Jazz
Adventurous jazz is not always as much fun to listen to as it is on Hero Trio, a stellar meeting of compositions, arrangements, and astute performances propelled by real passion.
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The exhilarating power of live music in a small club blazed forth whenever the momentum built loud and hard toward a stirring transition.
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There’s much to admire in If There Are Mountains, modulated pathos as well as subtle joys.
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This is virtuosity-driven chamber music with fluctuating levels of oxygen, shadows, and light.
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The precision and inventiveness of Angular Blues more than meets our high expectations for this terrific trio.
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Decades on, Matthew Shipp and Whit Dickey have grown into mature models of how to keep the faith when following an idiosyncratic muse.
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Yes, purchasing this EP will help out a good cause, but the musical value of this fabulous duo’s performance is priceless.
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This is an intelligent, inventively performed, be-boppish tribute to a composer I now know better than ever.
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A review of the 60th anniversary reissue of Frank Sinatra’s album Nice ‘n’ Easy. Though not without a few rounds with the Sinatra mythology — not the complicated man, but his music.
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Arts Commentary: The Music Biz — When Difficult Becomes Dire
The advantage of localism enjoyed by a club down the block disappears in cyberspace.
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