Tuesday, April 21, 2026

CD/LP Review: Harriet Tubman & Georgia Anne Muldrow - Electrical Field of Love

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Harriet Tubman & Georgia Anne Muldrow Electrical Field of Love (Pi Recordings)  pirecordings.com/albums/electrical-field-of-love/ It...
Friday, April 17, 2026

What Are You Doing for Record Store Day?

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Tomorrow, April 18 is the 18th Annual Record Store Day, considering the spring events and not counting the events that come on Black Friday ...
Sunday, April 12, 2026

Rempis, Corsano & Adasiewicz Hit The Bop Stop

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A road trip to Cleveland's Bop Stop was in order this past Wednesday, when (left to right above) vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz, saxophon...
Thursday, April 09, 2026

CD Reviews: Tomeka Reid Quartet - dance! skip! hop! / Adam O'Farrill - Elephant

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Tomeka Reid Quartet dance! skip! hop! (Out of Your Head)  outofyourheadrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dance-skip-hop The title track to Tomeka R...
Wednesday, April 08, 2026

Caroline Davis' Return to Pittsburgh

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Once again, the productive drive in the early months of the year fizzled out shortly before spring. But perhaps April showers will bring som...
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Preview: Album Release by AurallaurA

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AurallaurA is the nom de music adopted by vocalist Laura Chu Wiens, who is about to release her second album, The Critique of Capital: An En...
Friday, February 20, 2026

CD Review: Brandon Seabrook - Hellbent Daydream

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Brandon Seabrook Hellbent Daydream (Pyroclastic) brandonseabrook.bandcamp.com/album/hellbent-daydream The opening seconds of Brandon Seabroo...
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

CD Review: Angelika Niescier - Chicago Tapes

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Angelika Niescier Chicago Tapes (Intakt) angelikaniescierintakt.bandcamp.com/album/chicago-tapes European alto saxophonist (Poland-born, Ger...
Monday, February 02, 2026

Saluting Tim Thomas and Babe the Blue Ox

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I'm the kind of person that often finds a deep connection to an album or band. Sometimes it feels like I'm being overly enthusiastic...
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Thursday, January 29, 2026

CD Reviews - Phillip Golub/Lesley Mok - Dream Brigade & Camilla Nebbia/Marilyn Crispell/Lesley Mok - A Reflection Distorts Over Water

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The idea for pairing these two albums came from seeing them listed together in another publication. While someone else wrote that piece, I s...
Sunday, January 25, 2026

CD Review: John O'Gallagher- Ancestral

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John O'Gallagher Ancestral (Whirlwind) whirlwindrecordings.com or johnogallagher-whirlwind.bandcamp.com/album/ancestral Of all the rive...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

A Report on Jazz Congress 2026

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As I type, it's been two weeks since I atteneded Jazz Congress, the annual gathering at Jazz at Lincoln Center of musicians (both establ...
Friday, January 16, 2026

Meet Schuyler Iona Press

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Last week I made my annual trek to New York City for the Winter Jazz Fest and, for the first since the pandemic, the Jazz Congress conferenc...
Thursday, January 01, 2026

Final Thoughts on Shows of December 2025

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I was hoping to close out 2025 with one more post, looking back on the year a little and talking about a couple shows that happened earlier ...