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The vibraphonist Bill Ware is perhaps best known for his work with The Jazz Passengers and Groove Collective. He has…
With Ancestral (Whirlwind, 2025), alto saxophonist and composer John O'Gallagher explores the late-period work of John Coltrane, specifically Interstellar Space…
In many ways, the burgeoning improvised music community in Brooklyn resembles downtown New York's loft movement of the ‘70s. But…
Guitarist John Scofield and NEA Jazz Master bassist Dave Holland are not only both masters of their respective instruments but…
Over the last half-century, a growing number of artists and theorists have explored the concept of ecomusicology, a theoretical approach…