Thursday, April 26, 2018

CD Review: Gunhild Seim/Marilyn Crispell/David Rothenberg - Grenseland

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Gunhild Seim/Marilyn Crispell/David Rothenberg Grenseland (Drolehhålå) www.musikoperatorene.no "I feel like you can hear us wond...
Monday, April 23, 2018

Alex Harding/Lucian Ban and Stephen Crump's Rhombal in Pittsburgh

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City of Asylum brought two out of town acts to Alphabet City over the past week. Actually, it's a regular occurrence, with a lot of vis...
Saturday, April 21, 2018

I'm On A Bud Shank Kick

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It's hard to say exactly what inspired it, but I've been on a bit of a kick for Bud Shank, the late alto saxophonist. The year did ...

Happy Record Store Day, I Think

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Another Record Store Day is upon us. Another chance to go out and buy records you don't really need, or want. And another chance to try ...
Saturday, April 14, 2018

CD Review: Caroline Davis - Heart Tonic

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Caroline Davis Heart Tonic (Sunnyside) www.sunnysiderecords.com When Caroline Davis heard that her father had a heart arrhythmia, she...
Sunday, April 08, 2018

A Personal Appreciation of Cecil Taylor

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Playing right now: Cecil Taylor's appearance on Piano Jazz  from 1994 I took a series of notes a few nights ago for an album review I ...
Monday, March 26, 2018

CD Review: Kris Davis & Craig Taborn - Octopus

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Kris Davis & Craig Taborn Octopus (Pyroclastic) krisdavis.net Kris Davis and Craig Taborn may or may not utilize all 20 of their...
Wednesday, March 14, 2018

CD Review: Josh Sinton - krasa

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Josh Sinton krasa (Irabbagast) https:// joshsinton.bandcamp.com/album/krasa When Jon Irabagon released his album of solo sopranino sa...
Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Live Shows in Review: Ilgenfritz, Moran, Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Code Girl

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Playing right now: Mary Halvorson Quartet Plays Masada Book Two Back when I started this blog, most of the entries began with the name ...
Monday, March 12, 2018

CD Review: Sylvie Courvoisier Trio - D'Agala

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Sylvie Courvoisier Trio D'Agala (Intakt) www.intaktrec.ch Sylvie Courvoisier dedicated each of the nine tracks on her latest alb...
Friday, March 02, 2018

Show Preview: Mary Halvorson's Code Girl +

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Left to right: Mary Halvorson, Amirtha Kidambi, Ambrose Akinmusire, Michael Formanek, Tomas Fujiwara  This is the cover of the CD ...
Monday, February 26, 2018

CD Review: Wayne Escoffery - Vortex

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Wayne Escoffery Vortex (Sunnyside) www.sunnysiderecords.com Tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery's latest album was born out of the ...
Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Savage Young Dü Reminds Me Why I Love the Hüskers

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Sometimes it takes a while for a band to get their sound together, figuring out their focus and what they want to achieve. The CD edition...
Sunday, February 18, 2018

Jason Roebke In Pittsburgh, A Night of Brevity

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The last time Jason Roebke played in Pittsburgh, it happened on the stage at the Consol Energy Center (now the PPG Paints Arena). He ...
Thursday, February 01, 2018

CD Review: Richard X. Bennett - Experiments With Truth/ What Is Now

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Richard X. Bennett Experiments With Truth What Is Now (Ropeadope) www.ropeadope.com Pianist Richard X. Bennett has played all ma...
Thursday, January 25, 2018

CD Review: Nick Fraser - Is Life Long?

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Nick Fraser Is Life Long? (Clean Feed) cleanfeed-records.com Toronto drummer Nick Fraser has visited Pittsburgh three times with trum...
Wednesday, January 24, 2018

CD Review: Stephen Dydo & Alan Sondheim - Dragon and Phoenix

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Stephen Dydo & Alan Sondheim Dragon and Phoenix (ESP-Disk') www.espdisk.com ESP-Disk' made the world safe for outsider mu...