Review: Bootsy Collins’ ‘The Power of the One’

4 years ago

Far too often when people succeed in their field, it becomes far too easy for them to cling to that…

Review: Butcher Brown’s ‘#KingButch’

4 years ago

Here’s a tip for whoever is reading at the Richmond, Virginia Chamber of Commerce: when you produce your next showcase…

Review: Azymuth, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad’s ‘Azymuth JID 004′

4 years ago

In the field of astrodynamics, azimuth is essentially a way of navigating based on an established location, usually true North.…

Review: ‘Blue Note Re:imagined’

4 years ago

Blue Note has a more important discography than almost any label in the history of jazz, encompassing decades of some…

Review: Josh Johnson’s ‘Freedom Exercise’

4 years ago

One effective way to find new artists and music is through their works with others. A great example of this…

Review: Cat Toren’s Human Kind’s ‘Scintillating Beauty’

4 years ago

With a first track as striking as "Radiance In Veils", one immediately gets the sense that Cat Toren's Human Kind's…

Review: Bob James’ ‘Once Upon A Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions’, Admas’ ‘Sons of Ethiopia’, and Takuya Kuroda’s ‘Fly Moon Die Soon’

4 years ago

Artists often produce some of their best work when given increased freedom over the creative process. In so doing, their…

Jazz from A to G: Sullivan’s Travels, 2020

4 years ago

It’s 1941, the world is up in flames, fascism has a chokehold, racism and imperialism are the fundaments of effective…

Review: Jesse Fischer’s ‘Resilience’

4 years ago

As the world seems to descend into increasingly challenging times every day, society needs music more than ever to respond…

Tilted, Sampled, and Scored: Producer Ben Rubin on the Analog Players Society’s Exploration of Hip-Hop’s Golden Age

4 years ago

It is no secret that 2020 has been a year of landmark change. The music community hangs on as tectonic…