Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Recap of the African Rhythms Alumni Quintet + Memories of Randy Weston

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Anyone who had the good fortune to hear Randy Weston play live, like the time he came to Pittsburgh in 2013, understood the musical lineage ...
Friday, April 26, 2024

An Appreciation of Michael Cuscuna

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I've told this story numerous times, but it seems like it's never appeared on this blog, and the timing is right. It was a chilly al...
Friday, April 19, 2024

Jazz For Record Store Day, Part 2

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I had really hoped to post maybe a review a day this week of these Record Store Day releases, but that just wasn't in the cards. For one...

Jazz for Record Store Day Part 1

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As I type, Record Store Day is less than 24 hours away. I've always been conflicted about that day. As I say each year, every day could ...
Tuesday, April 16, 2024

LP Review: Church Chords - elvis, he was a Schlager + Anthony Pirog

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Church Chords elvis, he was a Schlager (Otherly Love) churchchords.bandcamp.com/album/elvis-he-was-schlager Perhaps Church Chords are akin t...
Thursday, March 28, 2024

Show Review: Pharoah Sanders Tribute Band with Azar Lawrence

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Last Saturday's Kente Arts program was billed as a Tribute to Pharaoh Sanders but it wound up being more than that. At moments, it also ...
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Sunday, March 24, 2024

LP Reviews: Shelly Manne & His Men - At The Black Hawk. Vol. 1, Pete Jolly - Seasons

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West Coast jazz was maligned from the get-go, accused to being a more flaccid version of what was happening on the East Coast. It was "...
Thursday, March 21, 2024

CD Review: Anthony Michael Ambroso - Mercy Killer

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Anthony Michael Ambroso Mercy Killer (Self-released) ambroso.bandcamp.com/album/mercy-killer Anthony Ambroso's origins start in the subu...
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Monday, March 18, 2024

Box Set Review: Charles Mingus - Mingus Takes Manhattan- The Complete Birdland Dates 1961-1962

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Charles Mingus Mingus Takes Manhattan- The Complete Birdland Dates 1961-1962 (New Land) Click here for ordering details Stories have been to...
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Saturday, March 16, 2024

Mary Timony and youbet Rock the Andy Warhol Museum

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Just kind of a quick post about a show, but with more thoughts that your typical social media post: Everything that's been written about...
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

CD Review: Angelica Sanchez Nonet - Nighttime Creatures

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Angelica Sanchez Nonet Nighttime Creatures (Pyroclastic)  Angelica Sanchez says she composed the music on Nighttime Creatures  for the eight...
Monday, February 19, 2024

CD Review: Jeremy Udden - Wishing Flower

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Jeremy Udden Wishing Flower (Sunnyside)  jeremyudden.bandcamp.com/album/wishing-flower Saxophonist Jeremy Udden's albums, with groups l...
Monday, January 29, 2024

LP Review: Joseph Branciforte & Theo Bleckmann - LP2

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Joseph Branciforte & Theo Bleckmann LP 2 (Greyfade)  www.greyfade.com The cover of  LP2  recalls the stark artwork on records from Facto...
Thursday, January 25, 2024

LP Review: The Human Hearts - Viable

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Another album I've been meaning to write about for a few months. The Human Hearts Viable (Open Boat) thehumanhearts.bandcamp.com/album/v...