Album Reviews

Review: Butcher Brown’s ‘#KingButch’Review: Butcher Brown’s ‘#KingButch’

Review: Butcher Brown’s ‘#KingButch’

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

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

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

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

5 years ago
Review: ‘Blue Note Re:imagined’Review: ‘Blue Note Re:imagined’

Review: ‘Blue Note Re:imagined’

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

5 years ago
Review: Josh Johnson’s ‘Freedom Exercise’Review: Josh Johnson’s ‘Freedom Exercise’

Review: Josh Johnson’s ‘Freedom Exercise’

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

5 years ago
Review: Cat Toren’s Human Kind’s ‘Scintillating Beauty’Review: Cat Toren’s Human Kind’s ‘Scintillating Beauty’

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

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

5 years ago
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’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’

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’

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

5 years ago
Review: Jesse Fischer’s ‘Resilience’Review: Jesse Fischer’s ‘Resilience’

Review: Jesse Fischer’s ‘Resilience’

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

5 years ago
Review: Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah’s ‘Axiom’Review: Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah’s ‘Axiom’

Review: Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah’s ‘Axiom’

In the field of philosophical logic, an axiom serves as a starting point from which other statements are derived. It…

5 years ago
Review: Marcos Valle, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad’s ‘Marcos Valle JID 003’Review: Marcos Valle, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad’s ‘Marcos Valle JID 003’

Review: Marcos Valle, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad’s ‘Marcos Valle JID 003’

In the year 1500, navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral claimed Brazil as a colony for the Portuguese empire. Despite the region’s…

5 years ago
Review: Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids’ ‘Shaman!’Review: Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids’ ‘Shaman!’

Review: Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids’ ‘Shaman!’

In the early 1990s, Allan Wilson and Rebecca Cann reached a scientific breakthrough in their testing of mitochondrial DNA. Their…

5 years ago