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In many ways, the burgeoning improvised music community in Brooklyn resembles downtown New York's loft movement of the ‘70s. But…
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Over the last half-century, a growing number of artists and theorists have explored the concept of ecomusicology, a theoretical approach…
Over the past six months, several NEA Jazz Masters - all of them octogenarian, or close to - have released…
Give the devil of algorithmic media its due for knowing things about you that you never suspected. Who knew, for…
A more cerebral artist, saxophonist and composer Mark Turner, never makes it too easy for the listener. However, he may…
As evidenced by two recent collaborations with Wadada Leo Smith, Jakob Bro’s Loveland Music, is releasing some of the most…