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The history of jazz presents a melding of different cultural cues which form the core of the music itself. It…

February 2023 Capsule ReviewsFebruary 2023 Capsule Reviews

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For February - just under the wire - we provide capsule reviews of recent works with an eye towards avant-garde…

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If you are reading this, there is a substantial likelihood you arrived here under false pretenses. Apologies for the deception.…

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We continue our conversation with Jason Moran by going deeper into the songs on his James Reese Europe inspired album,…

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The passage of time can leave the legacy of important figures underrecognized. For every figure like Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker,…

Review: Thumbscrew’s ‘Multicolored Midnight’Review: Thumbscrew’s ‘Multicolored Midnight’

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The fourth cut on Thumbscrew’s Multicolored Midnight (Cuneiform, 2022) is entitled “Shit Changes.” You don’t have to be a climate scientist or…

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With the start of a new year, we also start a new feature on this site. These capsule reviews aim…

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We continue our conversation with the great Billy Harper by discussing the beginning of his professional career in New York,…

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The lineage of jazz has long drawn upon ideas from gospel music, whether Louis Armstrong’s presentation of spirituals or Duke…

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"From the snowy, windswept peaks of Lapland to the desert of the Empty Quarter, Three Seconds | Kolme Toista is…