Steve Feeney
No matter his musical surroundings, there is never any doubt that it is Joe Lovano you are hearing.
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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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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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I’d have to give the edge to Dave Liebman in terms of innovative creative reach. But Lakecia Benjamin more than holds her own in how she gives re-vitalizing attention to some very important musical roots.
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Last Desert proves that guitarist Liberty Ellman and his group can dance when they want
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Pianist Kris Davis’s Diatom Ribbons and the multi-disc set Nat King Cole’s Hittin’ the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-43) are among the albums that made more than one list.
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jaimie branch knows music has to be wild and dangerous and beautiful to cut through all the distractions of our times.
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The powerful quartets on The People I Love and Terra Incognita work toward locating places beyond notation where, in each moment, new vistas may emerge.
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Wynton Marsalis’ Swing Symphony is his third effort in the grand form.
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Music Commentary: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest versus French Quarter Fest