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Festivals Talking

Moers Festival Interviews: Virginia Genta

Read "Moers Festival Interviews: Virginia Genta" reviewed by Martin Longley


There is a tradition in the small German city of Moers, although its aims are far from traditional in orientation. Unless we consider the already sixty-year history (at least) of jazz-derived free improvisation. The Moers Festival has run since 1972, originally bent on exploring the vitality of free jazz, and still resolved towards that direction today, although now acknowledging the input of rock, folkloric, electronic and moderne new music elements. Since 2008, the city of Moers has ...

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Album Review

Hilary Gardner: On the Trail With the Lonesome Pines

Read "On the Trail With the Lonesome Pines" reviewed by John Chacona


It might be hard for the young'uns to believe, but there was a time when movie houses and television screens were filled with westerns. Tales of cowpokes and their trusty horses, outlaws, dogies and tumblin' tumbleweeds were so popular that various sub-genres of westerns flourished as brand extensions. One of these featured the singing cowboy trope, and elevated such figures as Roy Rogers, Tex Ritter and most notably, Gene Autry, to stardom. The songs they sang were western-ish, ...

Play This!

Kneebody: Kneebodi

Read "Kneebody: Kneebodi" reviewed by Mike Jacobs


They may have initially gone by saxophonist Ben Wendel's surname but even without the dead giveaway of a title, there's really no mistaking this album's lead track as the opening salvo from a protean, yet already brilliant, Kneebody. An unmistakable harbinger of so much creative innovation to come from this band. ...

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Album Review

Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective: Fiesta at Caroga

Read "Fiesta at Caroga" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Whenever the word “Afro-Caribbean" appears in an album's title, there are sure to be plenty of bold and exciting rhythmic passages, and Fiesta at Caroga, recorded by the Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective at the 2022 Caroga Lake (New York) Music Festival, is no exception to the rule. The Collective, founded by guitarist Jose Guzman, is comprised for the most part of music professors at several central Illinois universities. As for the music itself, it leans heavily on such ...

Radio & Podcasts

Nir Felder, Holger Marjamaa, Peela and Robby Krieger

Read "Nir Felder, Holger Marjamaa, Peela and Robby Krieger" reviewed by Len Davis


New music with Nir Felder, Holger Marjamaa, Daniele Chiantese, Scott Henderson and David Aubile. Argentinian band Streams, and Joseph Patrick Moore. Playlist Nir Felder “Cold Heaven “ from Cold Heaven (La reserve) 00:00 Holger Marjamaa “Rush Hour" from Rush Hour (Self Produced) 05:18 {Daniale Chiantese “Tech" from Kamayan (Camilla) 10:48 Peela “Not Bad" from Not Bad (Eclipse) 16:16 Robby Krieger “Math Problem" from Robby Krieger & The Soul Savages (Mascot) 21:33 Bees “Everything Yes" from Vol 2 (Self ...

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Album Review

David Gibson: Fellowship

Read "Fellowship" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


When you strip away the most obvious elements that contribute to the creation of a magical experience in this music, the one that remains is fellowship. Camaraderie between bandmates elevates a sonic endeavor like nothing else can, heightening everything for both performers and listeners, and that's a fact that's never been lost on David Gibson. The noted trombonist has long espoused the importance of musical family--something that began to resonate on an even deeper level during the pandemic--and that high ...

Radio & Podcasts

Xero, Chance & Lurie

Read "Xero, Chance & Lurie" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Three new releases by John Lurie, Benjamin Herman and Fergus Quill give us the opportunity to pay tribute to three musicians whose no-holds-barred attitude significantly marked the scenes in New York and the UK in the 1980s, and now: Xero Slingsby, James Chance and Lurie.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Benjamin Herman “Zaat" Nostalgia Blitz (Dox) 0:16 John Lurie “AI AI AI AI" Painting with John (Strange and ...

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Album Review

Olie Brice / Rachel Musson / Mark Sanders: Immense Blue

Read "Immense Blue" reviewed by John Sharpe


Even given today's abundance of new issues in whatever genre, there are still bands which travel beneath the radar. One such is the trio of established UK improvisers comprising bassist Olie Brice, saxophonist Rachel Musson and drummer Mark Sanders which releases Immense Blue as its debut album. As a unit it has been around for a while, but the connections go deeper still. Brice and Musson have a duet nearing fifteen years old, while the saxophonist and drummer are two ...

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Multiple Reviews

The Jazz Detective Strikes Again

Read "The Jazz Detective Strikes Again" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Producer Zev Feldman, like Joe DiMaggio, has done it again. In May of 1941, DiMaggio began a major league baseball hitting streak. People followed his exploits game after game and hit after hit. DiMaggio's amazing record of 56 consecutive games still stands to this day. Same can be said of Feldman. His detective work, finding rare archival jazz recordings (mostly concert dates) in dusty archives, continues a streak that includes music from Bill Evans, Wes Montgomery, Albert Ayler, Eric Dolphy, ...

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Album Review

Melissa Aldana: Echoes Of The Inner Prophet

Read "Echoes Of The Inner Prophet" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic


Grammy-nominated saxophonist Melissa Aldana was all of maybe 21 going on 22 in 2010 when her Inner Circle Records arrival, Free Fall, caught many a discerning ear with its surprisingly earthy and assured lines and tangents. Her first for Blue Note, 2022's 12 Stars, displayed much the same but with a more resolute, restorative, established tone. As exhibited on such artistic statements as 12 Stars and 2019's Visions (Motema Music), Aldana relishes her sojourns and residencies in the ...


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