Vocal colossus Fay Victor has been performing otherworldly acrobatics with her pipes since the ’90s, as heard on fearless projects like her Ensemble’s Absinthe & … Read More “Fay Victor’s SoundNoiseFunk: Wet Robots (ESP-Disk’)”
Although Matthew Lux has long been a staple of Chicago’s experimental music underground, having logged time in post-rock unit Isotope 217 and garnered a solid … Read More “Matthew Lux’s Communication Arts Quartet: Contra/Fact (Astral Spirits)”
This article will appear in the November issue of JazzTimes. In the 1970s, New York City teetered on the edge of bankruptcy and collapse. Crime … Read More “Alan Braufman: A Valley Worth Searching”
When asked if he identifies himself as a composer or an improviser, Brandon Ross chooses neither. “I consider myself a creator,” he says, a comment … Read More “Brandon Ross: Between Hendrix & Henry Threadgill”
The musical path traveled by Chuck Hammer, a forward-thinking player who fits neatly into the niche of “most influential guitarists you’ve never heard of,” has … Read More “Chuck Hammer: Ornette, Lou Reed & the Art of Improvisation”
When the roots of avant-garde jazz are traced, the signs usually point to its legendary hotbeds—New York and Chicago—as the sanctuaries where icons like John … Read More “The Avant-Jazz of Michael Cosmic and Phill Musra “
