Steve Feeney
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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This set of discs will be a delight for any fan of advanced (and incredibly sustained) creativity in music.
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It is enormous fun to hear how this group of veterans try to think in new ways — as they do throughout this engaging release.
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This album does an excellent job of recapturing some of the glory of the original Miles Davis recordings.
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The disc is manna for lovers of assertive electric guitar, played by one of today’s top practitioners, in an unadorned trio setting.
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Eric Dolphy fully deserves the renewed attention that this important release demands.
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With two able bandmates, Fred Hersch is inspired to unwind a nice set of standards and a few originals.
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Jazz band Dirigo Rataplan explores what could be described as ‘chamber expressionism.’
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Arts Remembrance: In Memoriam — Tom Stoppard