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Nick Dunston: Colla Voce
by Mark Corroto
Composer and bassist Nick Dunston's Colla Voce -"with the voice" -is a chamber construction which he describes as an Afro-surrealist anti-opera that operates in the concept of an individual experience, as opposed to a collective one. By that he asks, “what if the blue that I see is not that same blue that you see?" His ...
Stańko, Waits, Rudolph, Sorey & More
by Bob Osborne
Previously unreleased live music from Tomasz Stańko kicks off a show comprised of all new releases. The expansive world of Nasheet Waits and the percussive adventures of Adam Rudolph & Tyshawn Sorey are also included. I'm also pleased to feature the first release from brand new label Park West Records and amongst other things a fascinating ...
New Releases From Janis Siegel, Alexa Torres, Lakecia Benjamin, Birthday Shoutouts, Fathers Day & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
The Fathers Day broadcast includes new releases from Janis Siegel and Yaron Gershovsky, Janet Planet, Alexa Torres, Bruna Black & John Finbury plus a single from Lakecia Benjamin, with birthday shoutouts to Hazel Scott, Irene Higginbotham (Good Morning Heartache), Geri Allen, Nancy King, Amy Shook, Brianna Thomas, Alecia Olatuja, Monika Herzig, Carol Robbins and Daryl Sherman ...
John Escreet: The Epicenter Of Your Dreams
by Mark Corroto
There is that image from one of Sergio Leone's spaghetti Western films where three gunfighters stand in the dusty town center, guns drawn, waiting for someone to flinch. That depiction of the Old West is somewhat appropriate as the UK-born pianist, John Escreet, who was based in New York for nearly a decade, moved to Los ...
Travis Reuter: Quintet Music
by Glenn Astarita
Released as the long-anticipated encore to his avant-garde debut, Rotational Templates (New Focus, 2011), Travis Reuter's Quintet Music is a masterpiece of musical sorcery, brimming with bold invention and innovative creativity. Reuter, a maverick guitarist who is unafraid to color outside the lines, leads his band of equally audacious virtuosos through a sonic wonderland that most ...
Patricia Nicholson Parker: A Disciplined Disregard for Traditional Boundaries
by Dave Kaufman
Patricia Nicholson Parker is a dancer, poet, and organizer of movement, music and causes. She is the founder and executive director of Arts for Art (AFA) and the Vision Festival. Entering its 27th year when this interview was conducted, the Vision Festival celebrates free jazz in all its forms, with a focus on equity, diversity and ...
Fats Waller 120 - Marshall Allen 100
by David Brown
In this episode, we celebrate two artists. In the first set, pianist and songwriter Fats Waller who was born 120 years ago this week. In the second set, we celebrate Philadelphia's ambassador to the cosmos, Marshall Allen leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra, who turned 100 on May 25. These two men's lives span the entire ...
Guitar Forms 2024
by Jerome Wilson
These are a few recent releases where guitars have a featured role. Jeanfrancois Prins Blue Note Mode GAM Records 2024 Guitarist Jeanfrancois Prins is from Belgium but his music comes straight out of the American jazz tradition. He recorded this album at the legendary Rudy Van Gelder studio ...
Announcing Preliminary Jazz 2024-25 Season At New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ
Tickets Go on Sale Friday, May 10, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. New Jersey Performing Arts Center 1 Center Street Newark, NJ 07102 (888) 466-5722 Free-$149. To purchase, contact NJPAC at 1.888.466.5722 or visit NJPAC.org. SUN 9.29 @ 7:00 p.m. Herbie Hancock Herbie Hancock – piano 14x GRAMMY winner Herbie Hancock returns to ...
Louie Belogenis: Outer, Inner, Secret
by Mark Corroto
Let's not call the music by the trio Terton dangerous. Because, although no one could be injured while creating it or listening to Outer, Inner, Secret, the path is precarious and unpredictable. Well, that is, if one is not a true believer. Let me explain. Terton in Buddhism refers to a person, in this case, persons, ...
