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Crossroads: A Conversation with Either/Orchestra’s Russ Gershon on Èthiopiques and Nerses Nalbandian

Sometimes, the voice of an outsider provides a fresh perspective that adds richness to the status quo and pushes things…

1 week 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…

2 weeks ago

Quest for Magic: A Conversation with Paul Winter on Earth Music and ‘Horn of Plenty’

The most common defense for insisting on genre classifications is that it “simplifies” discussions about music. According to Kelefa Sanneh,…

2 weeks 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…

2 weeks ago

The Cellar Door Sessions at Fifty-Five: December 19, 1970

Saturday, December 19, 1970 For first-time listeners to The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 (Columbia, 1970), the first four discs can…

3 weeks ago

Review: Bill Ware and the Club Bird All Stars’ ‘Martian Sunset’

The vibraphonist Bill Ware is perhaps best known for his work with The Jazz Passengers and Groove Collective. He has…

1 month ago

Keeping the Roots Growing: A Conversation with Kassa Overall

Here is a fun exercise for a reader’s consideration. Consider these two quotes: “[It is] just a bunch of notes…

4 months ago

Finding Deep Space: A Conversation with Nils Petter Molvær

Although instruments like the Teleharmonium plugged in as early as the late Nineteenth Century, it was not until the 1970s…

4 months ago

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…

5 months ago