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Thurston Moore and Alex Ward - Live at Café OTO (Otoroku, 2013) ****½ 27 Aug 2013 | 10:54 am
By Martin Schray Cafe Oto, which was founded by Hamish Dunbar and his girlfriend Keiko Yamamoto in 2008, has a reputation that precedes the venue like a thunderclap, which is quite unusual for a plac...
Adam Lane goes traditional 26 Aug 2013 | 11:56 am
By Stef Last month I was wondering what Adam Lane, great bassist, composer and arranger was up to. It had been some three years since his phenomenal "Ashcan Rantings" had been released, and then a...
Trumpet and Piano 26 Aug 2013 | 12:06 am
By Stef We're being spoiled again, us lovers of trumpet and piano duets. Earlier this year Brian Groder and Tonino Miano released "Fluidensity", last year Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura released ...
Tomasz Stanko’s New York Quartet - Wislawa (ECM, 2013) ****½ 25 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
By Troy Dostert For fans of trumpeter Tomasz Stanko, this double-CD release is a welcome treat. And for those who haven’t yet sampled the riches of this veteran of European creative jazz of the 1970...
hungry cowboy - Dance (Prom Night, 2013) **** 23 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
By Paul Acquaro According to the label Prom Night's web site, "hungry cowboy performs Jacob Wick's graphic compositions loosely based on the emotional landscape of Cormac McCarthy's Southwest novels....
Tim Daisy and Jason Stein - Bascule (Piera, 2013) **** 23 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
By Paul Acquaro I think that the opening track 'Calumet' the sound of the bascule opening. The introduction to Tim Daisy and Jason Stein's duo recording begins with the lowercase sounds of air but t...
Nicole Mitchell 21 Aug 2013 | 10:42 am
Nicole Mitchell's Ice Crystal – Aquarius (Delmark, 2013)**** Nicole Mitchell – Engraved In The Wind (RogueArt, 2013)**** By Tom Burris Some folks might get misty-eyed over the Cubs or the Bears, bu...
Sophie Agnel, John Edwards, Steve Noble – Meteo (Clean Feed, 2013) ***½ 20 Aug 2013 | 12:55 pm
By Dan There are few greater pleasures in the free music world than the subversive piano trio. I think of some of my favorite music from the past few years—albums like RED Trio, Eve Risser’s En Corps...
Deep Listening Weekend - Taylor Ho Bynum, John Hébert & Gerald Cleaver - Book Of Three - Continuum (2012) 18 Aug 2013 | 11:31 am
Taylor Ho Bynum, John Hébert & Gerald Cleaver - Book Of Three - Continuum (2012) (Relative Pitch, 2013) **** By Colin Green Book of Three comprises Taylor Ho Bynum (cornet), John Hébert (double bas....
Pandelis Karayorgis Roundup 17 Aug 2013 | 08:29 pm
By Paul Acquaro Boston based pianist and composer Pandelis Karayorgis' recent set of recordings on his label Driff Records feature a diverse set of players ranging from his Native Boston, to the Chic...
