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Michael Marcus, Forest Chorus, Joao Lencastre & Perelman/Shipp
by Maurice Hogue
Europe's improvised scene is well-represented in this edition of One Man's Jazz with samplings of new releases by Forest Chorus which feature the great multi-reedist from Finland, Mikko Innanen, Portguese drummer Joao Lencastre & Communion, and three women artists making lots of waves: bassist Silvia Bolognesi from Italy, French pianist Cécille Cappozzo and German drummer Eva ...
Zoh Amba: Bhakti
by Mark Corroto
It may be an overused metaphor, but saxophonist Zoh Amba does indeed stand on the shoulders of giants. Proof of that phrase is Bhakti, a tour de force of passionate free jazz. The twenty—something artist draws on traditions born of the 1960s from artists such as Albert Ayler, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, and Peter Brötzmann. Her ...
A Vocal Tangent, Globe Trotting Tunes + New Releases
by David Brown
This week, recent releases from The Sun Ra Arkestra, Tim Berne & Matt Mitchell, Angelica Sanchez Trio, Gordon Grdina Nomad Trio. A vocal tangent with Freda Payne, June Christy, Camille Bertault. We also look to upcoming Philly shows from Zoh Amba, Mary Halvorson & Jazzmeia Horn. Playlist Thelonious Monk “Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at ...
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 ...
Zoh Amba, Janel Leppin, & Roberto Ottaviano and Alexander Hawkins
by Maurice Hogue
Free jazz saxophonist Zoh Amba has had much attention focused on her in a fairly short time, and a new album with drummer Francisco Mela will keep those spotlights firmly in place. There's also a track from her debut, Oh Sun!. Cellist Janel Leppin leads a great band on her new Ensemble Volcanic Ash, while Chicago ...
Chris Parker, Craig Davis, Miro Sobrer, Jim McNeely and more
by Bob Osborne
On this show brand new releases from The Chris Parker Trio, Craig Davis, Miro Sobrer, Francisco Mela & Zoh Amba, Jim McNeely and The Frankfurt Radio Orchestra featuring Chris Potter, the trio of Ben Monder, Tony Malaby and Tom Rainey, and a preview track from a new album from Dave Douglas.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 ...
Larry Goldings, Ingrid Laubrock, Zeno De Rossi, Espen Berg & More New Releases
by Ludovico Granvassu
Bookended between the many sides of Larry Goldings and Ingrid Laubrock, the playlist features two new releases by drummer Zeno De Rossi, the sophomore release of Zoh Amba and the compelling new albums by Espen Berg and Jacob Garchik. Happy Listening! PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" ...
Zoh Amba: O Life, O Light Vol. 1
by John Sharpe
Since relocating to NYC from Tennessee, twenty one year old tenor saxophonist and flautist Zoh Amba has been keeping fast company. On her debut O Sun (Tzadik, 2022), in a sign of affirmation label boss John Zorn guests on one track, while O Life, O Light continues in the same vein as she helms a heavyweight ...
Albert Ayler, Jones Jones, Jonathan Reisen & Charles Mingus
by Maurice Hogue
Two previously unreleased recordings by two of the seminal artists in creative music get sampled this time out: Albert Ayler's Revelations—The Complete ORTF 1970 Fondation Maeght Recordings and Charles Mingus' The Lost Album From Ronnie Scott's. For Ayler, this was his last recorded music before he died later that year. The tapes for the Mingus release ...
Welcome To Adventure
by Maurice Hogue
There are indeed some adventuresome artists in this edition of One Man's Jazz, although I pilfered the title for the show from the title of the Welcome To Adventure Vol. 2 by Daniel Carter, Matthew Shipp, William Parker & Gérald Cleaver. So far, their first volume has been the best-selling album in the history of 577 ...
