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Myra Melford
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"From her first album in 1991, it was clear that this pianist and composer would stay around," the New York Times said of Myra Melford. Melford has not only stuck around, but she has flourished. She has appeared on more than 20 recordings, including nine as a leader , performed in more than 30 countries, won major awards for composition and piano performance, and worked with some of the world's most innovative musicians. Melford's staying power is the product of ceaseless musical travels; she's always going somewhere. As Francis Davis noted , "Myra Melford is the genuine article, the most gifted pianist/composer to emerge from jazz since Anthony Davis." At the keyboard, Melford recasts the blues and boogie- woogie of her Chicago hometown, folds in elements of the music of Eastern Europe and India, and blends them with the rangy, percussive avant-garde stylings she cultivated in studies with Don Pullen and Henry Threadgill
Splash
By Myra Melford
Label: Intakt
Released: 2025
Track listing: Drift; The Wayward Line; Interlude I; Freewheeler; Interlude II; Streaming; A Line With A Mind Of
Its Own; Interlude III; Dryprint; Chalk.
Myra Melford: Splash
by John Sharpe
Pianist Myra Melford returns to the classic piano trio format for the first time since The Guest House (Enja, 2011), her acclaimed outing with Trio M with Mark Dresser and Matt Wilson. This time, the lineup is no less formidable: bassist Michael Formanek and drummer/vibraphonist Ches Smith--both commanding improvisers and bandleaders--join her for a set that ...
Larry Stabbins & Mark Sanders: Cup & Ring
by John Sharpe
Inspired by the 5000 year old Neolithic rock carvings pictured on the sleeve, Cup & Ring opens and closes with brooding, ritualistic pieces in which Larry Stabbins' breathy flute drifts like mist over Mark Sanders' deliberate, processional percussion. These atmospheric bookends, along with similarly spare interludes throughout, frame a set grounded more deeply in the language ...
Nicole Glover, James Brandon Lewis, Sarah Wilson and Myra Melford with Michael Formanek and Ches Smith
by Hobart Taylor
Nicole Glover's “Memories, Dreams, Reflections" James Brandon Lewis's “Abstraction is Deliverance" and Myra Melford with Michael Formanek and Ches Smith make a “Splash." Playlist Angelika Niescier Tomeka Reid Savannah Harris “Hic Svnt Dracones" from Beyond Dragons (Intakt) 00:00 Host Speaks 11:12 Akira Kosemura “ The Walking Man" from Mirai (Schole) 12:15 Nicole Glover “No. ...
Intakt Records
by Hobart Taylor
This week we celebrate the outstanding Swiss independent label, Intakt. Also, we have an extended work by the emerging artist Rico Jones, and a nuanced composition from trombonist/composer John Yao and his “17 piece instrument." Playlist Shuteen Erdenebaatar / Nils Kugelmann “What Will Remain" from Under the Same Stars (Motema) 00:00 John Yao “Early ...
Camila Meza, Julian Shore, and Billy Hart
by Jerome Wilson
This episode features recently released albums by Camila Meza, Julian Shore and Billy Hart as well as older music by Ray Charles, Allen Toussaint, and Myra Melford.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 Dabin Ryu “Taxi ...
Gard Nilssen, Antonio Borghini, Ehwald/Schultze/Rainey
by Maurice Hogue
Norwegian powerhouse drummer Gard Nilssen marks his move to a new label, Action Jazz, by releasing two live sessions from recent years. ... And It's Yours Forever is with his ultra-dynamic Supersonic Orchestra, while the second is with his Acoustic Unity trio, recorded when they were serving as a back-up band to Norwegian singer Susanne Sundfør.Other ...
Ines Velasco, Chris Cheek, Emi Makabe, Matteo Paggi & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Enjoy another dispatch of recent and upcoming releases, full of gems by emerging and established masters like Vincent Peirani, Chris Cheek, Ines Velasco, Myra Melford, Emi Makabe, and Matteo Paggi.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Vincent Peirani “Physical Attraction" Living Being IV (Time Reflections) ...
Anouar Brahem, Chris Gall, José Luiz Martins & More
by Marek J. Śmietański
Our 110th episode features new releases from various artists--it's annex to Spring 2025. So, Albums not mentioned until now, that reached me with a delay or that I previously overlooked. This selection is very international and very diverse, and by the way--very spring-like (meaning greenish). After all, diversity is a source of strength. Podcast in Polish ...
