Michael Ullman
The music and performances on this delightful trio album are blithe and profound, a combination that should charm many listeners.
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Juan Andrés Ospina is not just an original big band writer, but a deeply satisfying one as well.
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One 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.
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Indo-Pak Coalition’s energized music and performance somehow manages to square the circle — it is as engaging as it is songful and intelligent.
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For poet Philip Levine, music is not only a good thing in life: the good things in life are music.
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One marvels at Bill Frisell’s improvisations, which can be both surprising and songful.
Read MoreThree jazz singers go outside of the Great American Songbook — with entrancing results.
Read MoreBrian Blade is not only a skillfully discreet: he can be as powerful as any drummer since Elvin Jones.
Read MoreThe late Roswell Rudd tried every sound a trombone could make, all of his efforts marked with a natural musicality.
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Commentary: Best Jazz (and Other) Recordings of 2017
The range of recordings issued this year was remarkable, both in terms of their instrumentation and their artistic inspiration.
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