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Paul Motian

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Although he studied drums in the Navy School of Music in Washington, there has never been anything militaristic about Paul Motian's prolific work as a jazz drummer. In the mid-1950s, he played with a host of jazz stars including Stan Getz, George Russell and Thelonious Monk, but his major association was with pianist Bill Evans, both in Evans's trio and as a member of other groups, such as the quartet led by clarinettist Tony Scott. With Bill Evans, he developed a way of playing that mirrored the pianist's phrasing and approach, often abandoning aspects of the drummer's traditional time-keeping role

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Explorations

Label: Craft Recordings
Released: 2025
Track listing: Israel; Haunted Heart; Beautiful Love" [Take 2]; Elsa; Nardis; How Deep Is the Ocean?; I Wish I Knew; Sweet and Lovely.

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The White Album

Label: TIBProd Italy
Released: 2025

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At The Deer Head Inn: The Complete Recordings

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Solar; Basin Street Blues; Chandra; You Don't Know What Love Is; You And The Night And The Music; Bye Bye Blackbird; It's Easy To Remember; Everything I Love; I Fall In Love Too Easily; Straight No Chaser; All of You; Someday My Prince Will Come; The Old Country; Golden Earrings; How Long Has This Been Going On

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

George Coleman, Anne Mette Iverson, Sylvie Courvoisier with Wadada Leo Smith, and Keith Jarrett with Gary Peacock and Paul Motian

Read "George Coleman, Anne Mette Iverson, Sylvie Courvoisier with Wadada Leo Smith, and Keith Jarrett with Gary Peacock and Paul Motian" reviewed by Hobart Taylor


Regeneration... New and old music featuring George Coleman, a newly released historic Keith Jarrett Trio recording, and astounding new music from Anne Mette Iverson as well as Sylvie Courvoisier with Wadada Leo SmithPlaylist Craig Taborn /Marcus Gilmore/Nels Cline “Queen King" from (Trio of Bloom) (Pyro clastic) 00:00 Anne Mette Iversen “TBQE (To Be Questioned ...

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Article: Interview

Michala Østergaard-Nielsen: The Poetic Vibrations of Drumming

Read "Michala Østergaard-Nielsen: The Poetic Vibrations of Drumming" reviewed by Dean Nardi


Michala Østergaard-Nielsen is a jazz drummer from Denmark, a country with a rich tradition of women playing drums. Once during a lesson with Gerald Cleaver, she was told you could either play drums upon sound or upon a pattern. “That really opened the doors for me to not think just the technical things, but listen to ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Kirk Knuffke, Anat Fort, Bram de Looze, Bob Wellins & More

Read "Kirk Knuffke, Anat Fort, Bram de Looze, Bob Wellins & More" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Another stack of recent and upcoming albums to soundtrack the week ahead, kicking off with three stunners by Kirk Knuffke, Bram de Looze, and Anat Fort's compelling take on the dreamworld of Paul Motian.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Kirk Knuffke “Runs Red" Window ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Giovanni Maier: 5 album tra contrabbasso e violoncello, improvvisazione e standard

Read "Giovanni Maier: 5 album tra contrabbasso e violoncello, improvvisazione e standard" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Fortemente impegnato nella didattica, coinvolto in alcune formazioni importanti e di lungo periodo --Enten Eller, Eternal Love --e in vari progetti più ristretti, il contrabbassista Giovanni Maier conserva tuttavia un'autonoma vena produttiva che gli permette di registrare ogni anno diversi album in formazioni estemporanee, editi da varie label e dalla sua stessa etichetta indipendente, Palomar Records. ...

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Article: Rediscovery

Josh Rosen: Beneath the Radar

Read "Josh Rosen: Beneath the Radar" reviewed by Steve Plever


They say that a college teaching gig has become the new record contract. Pianist Josh Rosen's 30+ years on the Berklee College of Music faculty have indeed made a career in music possible, but the downside is that without record label promotion, few outside of Boston have heard of him. Perhaps this review of two of ...

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Article: Album Review

Jim Witzel Quartet: Very Early (Remembering Bill Evans)

Read "Very Early (Remembering Bill Evans)" reviewed by Troy Dostert


While tributes to pianist Bill Evans have certainly not been in short supply over the years, he has unsurprisingly been given far more attention by pianists than from other instrumentalists. Efforts from guitarists have been particularly rare. There are some noteworthy exceptions: John McLaughlin took a stab at it in 1993 with Time Remembered (Verve) alongside ...


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