Album Reviews

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

Review: The Regina Carter Freedom Band’s ‘Swing States: Harmony in the Battleground’

American presidential campaigns are often very narrowly focused. One study showed that in the 2016 election a whopping ninety-four percent…

4 years ago

Review: Thumbscrew’s ‘The Anthony Braxton Project’

It would be hard to find a trio better equipped to tackle an entire album of saxophonist Anthony Braxton's compositions…

4 years ago

Review: Gerald Clayton’s ‘Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard’

Pianist Gerald Clayton first came to the attention of many jazz fans by way of the late Roy Hargrove's quintet…

4 years ago

Musical Mentors: Gary Bartz & Maisha’s ‘Night Dreamer’ and Archie Shepp, Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudgemunk’s ‘Ocean Bridges’

The term “mentor” comes from a character in Homer’s Odyssey, an epic written in the 8th Century BCE. However, the…

4 years ago

Review: Roy Ayers, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad’s ‘Roy Ayers JID 002’

Humanity has a longstanding fascination with incorporating the latest technological developments into music. This interest is perhaps most evident in…

5 years ago

Review: Okkyung Lee’s ‘Yeo-Neun’

Cellist Okkyung Lee is best known for her visceral attack and extended techniques, which can be heard on past albums…

5 years ago

Review: HiFiLo’s ‘Speak Your Name’

During the last few years, many young musicians have approached improvisation not only in the traditional method – as instrumentalists…

5 years ago