: Listen up for the brilliance of Satoko Fujii, the subtle passion of Jessica and Tony Jones, the earnestness of Sara Serpa, and the commitment to human well being reflected in the music of Miguel Zenon.

Milton + esperanza

By Esperanza Spalding

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2024
Track listing: The Music Was There; Cais; Late September; Outubro; A Day In The Life; Interlude For Saci; Saci; Wings For The Thought Bird; The Way You Are; Earth Song; Morro Velho; Saudade Dos Avioes Da Panair (Conversando No Bar); Um Vento Passou; Get It By Now; Outro Planeta; When You Dream.

Milton Nascimento / Esperanza Spalding: Milton + esperanza

by Chris May
July 31, 2024

Sometimes the semiology around an album can tell you more about it than any amount of words attempting to describe the music itself. And the semiology around Milton + esperanza is eloquent. It begins with the overlap with another summer 2024 release, Wayne Shorter's magical double-album Celebration Volume 1 (Blue Note), a previously unreleased recording of ...

Billy Valentine, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Magic Malik, Bobo Stenson & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
April 25, 2023

This week we open with a stunner, Billy Valentine's new album featuring the best of the Los Angeles and New York Scenes (Pino Palladino; Jeff Parker, Theo Croker; Larry Goldings; Abe Rounds; Immanuel Wilkins; Linda May Han Oh) and music that should bring him much deserved attention. Then a mix of exciting releases, with a special ...

John Coltrane, Dave Liebman and Others

by Jerome Wilson
February 1, 2023

This vintage episode, from November 2021, features John Coltrane playing with Miles Davis and also Dave Liebman interpreting Coltrane's music. Other musicians heard include Dave Brubeck, Archie Shepp, Al Hibbler, and Anthony Ortega. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill ...

The Dark Fire Sessions

By Alex Brown

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: Intro; Chacarera; Wistful Road; 24-7; See You Again; New Flamenco; Novembro; Almost There; Before It Began; Anthem.

In Common III

By Walter Smith III

Label: Whirlwind Recordings
Released: 2022
Track listing: Shine; Loping; Oliver; Hornets; Orange Crush; After; Lite; For Some Time; Shutout; Reds; Variable; Prince July; Dust; Familiar; Misere.

Guitarists in the Age of Isolation

by Geno Thackara
July 14, 2022

The Joel Newton Situation New Now Self Produced 2022 Since the first year of Covid had left everyone suddenly making music alone, of course it was inevitable that the trend of isolation albums would eventually give way to the out-of-isolation album as the world moved into partial circulation. For the Joel ...

Matthew Stevens: on collaboration, production, gear and career

by Leo Sidran
May 23, 2022

Walter Smith III: Listen To The Young Players

by Leo Sidran
May 16, 2022

From an early age, Walter Smith III began taking music very seriously. “My first gig was playing at a McDonalds in Houston]} with another saxophonist. I took a solo on &#147;Blue Bossa." It was terrible. People clapped, and I figured if I could get away with that and get applause, how could I fail?" <br /><br ...