Album Review: Wadada Leo Smith’s “The Great Lakes Suites”— A Miraculous Freedom
Wadada Leo Smith's latest album features a series of miraculous performances that give a new meaning to freedom: the sometimes lengthy and airily open improvisations take us on journeys but never seem...
View ArticleBook Review: “Outside Music, Inside Voices”— Illuminating Conversations about...
Jazz fans with open ears should rush to this book: so should anyone interested in the creative process, its rewards as well as its challenges. The post Book Review: “Outside Music, Inside Voices” —...
View ArticleFuse Appreciation: Henry Threadgill — A Pulitzer Prize for “In For a Penny,...
Over the decades, avant-garde jazz musical Henry Threadgill has not only enriched but remade the musical landscape. The post Fuse Appreciation: Henry Threadgill — A Pulitzer Prize for “In For a Penny,...
View ArticleJazz Survey: Chordless Drills – A Listener’s Guide to the Saxophone Trio
Here is a personal selection of recordings in the saxophone trio format. These linear collaborations have been part of the jazz scene for at least seventy years now. The results are almost always...
View ArticleJazz Review and Appreciation: Wadada Leo Smith’s “The Chicago Symphonies”
If you are not familiar with Wadada Leo Smith as an artist or as a thinker, you could start with The Chicago Symphonies and know that you are engaging with some of his finest work.
View ArticleBook and Jazz Album Review: Henry Threadgill Explains It All For You
The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer eludes easy categorization, but Henry Threadgill's new memoir — and his latest recording — take a step in defining his singular artistic personality.
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