Jazz
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By the time Chicago-born trumpeter Marquis Hill earned top billing at the 2014 Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Competition, he was already known internationally as an important young jazz player. With each new project, it becomes increasingly clear that the 33-year-old has a great deal to offer both jazz purists and those with a broader…
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Wolfgang Lackerschmid/Chet Baker – Here’s That Rainy Day 0.00 Brandon Lopez – for Sal 4.16 Bob Holz – Riptide 12.06 The Flake – Trickles 18.36 Kasperi Sarikoski – Slow Morning Coffee 27.19 Brandi Disterheft – Reveries 32.22 The Kaleidoscope Quintet – No Greater Love 36.45 Cyrus Nabipoor – Hipody 44.28 Liebman / Brecker / Copland…
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Ran Blake and Frank Carlberg – Vanguard 0.00 Christopher Parker & Kelley Hurt (ft. Arkansas Symphony Orchestra with arrangements by Rufus Reid) – To Be a Kid 5.14 Orlando le Fleming – Mischievous 17.16 Matt Haviland – Arietis 21.53 Martin Wind – White Noise 28.39 Chien Chien Lu – Invitation 35.21 Rajiv Jayaweera – Nilus…
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Wayne Shorter & Carolina Shorter – Miles’ Doorbell 0.00 Benny Green – Contemplation 0.31 Ben Zucker – Moths Eating The Wallpaper Of Concorde 3.51 Asher Gamedze – state of emergence suite. first movement: thesis 15.17 Teodross Avery – Rhythm A-Ning 17.56 Cyclone Trio – Conflict 22.52 Benjamin Vergara & Ben Bennett – Distance Is Not…
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The notes that accompany this fascinating new collaboration between the four-piece Lemur and composer/pianist Reinhold Friedl describe the latter’s work with ensemble zeitkratzer as exploring “the intersection of improvisation and composition.” It is a suitable reference, one that clearly applies to Alloy. But there is another connection point that will occur to some listeners as…
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Finnish saxophonist Jorma Tapio and his band Kaski have delivered an earthy combination of Scandinavian folk music and free jazz: entirely organic and a nice add for jazz fans who embrace experimentation. Kevin Press One-sentence music reviews (OSMR) are designed to spread the word about as many new releases as possible during the COVID-19 crisis.
