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Jazz CD Reviews: Wadada Leo Smith — Paying Superb Homage to Monk, and Other Heroes

October 24, 2017
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That’s why Wadada Leo Smith’s musical visions are so miraculous: there’s an impression of drift, yet they rarely meander.

Jazz Preview: Bassist Gary Peacock Plays What He Doesn’t Know

October 23, 2017
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Veteran bassist Gary Peacock doesn’t differentiate between experimental and straight-ahead jazz.

Jazz CD Reviews: Cowboys and Frenchmen/ Mark Zaleski Band

October 13, 2017
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Both Cowboys and Frenchmen and Mark Zaleski Band “groove, interact, and emote.”

CD Reviews: Ghost Train Orchestra’s Book of Rhapsodies, Vol. II” and Jane Ira Bloom’s “Wild Lines: Improvising Emily Dickinson” – Second Thoughts

October 5, 2017
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In two new releases, Jane Ira Bloom and Brian Carpenter complete their work on self-defined projects that are tonics for a time of trouble.

Jazz CD Review: “Handful of Keys” — Paying Lively Respect to the Past

September 14, 2017
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The disc’s assemblage of young and old pianists pays off — Handful of Keys is one of Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s better efforts.

Jazz Concert Preview: Pianist Tamir Hendelman — A Welcome Return to Rockport

September 6, 2017
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The versatile, talented Israeli-born keyboardist has always had a pay-it-forward attitude about sharing his craft.

Jazz CD and Book Review: Pianist Fred Hersch — On the Page and on Disc

September 3, 2017
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A gripping autobiography and beautiful new solo CD from a master jazz pianist — Fred Hersch.

Jazz CD Reviews: Freedom Now — Tetraptych’s “Tetraptych” and The Alchemists’ “Journey to the East”

August 30, 2017
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If you want to know how exquisitely intuition and structure can be balanced, you could hardly do better than to hear these two new discs.

Music Remembrance: John Abercrombie — From Chuck Berry to Chamber Jazz, With Stops Along the Way

August 23, 2017
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John Abercrombie, one of the great improvisers, died on August 22, after a long illness.

Jazz CD Review: Matt Wilson’s “Honey and Salt” — Homage to Carl Sandburg

August 21, 2017
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Matt Wilson’s album includes both beautifully performed musical settings and readings of Carl Sandburg poems.

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