Brandon Seabrook never undertakes paths chosen by others, but rarely has he had such willing and able partners in crime to carry out his scintillating eccentricities as Gerald Clever and Cooper-Moore.

You never know what to expect from a new Brandon Seabrook album, aside from that it’s guaranteed to be way outside the bounds of normal. ‘Exultations’ is certainly that.

S. Victor Aaron picks the best of 2014’s avant-garde and experimental jazz, including Roscoe Mitchell, Jimmy Giuffre, Wadada Leo Smith and others.

It’s easy to think of a “groove” as having certain kind of chord changes, played by certain kind of instruments and even having certain kind of beats. You May Also Like: Brandon Seabrook, Cooper-Moore + Gerald Cleaver – ‘In the Swarm’ (2022) 85bears – ’85bears’ (2020) Chicken Diamond – TheRead More

Alternately volcanic, fragile, and threatening, but always jagged, Black Host is as inscrutable an ensemble as there is, consisting of five well-established figures of advanced jazz. You May Also Like: Brandon Seabrook, with Cooper-Moore + Gerald Cleaver – ‘Exultations’ (2020) Brandon Seabrook, Cooper-Moore + Gerald Cleaver – ‘In the Swarm’Read More