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A Silver Set, A Bit of Brubeck + Recent Releases
by David Brown
This week, a welcome adventure in music! Jazz is Dead, A bluesy Horace Silver set, a bit of Brubeck (pre-classic quartet) plus recent releases form Daniel Carter, Billy Drummond, Sasha Berliner, Walt Weiskopf, and more. Playlist Thelonious Monk “Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It Club-Complete (Columbia) 00:30 Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge ...
Yuko Fujiyama: Quiet Passion
by John Sharpe
American-based Japanese pianist Yuko Fujiyama has recorded sparingly over a 40-year career, so the arrival of Quiet Passion, only the fourth date under her leadership, is an occasion to perk up the ears. Also noteworthy is the unusual instrumentation she has chosen, supplementing her piano with the cornet of Graham Haynes and electronics of Ikue Mori. ...
Jaimie Branch, David Chevalier & Rolf Kühn
by Maurice Hogue
This week's show has a pair of tributes to recently passed important musicians whose influence was immense—trumpeter Jaimie Branch whose brash approach to her art was loved by so many, and longtime clarinetist Rolf Kühn whose playing spanned the genres. Debuting are recordings by French guitarist David Chevalier, Australia's Earshift Orchestra, Free Form Funky Freqs, the ...
Ivo And Matthew, Thumbscrew, Gentiane MG And More
by Bob Osborne
On this show a selection of excellent new releases from Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp, Thumbscrew, Gentiane MG, Owen Broder, Anat Cohen, Michael Sarian, William Parker, and, Justin Purtill featuring Leo Genovese and Sean Conly. Also a dip in the archive for some music from John Surman.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Ivo Perelman and Matthew ...
James Brandon Lewis, River People, Hard Rubber Orchestra & Steve Lehman
by Maurice Hogue
He's back! Hard-charging saxophonist James Brandon Lewis's latest, MSM Molecular Systematic Music, is now out and JBL and his quartet tear things up in a live gig at Rote Fabrik in Zurich. The new album reprises the tunes from the earlier Molecular, but the energy is much different, as the gig was the first in a ...
William Parker: Universal Tonality
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 ...
Christopher Parker: Soul Food
by John Sharpe
Pianist Christopher Parker convenes the Band Of Guardian Angels for five slices of rootsy free jazz on Soul Food. There is an organic down home feel to the often laid back interplay. But of course the creation of enduring music while being this relaxed occurs not by chance but stems from untold depth of experience. Joining ...
Thumbscrew, Mali Obomsawin and John Escreet
by Maurice Hogue
A few new releases by trios to contemplate and explore in this episode, highlighted by the latest from Thumbscrew, that stellar threesome of Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek and Tomas Fujiwara. Multi-colored Midnight is one of their best to date. Also on the bill, pianist John Escreet, The Bad Plus's latest with new members Ben Monder and ...
Steve Lehman & Sélébéyone: Xaybu: The Unseen
by Karl Ackermann
Alto saxophonist Steve Lehman debuted his Sélébéyone project in 2016 with a self-titled release on the Pi Recordings label. It was nothing short of revolutionary; an amalgamation of jazz improvisation and globalized hip-hop, it was an intrepid declaration. Originally a septet, Sélébéyone returns as a quintet on Xaybu: The Unseen. The five current members are from ...
Mike Holober, Todd Marcus, Alex Hamburger and Others
by Jerome Wilson
This show features recent releases by Todd Marcus, Mike Holober, and Alex Hamburger among others as well as older music from Andrew Hill, Abdullah Ibrahim, and Jimmy Giuffre. 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 Quentin ...
