Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Matthew Shipp Live in Cleveland + CD Review: William Parker/Matthew Shipp - Re-Union

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The last eighteen months has really magnified the importance of live performances to me. (That much should be obvious from the last few post...
Wednesday, October 06, 2021

James Brandon Lewis/Red Lily Quintet at Alphabet City - What A Couple of Nights!

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September 2021 marked the 17th year that City of Asylum staged a Poetry and Jazz Forum. What began as a one-night event that brought exiled ...
Wednesday, September 29, 2021

CD/Blu-Ray Review: Anthony Braxton - 12 COMP (ZIM) 2017

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Anthony Braxton 12 COMP (ZIM) 2017 (Firehouse 12) firehouse12records.com/album/12-comp-zim-2017 When The Complete Dean Benedetti Recordings ...
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Sunday, September 26, 2021

Bob Mould Takes Pittsburgh

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When a friend texted me the list of Hüsker Dü songs that Bob Mould played at his 2019 Pittsburgh show, I swore that I would never miss him a...
Friday, September 24, 2021

2021 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival - A Slight Recap

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The Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival took place last weekend, spread over three days. One ticketed concert was staged on Friday at the...
Wednesday, September 01, 2021

CD Review: Barry Altschul's 3Dom Factor - Long Tall Sunshine

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Barry Altschul's 3Dom Factor Long Tall Sunshine (Not Two) nottwo.com Of the five tracks on Barry Altschul's latest release, four of ...
Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Remembering Tom, Don and Charlie

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After church on Sunday, my mom would often make a quick stop at a convenience store to pick up something she needed for dinner that night. T...
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Saturday, August 14, 2021

CD Review: Anna Webber - Idiom

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Anna Webber Idiom (Pi) www.pirecordings.com The term "extended technique" pops up on this blog often (hopefully not too excessivel...
Monday, August 09, 2021

CD Review: Broken Shadows: Tim Berne, Chris Speed, Reid Anderson, Dave King

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Tim Berne/ Chris Speed/ Reid Anderson/ Dave King Broken Shadows (Intakt)    intaktrec.bandcamp.com/album/broken-shadows (for digital album)...
Wednesday, August 04, 2021

CD Review: Roy Brooks - Understanding

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Roy Brooks Understanding (Reel to Real) www.cellarlive.com In an interview with Cecil McBee that appears in the  Understanding booklet, the ...
Thursday, July 29, 2021

CD Review: Devin Gray/ Ralph Alessi/ Angelica Sanchez - Melt All The Guns

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Devin Gray/ Ralph Alessi/ Angelica Sanchez Melt All The Guns (Rataplan) devingraymusic.bandcamp.com/album/melt-all-the-guns Social commentar...
Saturday, July 24, 2021

LP/CD Review: Liz Phair - Soberish

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  Liz Phair Soberish (Chrysalis) www.lizphairofficial.com /   What impressed me most about Liz Phair's debut, Exile in Guyville , was no...
Monday, July 12, 2021

Getting My Hands On A Unsung Classic (Marion Brown), Checking Out Two New Things (Ocelot, Maria Grand): Quick Takes, Relatively Speaking

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Not that anyone seems to notice (I've checked the number of hits I get on each post) but I want to get back into the habit of posting mo...
Tuesday, July 06, 2021

CD Review: Wadada Leo Smith with Milford Graves & Bill Laswell - Sacred Ceremonies/ Wadada Leo Smith - Trumpet

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Wadada Leo Smith with Milford Gravers & Bill Laswell Sacred Ceremonies (TUM) tumrecords.com/box-003-sacred-ceremonies   Wadada Leo Smith...