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Minimalist Funk Mantras: Charlie Hunter and Ella Feingold Preview their 2026 Newport Jazz Festival Performance

The longtime friends discuss minimalist funk, deep listening, and creating space for musical conversation ahead of their Newport Jazz Festival…

3 weeks ago

Unlimited World of Possibilities: A Conversation with Joe Morris (Part Two)

The guitarist, bassist, and philosopher of improvisation discusses freedom, language, and discovering an unlimited world of musical possibilities.

1 month ago

Review: Shawn Lovato’s ‘Biotic’

On Biotic (Endectomorph, 2026), his third record as a leader, bassist-composer Shawn Lovato leads a chordless saxophone trio that blurs…

5 months ago

Intervention and Observation: A Conversation with Mariel Roberts Musa on ‘Sunder’

Unlock the power of 'Sunder,' a groundbreaking work where Mariel Roberts challenges herself to compose for an instrument that amplifies…

5 months ago

Review: Kris Davis and the Lutosławski Quartet’s ‘The Solastalgia Suite’

Coined by the philosopher Glenn Albrecht, the term ‘solastalgia” centers on the theme of homesickness while still at home with…

7 months ago

Evolution of Seeds: A Conversation with Peter Evans on ‘Ars Ludicra’

The popular perception of time is linear. One thing leads to another and then to another. But the passage of…

7 months ago