Jim Hynes

Review: Matthew Shipp’s ‘The Cosmic Piano’

Pianist and composer Matthew Shipp seems to be garnering as much publicity for his criticisms of André 3000’s piano album…

6 months ago

Review: Ivo Perelman and the Matthew Shipp String Trio’s ‘Armageddon Flower’

If you have not yet read the two-part interview with saxophonist Ivo Perelman and pianist Matthew Shipp regarding Armageddon Flower…

6 months ago

Review: Isaiah J. Thompson’s ‘The Book of Isaiah: Modern Jazz Ministry’

My review of emerging piano great Isaiah J. Thompson’s Power of the Spirit (Blue Engine, 2023) ended thusly: “a must-have…

6 months ago

Review: Ches Smith’s ‘Clone Row’

One never knows where drummer-composer Ches Smith’s muse will take him next. From the Haitian voudou of We All Break:…

6 months ago

Review: ‘Quantum Blues’

There are widely publicized and wildly anticipated supergroups, and then there are those - at least a few - that…

7 months ago

Musical Tourism on the Edges – Big Ears 2025

My sister and I made the scenic journey through the picturesque farmlands of central Pennsylvania, through the bucolic splendor of…

8 months ago