Slow Absorption: A Conversation with Ned Rothenberg on solo performance and ‘Looms & Legends’

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Rob Shepherd

In his Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein posits that the fourth dimension, time, can flow differently for different observers. While…

Review: Miroslav Vitous’s ‘Mountain Call’

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With Mountain Call (ECM, 2026), Miroslav Vitous suddenly reemerges on Manfred Eicher’s label after a decade long absence. During the…

Review: Luke Norris’s ‘Moment From The Past’

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Saxophonist and composer Luke Norris has a penchant for experimentation, merging the acoustic and electronic to create interesting soundscapes. His…

Piecing Together the Cracked Fragments: A Conversation with Bill Orcutt

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Something powerful draws humans to create new expressions from the shredded remnants of a past existence. As far back as…

Review: Michael Formanek’s ‘New Digs’

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Michael Formanek is perhaps best known for his work with the trio Thumbscrew, alongside guitarist Mary Halvorson and drummer Tomas…

Review: Mark Turner’s ‘Patternmaster’

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Patternmaster (ECM, 2026) is tenor saxophonist Mark Turner’s follow-up to his highly acclaimed Return from the Stars (ECM, 2022). It…

Electrical Field of Love: A Conversation with Harriet Tubman (Brandon Ross, Melvin Gibbs, J.T. Lewis) and Georgia Anne Muldrow (Part Two)

4 weeks ago

Below, we continue our conversation with the band Harriet Tubman and Georgia Anne Muldrow by talking about freedom, love, lifetime…

Electrical Field of Love: A Conversation with Harriet Tubman (Brandon Ross, Melvin Gibbs, J.T. Lewis) and Georgia Anne Muldrow (Part One)

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Freedom is an inescapable part of the history of Black American music, as the yearning for such is an essential…

Review: Willy Rodriguez’s ‘In the Unknown (I Will Find You)’

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Two years ago, drummer, composer, and bandleader Willy Rodriguez stunned improvised music audiences and critics alike with his leader debut,…

Review: Ben Wendel’s ‘BaRcoDe’

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Given his penchant for unique projects, it is nearly impossible to predict what saxophonist, composer, and sound architect Ben Wendel…