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Tomas Fujiwara’s 7 Poets Trio: Pith

by Mark Corroto
October 7, 2023

The instructions that came with Tomas Fujiwara's 2019 release, 7 Poets Trio (RogueArt), read, “I'd like to tell you as little as possible about this music before you listen to it... and create your own scenes for which these songs can be soundtracks." The same advice is warranted for Fujiwara's 7 Poets Trio follow up recording ...

A Slightly Latin Set, Wilbur Ware at 100, and the Wailin' Mailman from DC

by David Brown
September 20, 2023

This week we kick things off with a slightly Latin set with Roland Kirk, Aymee Nuviola, Tito Puente and Michel Camilo. Then three pieces of silver from Horace Silver move into a birthday tribute set to bassist Wilbur Ware. Coming home from the DC Jazz fest had me listening to DC artists such as Ellington and ...

Jason Stein, Chet Baker and Ingrid Laubrock Plus a Tribute to Ahmad Jamal

by Jerome Wilson
June 14, 2023

This show, from May, features a tribute to the late Ahmad Jamal, plus old and new music from Jason Stein, Ingrid Laubrock, Chet Baker, and others. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Courtney Pine “Sister ...

Anticipation

May 14, 2023

Album: The Last Quiet Place
By Ingrid Laubrock
Label: Pyroclastic Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 6:35

The Jazz Critic: Neil Tesser

by B.D. Lenz
May 1, 2023

For as long as there has been art and artists there have been critics to give their opinions about their work. There is even that famous joke about everyone having an opinion. But, clearly, some opinions are more informed than others and when it comes to being a competent jazz critic one needs to have a ...

Ingrid Laubrock: The Last Quiet Place

by Jerome Wilson
April 30, 2023

Saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock always seems to search out new instrumental configurations for her music. This time out, she and her musical and life partner, drummer Tom Rainey, collaborate with a quartet of accomplished string players, guitarist Brandon Seabrook, violinist Mazz Swift, cellist Tomeka Reid, and bassist Michael Formanek. Together they create stimulating music which can be ...

ArtActs 2023

by Luciano Rossetti
April 2, 2023

Anticipation

March 25, 2023

Album: The Last Quiet Place
By Ingrid Laubrock
Label: Pyroclastic Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 6:35

Ingrid Laubrock: The Last Quiet Place

by Troy Dostert
March 21, 2023

When saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock finds herself in her comfort zone, it is typically in small group formations--often just duos or trios--which allow her unparalleled skills as an improviser to shine most brightly. However, listeners are always in for a special treat when she ventures out into less familiar terrain, especially with larger ensembles. On recordings such ...

Art Ensemble of Chicago: The Sixth Decade: From Paris to Paris

by Mike Jurkovic
February 8, 2023

Recorded live in Paris in February 2020, The Sixth Decade: From Paris to Paris. presents Art Ensemble Of Chicago—as defiantly daring avant-garde as that first night in Paris, 1969 —giving no quarter whatsoever in their lifelong, diasporic pursuit of creation unbound. Breaking at the pace of a dream, surviving co-founders saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell and ...