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Steve Coleman and Five Elements: PolyTropos / Of Many Turns
by Troy Dostert
Perpetually churning rhythms, telepathic detours, unexpected juxtapositions: these are the stock-in-trade of Steve Coleman's Five Elements. And once again the intrepid alto saxophonist's inimitable approach surfaces on PolyTropos / Of Many Turns, a generous, two-disc helping of music that manages to be both intricately complex and fundamentally accessible at the same time. With two live dates ...
McCoy Tyner, Joe Henderson, Sara Serpa and Altus
by Hobart Taylor
Blue Note unearths historic recordings from jazz giants McCoy Tyner and Joe Henderson and we feature new music from Sara Serpa and Bryan Lynch.Playlist Meshell Ndegeocello" Tsunami Rising" from No More Water The Gospel of James Baldwin (Blue Note) 0:00 Host Speaks 8:04 Meshell Ndegeocello “On The Mountain" No More Water: The Gospel of ...
Immanuel Wilkins, Carn Davidson 9, Joe Fonda and More
by Hobart Taylor
This show features new music from saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, Canada's Carn Davidson 9, Joe Fonda's tribute to Wadada Leo Smith featuring Smith and Satoko Fujii. Playlist Immanuel Wilkins “Afterlife Residence Time" from Blues Blood (Blue Note) 0:00 Carn Davidson 9 “Wonderment (For C.J.)" from Reverence (Self Produced) 8:39 Christine Jensen “Day Moon" Day Moon ...
The Cocktail Party
Album: Miniature America
By Miles Okazaki
Label: Cygnus Recordings
Released: 2024
Duration: 1:50
Miles Okazaki, Reinier Baas, Orlando le Fleming, Gregory Uhlmann & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
A playlist made of imaginary soundtracks, electro-acoustic experiments, guitar-driven alchemies and virtuosic intricacy.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Remy Le Boeuf “Stop & Go" Heartland Radio (SoundSpore) 0:16 Host talks 6:19 Slowly Rolling Camera “Silver Shadow" Silver Shadow (Edition) 7:29 Host talks 11:48 Orlando ...
Matt Mitchell: Zealous Angles
by Troy Dostert
Among 2024's contenders for the most tireless and ambitious pianists in creative music, one has to put Matt Mitchell near the top of the list. When he is not working as a sideman alongside other pathbreaking musicians like Miles Okazaki, Ches Smith, Darius Jones or Kim Cass, he is busy crafting his own idiosyncratic compositions and ...
Miles Okazaki: A Fresh Take on the Creative Process
by David Bixler
After several decades of creating music in a manner that was beginning to feel routine, guitarist Miles Okazaki was searching for a fresh way to make music. He examined the processes of artists Ed Ruscha, Sol Lewitt, and Ken Price as templates for creating. In possession of these new ideas gleaned from these artists, he went ...
Louis Armstrong, Bobby Broom, Ayumi Ishito and Jonathan Barber
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music--vocalists Zack Foley and Ben Sidran, guitarists Miles Okazaki and Bobby Broom, saxophonists Ayumi Ishito and Oded Tzur, clarinetist Harry Skoler, and drummer Jonathan Barber. Playlist Louis Armstrong “The Bare Necessities" from Louis in London (Verve) 3:20 Norma Winstone & Kit Downes “Out of the ...
Miles Okazaki: Miniature America
by Alberto Bazzurro
Ventidue miniature svarianti da uno a sei minuti, con impegnati sottoinsiemi (o microgruppi, se preferite) estrapolati dal totale dei dieci elementi, sette strumentisti e tre cantanti, coinvolti nell'operazione, è quanto ci offre questo nuovo lavoro discografico (il dodicesimo, ci viene detto) a nome del cinquantenne chitarrista Miles Okazaki, con la partecipazione di svariati musicisti di punta ...
America in Miniatures And More
by Bob Osborne
The featured album on this edition is from guitarist Miles Okazaki who gathers an extraordinary cast of ten musicians to create Miniature America, a collection of 22 vignettes exploring the wonder of chance encounters and “found" compositions. I am featuring four of these pieces. The rest of the show includes brand new releases of both studio ...
