Michael Ullman
One of the most astonishing sets of my week in Montreal featured two Frenchmen, accordionist Vincent Peirani and soprano saxophonist Émile Parisien.
Read MoreAmong the festival’s highlights: pianist-singer Jeremy Dutcher, who arrived on the stage of the tiny space Gésu dressed in shorts and a long flowing black robe with a hood.
Read MorePianist Harold López-Nussa is his own bold and expressive rhythm section.
Read MoreThere are no missteps on this disc. Buster Williams and company make all the complications swing, mightily.
Read MoreThe music and performances on this delightful trio album are blithe and profound, a combination that should charm many listeners.
Read MoreOne doesn’t have to have gone too deeply into Buddhism to recognize its influence on the titles found here, and perhaps on the music as well.
Read MoreIndo-Pak Coalition’s energized music and performance somehow manages to square the circle — it is as engaging as it is songful and intelligent.
Read MoreFor poet Philip Levine, music is not only a good thing in life: the good things in life are music.
Read MoreOne marvels at Bill Frisell’s improvisations, which can be both surprising and songful.
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