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Review: Dave Douglas’s ‘Four Freedoms’

Delve into 'Four Freedoms,' an album that reinterprets Roosevelt's 'Four Freedoms' through Dave Douglas's visionary music. Featuring Marta Warelis, Nick…

4 months ago

Review: Tigran Hamasyan’s ‘Manifeste’

Unveil Tigran Hamasyan's 'Manifeste,' a transformative musical odyssey blending Armenian traditions with jazz. Recorded globally, this 2026 album challenges listeners…

4 months ago

Echoes of Chickadee Valley: A Conversation with Christopher Hoffman on ‘Rex’

Explore the remarkable life of Rex Brasher, whose unparalleled dedication to bird painting pushed boundaries. Hoffman's album, *Rex*, beautifully reflects…

4 months ago

Review: John Ellis and Doublewide’s ‘Fireball’

Despite the name of woodwind specialist John Ellis’s Double Wide, suggesting a large ensemble, the group is a quintet, with…

5 months ago

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…

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…

5 months 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,…

5 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…

5 months 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…

5 months 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…

6 months ago