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Dominic Lalli Explores his Acoustic Side

Brad Farberman

In 2016, the Colorado-based tenor saxophonist Dominic Lalli stood onstage at Lollapalooza, playing thick, funky lines with his electronic-music act Big Gigantic. Red Hot Chili … Read More “Dominic Lalli Explores his Acoustic Side”

Chops: Joel Harrison and Thematic Albums

Brad Farberman

About 15 minutes into our phone interview, the Brooklyn-based guitarist Joel Harrison stops me. “Do me a favor,” he says. “Tell me, even if you … Read More “Chops: Joel Harrison and Thematic Albums”

Nancy And Beth: Cabaret Gone Crazy

Brad Farberman

At New York’s Café Carlyle in May, the “punk-vaudeville” band Nancy And Beth thought broadly. In addition to touching on jazz, country, soul, and gospel, … Read More

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Erik Friedlander and Throw a Glass See Green

Brad Farberman

Some use visual art; others look to poetry. But the muse for Erik Friedlander’s latest album, Artemisia, is absinthe, the famously hallucination-inducing alcoholic drink that … Read More

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Rez Abbasi: All Trails Lead to Jim Hall

Brad Farberman

Despite his important work as part of groups like Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Indo-Pak Coalition and Adam Rudolph’s Go: Organic Guitar Orchestra, the New York-based guitarist Rez … Read More

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Before & After: Bill Laswell

Brad Farberman

Many musicians have worked in a wide range of genres, but few have collaborated with the top names in each of those styles like Bill … Read More

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Eric Wyatt: The Brooklyn Sound

Brad Farberman

Unlike most musicians, Eric Wyatt was born into the jazz life. The tenorman’s father, the late Charles Wyatt, was also a tenor player, and Eric … Read More

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Tony Allen: A Night in Lagos

Brad Farberman

On a pair of 2017 releases for Blue Note, a resolute EP called A Tribute to Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and a radiant … Read More

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Before & After: Marquis Hill

Brad Farberman

In both his technique and the way he organizes his music, trumpeter Marquis Hill, 30, strikes a balance between merriment and determination. On his most … Read More

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Mike Stern: Playing Through the Pain

Brad Farberman

You can get a lot accomplished in two and a half months. For instance, that’s how long it took legendary New York jazz-rock guitarist Mike … Read More

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Akua Dixon: Living the Dream

Brad Farberman

“I would say that every obstacle you could probably have as an African-American cellist in jazz, I had,” Akua Dixon said this past spring, over … Read More

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Kamasi Washington: An Opinion of Difference

Brad Farberman

In the Whitney Museum of American Art’s 2017 Biennial show, on view in New York through June 11, there is a small blue room. Inside … Read More

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Orrin Evans on Joining the Bad Plus

Brad Farberman

On April 9, the Philadelphia-based pianist Orrin Evans tweeted, “I have so much to say but I’ll wait until tomorrow :)!!” What was he about … Read More

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Philippe Baden Powell: Notes Over Poetry (Far Out)

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On Notes Over Poetry, Philippe Baden Powell shares two sides of himself: able bandleader and enthusiastic sideman. The agile pianist—he picked a different instrument than … Read More

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Colin Vallon: Danse (ECM)

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There is no dance music on Swiss pianist Colin Vallon’s Danse. At no point while listening would anyone really think, “This is danceable.” Perhaps he … Read More

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Dayna Stephens: Gratitude (Contagious)

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Dayna Stephens’ saxophone playing, and the music he makes on Gratitude, is elemental. His big, warm lines are full of notes and intent but also … Read More

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Before & After: Marco Benevento

Brad Farberman

Marco Benevento is not, at this time, a jazz musician. But he was. On his way to becoming the singing rock pianist he is today, … Read More

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Before & After with Trevor Dunn

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Listening wide, from A to Zappa

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John Coltrane: A Love Supreme: The Complete Masters

Brad Farberman

Veteran jazz fans probably do not often listen to A Love Supreme, saxophonist John Coltrane’s unfathomably important 1965 album of passionate, spiritual jazz. They internalized … Read More

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Billy Martin’s Graphic Scores: Redefining Notated Music

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A picture is worth a thousand notes

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Overdue Ovation for Tisziji Muñoz

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At peace, but never at rest

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Charlie Hunter Trio: Let the Bells Ring On

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Let the Bells Ring On, the vigorous first album from seven-string guitarist Charlie Hunter’s trio with drummer Bobby Previte and trombonist Curtis Fowlkes, is, on … Read More

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DRKWAV: The Purge

Brad Farberman

DRKWAV, the trio of keyboardist John Medeski, drummer Adam Deitch and saxophonist Skerik, is a vibe band. There is little in the way of harmony, … Read More

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Sam Newsome: The Straight Horn of Africa: A Path to Liberation

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On soprano saxophonist Sam Newsome’s The Straight Horn of Africa: A Path to Liberation, the second entry in his The Art of the Soprano series, … Read More

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Marc Cary: Rhodes Ahead, Vol. 2

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Marc Cary’s Rhodes Ahead Vol. 2 will do things to you. This is not a record that lives in a separate world from the listener. … Read More

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Kamasi Washington: Epic Proportions

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Saxophonist goes for broke with his new three-disc release

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Wes Montgomery: In the Beginning

Brad Farberman

Near the end of In the Beginning, the stunning new two-CD (or three-LP) set comprising early music from guitarist Wes Montgomery, tenor saxophonist Alonzo “Pookie” … Read More

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Abdullah Ibrahim: The Song is My Story

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The Song Is My Story, a gorgeous solo-piano album from the veteran South African musician Abdullah Ibrahim, is 17 tracks long. By jazz standards, it … Read More

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The Bill Laswell Interview: Holding It Down

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A rare chat with the bassist-producer

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Overdue Ovation for Alan Broadbent

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The art of doing it all

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