The glue that binds this meeting of two saxophonists 30 years apart in age is…
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Alex Sipiagin – NoFo Skies (Blue Room Music)
Russian-born trumpeter Alex Sipiagin makes it sound almost too easy. The instrument naturally lends itself…
Mark Dresser Seven – Ain’t Nothing but a Cyber Coup & You (Clean Feed)
Bassist Mark Dresser has always been a restless spirit. Whether it’s stretching the boundaries of…
John Dokes – True Love (Rondette Jazz)
Twenty years after the passing of Joe Williams, John Dokes seems primed to be one…
Anne Mette Iverson’s Ternion Quartet – Invincible Nimbus (Brooklyn Jazz Underground)
When jazz artists are noted for infusing classical elements into their work, it’s often code…
Romain Collin – Tiny Lights (XM)
The word “cinematic” is seriously overused in describing instrumental music. But the term actually applies…
Matthew Shipp Trio – Signature (ESP Disk)
The risk for gifted artists as prolific as pianist Matthew Shipp is that a new…
Joe Policastro Trio – Nothing Here Belongs (JeruJazz)
Nothing Here Belongs, a fitting name for an eclectic album, is the fourth release by…
Charles Rumback, Cadillac Turns (Astral Spirits)
Drummer Charles Rumback had not played with this particular quartet prior to the session that…
Rafael Zaldivar, Consecration (Effendi)
Cuban composers and instrumentalists are relentless in their quest to honor the past while projecting…
Marilyn Mazur, Shamania (Rare Noise)
Inventive, daring and impeccably executed and recorded, Shamania, by New York-born Danish percussionist, drummer and…
David Dominique – Mask (Orenda)
On his composition “To Dave Treut,” from his new album, Mask, David Dominique leads his…
Steph Richards – Take the Neon Lights (Birdwatcher)
A rigorous experimenter, trumpeter Steph Richards has a résumé that names avant-garde jazz stalwarts Henry…
Tom Rainey Trio – Combobulated (Intakt)
Since 2010, the trio of drummer Tom Rainey, guitarist Mary Halvorson and saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock…
Auditions Round-Up: Jazz Artists Weave Strings into Their Sonic Tapestry
Violin and strings, in general, have remained outliers in the jazz world. But they have…
Russ Lossing – Motian Music (Sunnyside)
Pianist Russ Lossing and drummer Paul Motian recorded together at least five times over 10…
Requisite Listening: Les McCann and Eddie Harris, “Swiss Movement” (Atlantic)
Les McCann and Eddie Harris Swiss Movement (Atlantic) — Call it serendipity. Pianist McCann and…
Etienne Charles – Carnival: The Sound of a People, Vol. 1 (Culture Shock)
On his latest release, Trinidadian trumpet wizard and emerging composer Etienne Charles has found a…
Mimi Fox – This Bird Still Flies (Origin)
Now in her fourth decade of recording, guitar virtuoso Mimi Fox has ensembled with legends,…
Auditions Round-Up: The Voice is the Blues’ Most Powerful Weapon
The blues has produced countless instrumental virtuosos, but the genre has always been a singer’s…
