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Sabir Mateen - Alto & Tenor Saxophones, Flute, Piccolo, Bb & Alto Clarinets Composer, Arranger, Conductor, Poet The name Sabir Mateen has been one to deal with and listen to. Originally from Philadelphia (b. April 16th 1951), he moved to Los Angeles and played with Horace Tapscott and his Pan- Afrikan Peoples Arkestra and other bands. He moved back to Philadelphia in the '80's and played with two musicians he still collaborates with today, Sunny Murray and Raymond A. King, and also with Monette Sudler, Bill Lewis and many others. He also pursued studies with Byard Lancaster. Having moved to New York in 1989, Sabir became a world renowned artist and has performed with the greats such as Cecil Taylor, William Parker Ensembles (Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra & The Inside Songs Of Curtis Mayfield), Alan Silva, Wilber Morris, Jemeel Moondoc, Charles Downs (Rashid Bakr), Marc Edwards, Mark Whitecage, Raphe Malik, Dave Burrell, Butch Morris, Henry Grimes, Kali Z

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Keeping It In Context

By Lou Grassi

Label: NoBusiness Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: The Angle Of Repose; The Surface Of No Strain; The Correct Diagonal.

Article: Album Review

Daniel Carter / Sabir Mateen / William Parker / Lou Grassi: Keeping It In Context

Read "Keeping It In Context" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
September 30, 2026

This resounding blast from the past affirms drummer Lou Grassi's decision to flip from mainly commercial music to the adventurous end of the spectrum. He recorded Keeping It In Context in a 1996 session with some of New York City's finest avant practitioners following PoGressions (CJR, 1996), the date that led to him first dipping his ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Bobby Previte, These Things Happen & Hannah Marks

by Maurice Hogue
June 8, 2026

The new releases sampled in this episode of One Man's Jazz feature music created by smaller groups, like drummer Bobby Previte with his first full band recording in a few years, the US-Netherlands quartet, These Things Happen (Keefe Jackson, Oscar Jan Hoogland, Jason Roebke, & Mikel Patrick Avery), The Klezmatics with guests William Parker & James ...

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Live at I.U.C.C. 11/26/1978

By Horace Tapscott

Label: Nimbus West
Released: 2023
Track listing: Jungle Juice, Ballad for Samuel, Lately's Solo, If You Could See Me Now, To the Great House, Lift Every Voice.

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For Those Who Cross The Seas

By Alon Nechushtan

Label: ESP-Disk
Released: 2023
Track listing: 1. Astral Voyages 2. Cosmic Canticles

Song of the Day

Excerpt from Cosmic Canticles

November 12, 2023

Album: For Those Who Cross The Seas
By Alon Nechushtan
Label: ESP-Disk
Released: 2023
Duration: 4:40

Article: Album Review

Transatlantic Five: Transitions

Read "Transitions" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
October 20, 2023

There is an expression in meditation for when an individual is concentrating on their breath, “it's a simple practice, but not easy." A similar statement might be made about Transitions by the Transatlantic Five. The music is not simple, but it is easy. Easy, at least for this quintet. The American duo of Ken ...

Article: Album Review

Horace Tapscott: 60 Years

by Danen Jobe
July 16, 2023

In the world of the Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, it is impossible to separate community and music. The band is all from the South Central LA community, and they are playing for the community. They are composing songs about family, about people they see, about overcoming immense adversity. There is a distinct sound to this ...

Article: Album Review

Patrick Brennan Sonic Openings: Tilting Curvaceous

Read "Tilting Curvaceous" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
May 23, 2023

The quintet project Tilting Curvaceous is saxophonist/composer Patrick Brennan's sixth leader/co-leader date since the late 1990s. His duo recording Terraphonia (Creative Sources Recordings, 2019) with guitarist Abdul Moimême demonstrated a strong affinity for free improvisation within unconventional settings and uncommon concepts. Brennan is joined by trumpeter and flugelhorn player Brian Groder. The native New Yorker has ...