Tag: Ambrose Akinmusire

Review: Linda May Han Oh’s ‘Strange Heavens’

The comparison of a familiar hell to a strange heaven drives Australian-born bassist and composer Linda May Han Oh’s thinking for her trio album Strange Heavens (Biophilia, 2025). It is far too easy to be lulled by society  into complacency and benign acceptance of social and political conditions. Strange Heavens stands opposed to this status […]

by Jim Hynes

Review: Ambrose Akinmusire’s ‘on the tender spot of every calloused moment’

Tonic, minor third, fourth, minor fifth, fifth, minor seventh. While this describes the blues scale, such a summation misses the point entirely. The blues is about more than a series of set modes or even emotions. Although often identified with sorrow, the form has always extended far beyond. In light of its historical basis, it […]

by Rob Shepherd
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