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Chris Rottmayer: Being

by Troy Dostert
February 29, 2024

Pianist Chris Rottmayer has been a valued presence in the Madison, Wisconsin jazz scene for some time, both as a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin and as the leader of a couple of well-conceived albums. His Sunday at Pilars (Pilars, 2019) and So in Love (self-released, 2020) reveal a self-assured musician who can handle ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Kristen Lee Sergeant, Ted Nash, Russ Johnson, Audible Spirits & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
February 20, 2024

This set focuses on Andrew Hill, Herbie Nichols, Bob Dorough and Oliver Nelson, four American originals and various generations of musicians they've inspired.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Superblue feat. The Huntertones “Naughty Number Nine" SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree (Edition) 0:16 Host talks 3:27 ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

Rich Halley, Ethan Philion and Other Releases

by Jerome Wilson
January 30, 2024

Here are a few more albums from 2023 that deserve some belated recognition. Rich Halley Fire Within Pine Eagle Records 2023 This is tenor saxophonist Rich Halley's third recording with a quartet that also features Matthew Shipp on piano, Michael Bisio on bass, and Newman Taylor Baker on ...

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Live at the Uptowner

By Dave Bayles

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Fitzroy; Third Birthday (this many); Sundogs; The Illusionist's Sister; Shuffle Boil; Comanche; Quirks; Waking Hour; Horizontal Heartburn.

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Gnosis

By Ethan Philion

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: The Boot; What Love; Sheep Shank; Nostalgia; Comment Section; Gnosis.

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Quaver

By Geof Bradfield

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Dave’s Intro; Deep Ellum; Quaver; Nao Faz Mal; Plucky; 5 in 3; Solid Jackson.

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Reveal

By Russ Johnson

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Skips; The Slow Reveal; Long Branch; REM Unit; Agnomen; Veiled Invitation; TRM; Dog Gone It; Coda.

Article: Album Review

Dave Bayles Trio: Live at the Uptowner

Read "Live at the Uptowner" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
December 26, 2023

Here's a rather unusual lineup for a trio: trumpet, bass and drums. Russ Johnson is the trumpeter, Clay Schaub the bassist, Dave Bayles the drummer and leader. That is rather like assembling the Gerry Mulligan quartet without inviting Mulligan. Bayles' trio was recorded live in February 2023 at the Uptowner nightclub in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where it ...

Article: Album Review

Ethan Philion: Gnosis

by John Chacona
November 23, 2023

When it comes to making memorable entrances, Ethan Philion is on a par with Seinfeld's Kramer. The Chicago bassist burst into the scene with Meditations on Mingus (Sunnyside Records, 2022), an audacious debut recording on which he arranged familiar selections and deep cuts from the towering jazz bassist Charles Mingus. On Gnosis, the forces are smaller ...

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Geof Bradfield Quintet: Quaver

by Jack Bowers
August 23, 2023

While tenor saxophonist Geof Bradfield's versatile Chicago-based quintet does not play “free jazz" on Quaver-- customary rhythmic and harmonic precepts underline every number--the music is explicitly adventurous and forward-looking, as Bradfield and his mates seize every chance to take flight within prescribed boundaries. All the compositions are Bradfield's, and they range from powerful ...