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Strata-East, James Brandon Lewis & Phil Haynes

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Back in the '70s and '80s, flicking through the LPs at a favourite record store and finding the latest Strata East releases made the trip worthwhile. Established by trumpeter Charles Tolliver and pianist Stanley Cowell, the label that was dedicated to spiritual jazz and social consciousness was releasing music by some of the most important artists ...

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James Brandon Lewis, Joe Fonda, David Murray & Garfo

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This episode is a definite mixed bag of styles and sounds, highlighted by a preview of James Brandon Lewis' Apple Cores with his trio, bassist Joe Fonda's second new release of late, this time with a top US quintet, new albums from Portuguese quartets Garfo and Talagbusao, Quebec band Brûlez Les Meubles, the latest from the ...

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Floros Floridis, Tyshawn Sorey & Phil Haynes’ Daydream Trio

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This episode is a truly mixed bag featuring drummer-led piano trios, the saxophone playing of a true jazz legend in Greece, live recordings from New York, and the usual music from faraway lands. Drummer Tyshawn Sorey has been hailed as one of the most important creators of our time, and his recent The Susceptible Now continues ...

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Bassdrumbone, Kim Cass & Ivo Perelman

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Ever heard of “fartlek"? It's a method of training for runners where they can play around with their speeds, very unstructured. That's sort of what this episode of One Man's Jazz turned out to be--all over the place in terms of style, tempos, musical variations and origins in the albums debuting. For instance, the Southeast Asian ...

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William Parker, Kimura/Guy/Hemingway & Frank London

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There are some shiny new trio albums highlighting this edition of One Man's Jazz that are well worth checking out. Bassist William Parker, keyboardist & instrument inventor Cooper-Moore and drummer Hamid Drake have played together in all manner of situations but they've never recorded as a trio; the new Heart Trio rectifies that, although don't expect ...

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James Brandon Lewis, Federico Ughi, Matthew Shipp & Fall Raye

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There are a lot of superlatives for the playing of saxophonist James Brandon Lewis floating about these days, and they're all well-deserved. JBL continues to make great music. His new Transfiguration with his quartet of Aruan Ortiz, Brad Jones & Chad Taylor--out on the Intakt label from Switzerland---keeps the momentum rolling. Mark this one down for ...

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Yuhan Su, Stirrup, Arch Trio & Zenophilia

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A mixed bag of music with some interesting new albums: Taiwan/New York vibraphonist Yuhan Su dazzles with her release Liberated Gesture; piano threesomes from the Arch Trio from Italy, Wadji Riahi from Tunisia and Omawi from The Netherlands; Stirrup with Fred Longberg--Holm cello, Nick Macri bass & Charles Rumback drums, another trio of pianist John Blum, ...

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Benjamin Koppel & A Clean Feed Buffet

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This episode focuses on several excellent new releases from Clean Feed Records (Mia Dyberg, Ned Rothenberg, Nataniel Edelman, Mikko Innanen, Grzegorz Tarwid, Simon Nabatov, Phillip Greenlief & Mercury) and presents several pieces from Danish saxophonist Benjamin Koppel's White Buses Passage To Freedom. Koppel's important and stunning album is his interpretation of a World War II event ...

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Angelica Sanchez, Sylvie Courvoisier, Rodrigo Amado & Jeff Cosgrove

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There's some great new music coming your way in this edition: Portuguese saxophone powerhouse Rodrigo Amado's Bridge Quartet is free jazz royalty with pianist Alexander Von Schlippenbach, bassist Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten & drummer Gerry Hemingway. Their new album Beyond The Margins is a must-listen. So are new albums from two of the leading pianists around today: Angelica ...

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Clara Lai Trio, Sam Weinberg and Interstellar Nao

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A healthy dose of edgy new releases in this episode, featuring Spanish pianist Clara Lai and trio, saxophonist Sam Weinberg and trio, Bobo Stenson and several from the European hotbed of avant-garde--Netherlands (saxophonist Frans Vermeerssen, Cocktail Party Attack, saxophonist Bo Van De Graaf, & Mixing Memory and Desire), plus a freewheeling session from Mexico City featuring ...


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