Portland-based flugelhorn and trumpet player Max Ribner makes his solo debut with 1st Language (Self-release, 2021), a colorful tapestry of…
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Joe Dyson has established himself as one of the go to drummers for some of today's masters of the music,…
We continue our dialogue with legendary bassist Marcus Miller with a focus on his current and more recent projects from…
It hasn't even been a year since Thumbscrew released their superb record in tribute to Anthony Braxton, but the trio…
Some of the greatest musical artists are those you can identify after only a few notes, whether Miles Davis' trumpet…
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Fifty years ago, Joni Mitchell released the most iconic album of her career, one that changed the trajectory of music…
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Albert Murray once noted that “the blues is not the creation of a crushed-spirited people [but rather] the product of…