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Music Reviews: Ricardo Bacelar – ‘Concerto para Moviola’ and Chicago Jazz Philharmonic – ‘Havana Blue’
Two new jazz releases show concert jazz and fusion are alive and well, whether you're south or north of the border.
Read More »Music Review: Jörn Marcussen-Wulf – ‘Duke Ellington Sacred Concerts’
Iconic Ellington reinvigorated live in Germany.
Read More »Music Review: Branford Marsalis Quartet with Special Guest Kurt Elling – ‘Upward Spiral’
'Upward Spiral' was not intended to be just another vocalist fronting just another quartet.
Read More »Music Review: Fela Ransome Kuti & His Koola Lobitos – ‘Highlife-Jazz and Afro-Soul (1963-1969)’
Good music is good music and while it’s not necessarily what you might think of when you think of Fela Kuti, this release is an amazing document of an artist coming into his own.
Read More »Music Review: John Daversa – ‘Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music of the Beatles’
'Kaleidoscope Eyes' is the Beatles’ music like you haven’t heard before.
Read More »Music Review: LABtrio – ‘The Howls Are Not What They Seem’
LABtrio and friends manage to walk the edge between adventurous sonic exploration and noise.
Read More »Music Review: Anthony Braxton – ‘Trillium J: The Non-Unconfessionables (Composition No. 380)’ Box Set
With the release of 'Trillium J,' Anthony Braxton redefines - or at least redeciphers - what opera should sound like in the 21st century. Here's a hint: Compelling.
Read More »Music Review: Jane Ira Bloom – ‘Early Americans’
When it comes to truly creative work with the soprano sax today, Jane Ira Bloom is the name to remember.
Read More »Music Review: Anthony Braxton – ‘Quintet (Tristano) 2014’ Box Set
Anthony Braxton's 'Quintet (Tristano)' is a listening experience that I highly recommend.
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