Mark Helias
2025 turned out to be a feast year for devotees of soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom. The music found on both of these releases could be thought of as exemplifying three areas Bloom has explored in depth and refined to purity.
Read More Jane Ira Bloom responded to her pandemic isolation with a CD of duets with bassist Mark Helias and a CD of duets with drummer Allison Miller. These two sessions are unique projects in her discography and beautiful testaments to her ingenuity.
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Jazz Commentary: Four Recent Composer-Driven Jazz Releases — New Wine in New Bottles
Four recent releases illustrate what can happen when the only limits are the imagination of the composer and the passion of the performers.
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