The fifth outing in Ropeadope’s Experiment series is markedly different from its predecessors. While all releases to date adopt a general ethos…
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To many, George Benson needs little introduction. During his career thus far, the guitarist-vocalist has been nominated for twenty-five Grammy…
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the cello established itself as a mainstay in Western European classical music due to…
For the last quarter of the 20th century, Italian labels Black Saint and Soul Note issued an influential series of…
For April, Brian Kiwanuka and Rob Shepherd provide capsule reviews of four recordings by saxophonists who are pushing music in…
Artistic expression has a unique power to flourish even when the soil is arid and lacking nutrients. The COVID pandemic,…
For March, Brian Kiwanuka and Rob Shepherd provide capsule reviews of three recordings – Cécile McLorin Salvant's Melusine (Nonesuch, 2023),…
Throughout its history, creative music has always been on a conceptual search for freedom. Ornette Coleman sought to move his…
The history of jazz presents a melding of different cultural cues which form the core of the music itself. It…