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Intent

April 23, 2012

Album: Approach
By Josh Maxey
Label: Self Produced
Released: 0
Duration: 7:01

Article: Album Review

Kazhargan World: Wonderful Times

Read "Wonderful Times" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
April 22, 2012

Technology has irrevocably altered everything in its path; the way recordings are made is no exception. A century ago, a nine-person aggregation would have had to hover around a single recording device, playing together, in order for all the participants to make it onto the same record. Now, the members of a nonet don't even need ...

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Lost Within

April 22, 2012

Album: Inside the Bubble
By Chris Plansker
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2012
Duration: 05:29

Article: Album Review

Natalia Calderon Quartet: Flor Azul

Read "Flor Azul" reviewed by James Nadal

by James Nadal
April 19, 2012

If one were to examine the proliferation of jazz on a global scale, Spain might be a good place to start. Though it is recognized that Spanish music, primarily flamenco, has achieved a strong foothold with jazz aficionados, there are numerous artists in Spain that are performing jazz on a regular basis and their ranks appear ...

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Paul Musso: Tonescapes

Read "Tonescapes" reviewed by Florence Wetzel

by Florence Wetzel
April 18, 2012

It's always an exciting moment when a musician decides to take the plunge and release a debut CD, and it's especially noteworthy when the musician in question is already mature and deeply seasoned. This is certainly the case with guitarist Paul Musso and Tonescapes. Over the past decades, Musso has played in a diverse range of ...

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Planta Alta

April 18, 2012

Album: Milton Arias Trio en vivo en 1961 Audio Estudio
By Milton Arias
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2012
Duration: 05:18

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Aphrodite's Tears

April 17, 2012

Album: Tales from a Forgotten City
By Vicky Tilson
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2011
Duration: 5:38

Article: Extended Analysis

Jazz Punks: Smashups

by Franz A. Matzner
April 16, 2012

Jazz PunksSmashupsSelf Produced2012As its name and debut album title suggest, the Los Angeles-based Jazz Punks seeks to “smash up" the jazz, punk and rock genres. But let's face it, jazz and punk hate each other, right? Jazz: all brain and no balls. Punk: all balls no brain. Nothing ...

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Chris Madsen: Pop Art

Read "Pop Art" reviewed by Thomas Carroll

by Thomas Carroll
April 16, 2012

Freedom of musical form is one of the many beauties of jazz. Jazz musicians express themselves through improvisation over musical structures that they can alter at any moment, shifting through different meters, timbres and harmonic landscapes. However, musicians run the risk of becoming too self-invested when they engage in long-form improvisation. In those unfortunate instances when ...

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Chloe Brisson: Blame It On My Youth

Read "Blame It On My Youth" reviewed by David A. Orthmann

by David A. Orthmann
April 14, 2012

Chloe Brisson, a young, prodigiously talented singer in the early stages of a presumably long and fruitful career, had the good fortune to record in exactly the right circumstances. Saxophonist Fred Haas, Brisson's teacher and mentor, wrote arrangements for thirteen tracks that are tailor-made for her voice and interpretative skills. Nonetheless, Blame It On My Youth ...