Below are the albums we collectively felt were the best of 2023 (technically from Thanksgiving 2022 to Thanksgiving 2023). Ties…
One would be hard-pressed to find a figure that better represents the evolution of modern improvisation-based music than Eddie Henderson.…
In terms of my music writing, 2023 started off frustratingly with a few interviews that fell through and one that…
There are recordings that dazzle you from the first few bars—or conversely, put you off—with their audacity. Then there are…
From advertising jingles to a neighbor’s booming subwoofer we are continually surrounded by music. in modern life But what is…
For several decades starting in the late 1940s, one could frequently find a blind, long-bearded, mysterious figure - cloaked with…
Far too many people use the terms listening and hearing interchangeably. But in reality, as composer Pauline Oliveros noted, "listening…
Much attention - rightfully so - over the last several years has been paid to the Los Angeles improvisational music…
For centuries, the letter “X” has represented the unknown. On a pirate’s map, crossed diagonals denote some undiscovered treasure. In…
The alula, sometimes called the bastard wing, is a small but important bone on a bird’s wing that plays an…