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Michael Nicolas

Of the Near and Far

By Patricia Brennan

Label: Pyroclastic Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Antlia; Aquarius; Andromeda; Citlalli; Lyra; Aquila; When You Stare Into the Abyss.

Patricia Brennan: Of the Near and Far

by Mike Jurkovic
October 24, 2025

Peerless, vibe-savvy vibraphonist Patricia Brennan minces no fools from the get go, launching Of The Near And Far with the kick-ass lead single (singles? They still make singles? In this day? In this age?) “Antilla." A new jazz standard by any stretch of the imagination, “Antilla" is a sleek, hypnotic beauty that gears you into the ...

Patricia Brennan: Of the Near and Far

by Troy Dostert
October 17, 2025

Not one to rest on her laurels, vibraphonist/marimbist Patricia Brennan has continued to challenge herself and her listeners with each stop in the studio. Her tireless dedication to her craft is undoubtedly one of the reasons for her meteoric rise in the creative jazz community, which could be charted particularly after 2021 when she released her ...

Laugh Ash

By Ches Smith

Label: Pyroclastic Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Minimalism; Remote Convivial; Sweatered Webs (Hey Mom); Shaken, Stirred Silence; The Most Fucked; Winter Sprung; Disco Inferred; Unyielding Daydream Welding; Exit Shivers.

Ches Smith & Shara Lunon: Dismantling Musical Conventions

by Lawrence Peryer
August 3, 2024

Today, the Spotlight was meant to shine On drummer, percussionist, and composer Ches Smith and his album Laugh Ash (Pyroclastic Records). As we arranged to get together, Ches suggested we include Shara Lunon, the trans-disciplinary poet, vocalist, composer, and improviser featured on the album. Laugh Ash is one of the most intriguing records I ...

Big Ears Festival 2024

by Mark Sullivan
April 1, 2024

Big Ears Festival Knoxville, TN March 21-24, 2024 After last year's triumphant tenth anniversary, the festival returned with the slogan “The adventure continues." The iconic and influential Nonesuch Records' 60th anniversary was celebrated with performances by Brad Mehldau, Caroline Shaw, Darcy James Argue, Mary Halvorson, Davóne Tines, Sam Amidon, Hurray for the ...

Ches Smith: Laugh Ash

by Vic Albani
January 29, 2024

Dopo lo straordinario lavoro dedicato al Vudù haitiano del 2021 (Path of Seven Colors) anch'esso uscito per la straordinaria Pyroclastic Records di Kris Davis, il batterista, percussionista e compositore Ches Smith, acclamato dal New York Times come “uno dei batteristi più dinamici della scena sperimentale del pianeta," colpisce ancora con un nuovo sorprendente lavoro immensamente variegato, ...

Hemingway

By Gyan Riley

Label: In A Circle Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: El Torito; Flor De Mayo; Leaves Fall Early; La Plenitud; Un Gitanito En La Habana; Villalta; The Garden Of Eden; Flor De La Noche Mirando A Las Estrellas; La Despedida.

Sana Nagano, John Zorn, Sam Gendel, Zane Carney & More New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
April 20, 2021

We kick off this episode of Mondo Jazz with another gem from Georgia Anne Muldrow and land with John Zorn and the first (of what will certainly be many) box set dedicated to his delightful Bagatelles. In the middle, a mini-section on the Palladino bass-dynasty which acts as a bridge between two of the hot scenes ...