Interviews

A duo is more than simply a musical meeting of two minds; it is a convergence of two paths. A dialogue between any two individuals in their twenties will inevitably differ from one between the same people four decades later. Life experiences and shifting attitudes, tastes, and perspectives inevitably change. This is especially true of… Read more: Delight of Process: A Conversation with Thurston Moore and Bonner Kramer on ‘They Came Like Swallows’

Prolific saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Jon Iragabon released two albums simultaneously on March 13, 2026. First is Focus Out (Irabagast, 2026), a quartet outing with Matt Mitchell on piano and Fender Rhodes, Chris Lightcap on electric bass, Dan Weiss on drums, and the leader on alto saxophone. It also features several special guests: vocalist KOKAYI,… Read more: Review: Jon Irabagon’s ‘Saturday’s Child’ and ‘Focus Out’

Future Present Past (Impulse!, 2026)  is Irreversible Entanglements’ second release for the legendary label after a five-year gap between albums. The band, sometimes labeled “agit-free jazz,” is a unique entity that defies simple descriptors. It has the Afro-futuristic bent of Sun Ra – especially when June Tyson was in the Arkestra, the rich poetry of… Read more: Review: Irreversible Entanglements’ ‘Future Present Past’

For the third consecutive year, photographer Mary Hynes and I made the scenic nine-hour journey to Knoxville, Tennessee, for the annual Big Ears Festival. The event is an overwhelming sensory and wildly exploratory experience spread over four days, held between March 26-29, 2026, in the city’s vibrant downtown where it consumes over twenty venues. There were… Read more: Textural Abundance: Big Ears 2026

In his Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein posits that the fourth dimension, time, can flow differently for different observers. While length, width, and height are readily observable, appreciation of the passage of time can differ from person to person and place to place. The malleability of this construct inherently results in not only different conceptions… Read more: Slow Absorption: A Conversation with Ned Rothenberg on solo performance and ‘Looms & Legends’