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Album: Katarahi
By Myra Melford
Label: Rogue Art
Released: 2026
Duration: 5:14
Camila Nebbia: A Reflection Distorts Over Water
by John Sharpe
From her base in Berlin, Argentine tenor saxophonist Camila Nebbia continues to impress, extending her increasingly international reputation across the Atlantic on A Reflection Distorts Over Water. For a session recorded in the studio in Woodstock, NY, she enlists talent both established and lately emerged. Even after a storied career, most famously as part of Anthony ...
Calligram Records: Chicago Meets the World
by Mark McKergow
Chicago-based Calligram Records was founded in 2023 by trumpeter Chad McCullough and saxophonist Geof Bradfield. Three years and 34 albums later, they have emerged as an authoritative and varied voice for creative jazz from the Windy City and around the world. Their output ranges from small groups to chamber jazz to lively, horn-driven soul outings. With third ...
Satoko Fujii-Myra Melford: Katarahi
by Doug Collette
The connection(s) between pianist-composers Satoko Fujii and Myra Melford transcend the usual truisms. Not kindred spirits in creativity or even mirror images in technique, the pair are more like twin sisters of different artistic mothers, distinctly their own individuals in style yet complementary as such in almost ineffable ways. Hence this album title, a Japanese term ...
New Releases From Carla Bley, Mike Lorenz, Pedro Molina & More
by Bob Osborne
This selection explores the vast spectrum of jazz, journeying from the archival brilliance of Carla Bley's 1984 Hamburg performance to the contemporary avant-garde dialogues of Satoko Fujii and Myra Melford. The tracklist balances intricate ensemble work, such as the Greenhouse Ensemble's modern textures, with the raw, improvisational energy of Joe McPhee and Miles Davis's experimental fusion. ...
DoYeon Kim, Josilemi, Dave Douglas & Alm
by Maurice Hogue
Acclaimed in her home country, gayageum player DoYeon Kim has been garnering plenty of praise for her talent in the North American jazz scene, and her first recording as a leader--Wellspring--will certainly add to her reputation. It's a most unique album. There are some trios and duos of note in this episode: Josilemi (Joe Fonda bass, ...
Myra Melford - Satoko Fujii: Katarahi
by Mark Corroto
When four hands meet across 176 keys, is it even possible for pianists to check their egos at the stage door? Piano duets, by their very nature, often invite comparison--even confrontation. Consider the 1977 encounter between Mary Lou Williams and Cecil Taylor, the high-profile 1978 concerts by Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea, or Kris Davis and ...
Satoko Fujii/Myra Melford Together Again + John Hollenbeck and Abate Beirhun
by Hobart Taylor
Satoko Fujii with Myra Melford, Tomeka Reid, Robert Glasper and Abbey Lincoln singing A Cappella.Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Satoko Fujii /Myra Melford “Signpost" from Katahari (Rouge Arts) 00:21 Brian Dickenson “October Songs Pt. 1" from October Songs (Cellar) 6:45 Abbey Lincoln “Tender as a Rose" from That's Him (Craft) 14:30 Host Speaks 17:29 Abate ...
Christopher Hoffman: REX
by Don Ball
Musicians have been inspired by the visual arts for centuries, from Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition in 1874, depicting the works of the artist Viktor Hartmann, to Myra Melford's 2025 release Splash (Intakt Records, 2025), a homage to the visual artist Cy Twombly. The question always arises: Does the listener have to know the artwork ...
Recent releases from Chicago + New Music from Joel Ross and Jahari Stampley
by Hobart Taylor
Agelika Niescier journeys to Chicago to jam with Nicole Mitchell, Mike Reed, Luke Stewart and others. Miki Yamanaka and Mark Turner turn a Monk standard inside out. We get to feel the Spirit with Joel Ross and Maria Grand. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Jane Ira Bloom/Brian Shankar Adler “Old Orchard Intergalatic Launchpad" from Once ...
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