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Steeped

Label: Relative Pitch Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: Hive; Planetesimals; Stalks; Crest; Grains; Home Stretch; Bolt.

Album

Label: Relative Pitch Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: Starry / False; Trout-Lily; False Goat’s-Beard; Yellow Queen; Obedience; Pink Home Run; Preference; Old Blush; Black Garlic; Nearly Wild; Pink Double Knock Out.

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Shock Axis

By Joe Morris

Label: Relative Pitch Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: Hurricane Point; Giant Eye; Wherewithall; Skera; Outer Layer; Red Vision; Lift.

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Forebrace: Steeped

by John Eyles
October 20, 2016

Steeped is the second album release from Forebrace, the welcome follow-up to Bad Folds (Copecod, 2013). For those who delighted in that album, the good news is that the quartet's line-up remains unchanged, and the balance between composed and improvised music is as before--composed pieces credited to Forebrace's leader and clarinetist, Alex Ward, alternating with improvisations ...

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Leila Bordreuil & Michael Foster: The Caustic Ballads

Read "The Caustic Ballads" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
August 24, 2016

Brooklyn based Cellist Leila Bordreuil and saxophonist Michael Foster explore the emotional boundaries of tonality on the otherworldly and daring Caustic Ballads. The thirteen improvised duets, with their disturbing and poetic titles are abstract in their conception, intimately delivered and deeply visceral in their impact.The hypnotic “Into the Peristyle of Love's Temple" for example ...

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Joe Morris: Shock Axis

Read "Shock Axis" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
August 21, 2016

I am applying for a NEA grant to test my theory that you can judge an album by it's cover. For instance, The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main St (RSR, 1972) and The Clash's London Calling (CBS, 1979) are two albums where you just knew what to expect by gazing at the covers. In the jazz ...

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Perch Hen Brock & Rain: Perch Hen Brock & Rain/Live @ The Jazz Happening Tampere

Read "Perch Hen Brock & Rain/Live @ The Jazz Happening Tampere" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
August 20, 2016

When most couples get together, they play some tennis doubles, maybe card games, or go to dinner. When Ab Baars and Ig Henneman invite Ingrid Laubrock and Tom Rainey over, it's to do some cooking. By that I mean to serve up some improvised musical delights. As with most busy couples, finding time for ...

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Catherine Sikora: Jersey

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by Hrayr Attarian
July 9, 2016

Saxophonist Catherine Sikora makes a bold and singular statement with her solo album Jersey. Each of the 13 tracks is both a fully realized and poignant stand-alone monologue as well as an essential link in an intimate and deeply personal artistic expression. A serene, logical progression of notes transforms the calm “The Knowing of ...

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Michael Bisio: Accortet

by John Sharpe
May 25, 2016

A history of the accordion in jazz would be a slight volume. The accordion sits midway between horn and keyboard, and perhaps it's a surprise given its versatility that it doesn't have a higher profile. Klezmer influenced companies apart, the rollcall at the exploratory end of the spectrum would include Anthony Braxton (of course), The Claudia ...

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Ingrid Laubrock/Tom Rainey: Buoyancy

Read "Buoyancy" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
May 14, 2016

In baseball it's called “small ball." That might be the best way to describe the improvising duo of saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and drummer Tom Rainey. Small ball baseball teams win, not by home run blasts, but by putting runners in scoring position, bunting, and stealing bases. Flamboyant rarely wins the series. Confident, often understated play, is ...