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Rez Abbasi

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Voted #1 Rising-Star Guitarist in the 2013 DownBeat Critics Poll and subsequently placed in the “Top-Ten Guitarists” alongside luminaries Bill Frisell and Pat Metheny, guitarist and composer Rez Abbasi is one of the most original voices on the current scene. Born in Karachi, Pakistan, removed at the age of four to the vastness of Southern California, schooled at the University of Southern California and the Manhattan School of Music in jazz and classical music, along with a pilgrimage in India under the guidance of master percussionist, Ustad Alla Rakha, Rez Abbasi is a vivid synthesis of all the above stated influences and genres

Album

Sound Remains

Label: Whirlwind Recordings
Released: 2025

Album

Dream Suites vol. 1

Label: Samo Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Drums Suite; Djembe Suite; Freedom March Suite.

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Label: Whirlwind Recordings
Released: 2025
Duration: 6:44

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Rez Abbasi: When Everything Else Fades, Sound Remains

Read "Rez Abbasi: When Everything Else Fades, Sound Remains" reviewed by Lawrence Peryer


Today, the Spotlight shines on guitarist and composer Rez Abbasi.Rez's new album with his Acoustic Quintet, Sound Remains (Whirlwind Recordings), puts steel-string acoustic guitar at the center of a deeply personal meditation on presence and impermanence. The album adds master percussionist Hasan Bakr to Rez's long-standing quartet with Bill Ware, Stephan Crump, and Eric ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Music From Jarrett, Perelman, Bloom, Salles, & More

Read "Music From Jarrett, Perelman, Bloom, Salles, & More" reviewed by Bob Osborne


On this show live music from Keith Jarrett, who recently reached his 80th year, plus a treasure trove of Ivo Perelman, both old and new recordings, also a selection of brand new releases.Playlist Keith Jarrett “New Vienna Part IV" from New Vienna (ECM) 00:00 Shamek Farrah “Umoja Suite" from First Impressions (Strata East/Mack Avenue) ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Meet Aaron Schragge

Read "Meet Aaron Schragge" reviewed by Cheryl K.


In this hour, an interview with NYC-based trumpeter and shakuhachi player, composer, and creative arts therapist, Aaron Shragge. He leads the group Whispering Worlds that has released their debut album Cosmic Cliffs (Adhyâropa Records). Playlist John Sturino “Slug" from Blow Globe (Outside in Music) 8:17 [excerpt] Whispering Worlds “Light Echoes" from Cosmic Cliffs (Adhyâropa) ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Nasheet Waits, Sasha Berliner, Nels Cline and the Premazzi-Nasser Quartet!

Read "Nasheet Waits, Sasha Berliner, Nels Cline and the Premazzi-Nasser Quartet!" reviewed by Hobart Taylor


This week's show features the intricate melodies of the Premazzi-Nasser Quartet, new music from guitarist Rez Abbasi, Sasha Berliner, Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen and the latest from Nasheet Waits. Playlist Premazzi-Nasser Quartet “Raoul Blues" from From What I Recall (OA2) 0:00 Nasheet Waits “Snake Hip Waltz" from New York Love Letter (Bitter Sweet) (Giant ...

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Article: Album Review

Emad Armoush's Rayhan: Distilled Extractions

Read "Distilled Extractions" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Jazz and creative music have always resisted assimilation. By that, I mean jazz draws upon--or perhaps more accurately, appropriates--sounds, traditions and styles to create something entirely new. This has been true since New Orleans musicians blended Caribbean, French, African and Sicilian influences while performing on traditional marching band instruments. Over the century-plus since its inception, improvising ...

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Take Five with Bassist Anthony Muthurajah

Read "Take Five with Bassist Anthony Muthurajah" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Anthony Muthurajah Anthony Muthurajah is a Bahrain-born Sri Lankan bassist whose musical journey began at age 12 as a church band drummer. He later picked up the guitar and bass, and at 17, moved to Chennai, India, where he became immersed in the gospel scene. In 2010, he moved to Kuala Lumpur to study at ...


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