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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Ullman/Swell Quartet, The Attic Frank Carlberg & Josh Sinton

Read "Ullman/Swell Quartet, The Attic Frank Carlberg & Josh Sinton" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


Improvisers abound in this episode. Portugal's Rodrigo Amado & The Attic, Bernardo Tinoco & Tom Maciel, Joao Lencastre's quartet, and Pedro Alves Sousa and friends lead the way, while the Chilean band Nichunimu makes its debut with a startling use of electronics. Baritone saxophonist Josh Sinton's back with a new release by his Predicate Quartet, more ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Steve Tintweiss, Chad Taylor Trio & Dan Rosenboom

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This episode touches on current releases from artists like Chad Taylor, Dan Rosenboom, English drummer Tom Skinner, French free jazz saxophonist Roland Devocelle, Swiss saxophonist Christoph Irniger with the Swiss Jazz Orchestra and Germany's AAAPUZ, but it also takes a look back to the earlier free jazz scene of the 70s in New York with music ...

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Article: Album Review

William Parker: Universal Tonality

Read "Universal Tonality" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Let's Imagine the difficulty William Parker must face filling out his responses to the U.S. census every 10 years. What is his origin? His race? And how many people occupy his residence—or maybe a better question: how many races are contained within this one person? Joking aside, the musician William Parker has become an everyman. His ...

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Article: Album Review

The Chicago Plan: For New Zealand

Read "For New Zealand" reviewed by John Sharpe


German reedman Gebhard Ullmann and American trombonist Steve Swell, front line comrades for over 15 years in a variety of outfits, reunite on For New Zealand for the second release from their joint led initiative The Chicago Plan. Rounding out the foursome and providing some allusion to the band's moniker are the Windy City pairing of ...

Article: Album Review

William Parker: Universal Tonality

Read "Universal Tonality" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


A vent'anni dalla sua incisione ecco un inedito orchestrale di William Parker, in un cast ricco di nomi prestigiosi come il trombonista Grachan Moncur III, il violinista Billy Bang, il pianista Dave Burrell, il percussionista Jerome Cooper e il batterista Gerald Cleaver. Accanto a questi sono presenti partner di lunga data del contrabbassista, come il sassofonista ...

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Article: Building a Jazz Library

Matthew Shipp: A Dozen Essential Albums

Read "Matthew Shipp: A Dozen Essential Albums" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


While he was still in his fifties, some pundits were hailing Matthew Shipp as the “elder statesman" of avant-garde jazz piano. The sentiment, if not the Stonehenge-like title, was spot on. The jny: Wilmington, Delaware native grew up in jazz, with trumpeter Clifford Brown being a family friend. Shipp began studying piano at age 6 and ...

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Article: In Pictures

Ictus Festival 2022

Read "Ictus Festival 2022" reviewed by Luciano Rossetti


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Vision Festival 2022

Read "Vision Festival 2022" reviewed by Luciano Rossetti


Article: Live Review

Ictus Festival

Read "Ictus Festival" reviewed by Paolo Peviani


Ictus Festival Teatro Out Off Milano 4-7.7.2022 Per festeggiare degnamente i cinquant'anni di attività professionale di Andrea Centazzo ed i quarantacinque anni dell'etichetta Ictus Records da lui fondata, nella prima settimana di luglio si è tenuto al Teatro Out Off di Milano un festival (dedicato alla memoria del fotografo Roberto Masotti) a ...

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Take Five with Ariel Bart

Read "Take Five with Ariel Bart" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Ariel Bart Ariel Bart is a harmonica player and composer born in Israel in 1998 and currently based in jny: Berlin. Her debut album, In Between, was released in May 2021 on Ropeadope. In the album, Ariel presents a unique approach to the harmonica and her composed melodies, which are inspired by the European jazz ...


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