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Dan Weiss Trio – ‘Dedication’ (2022)

Dan Weiss Trio – ‘Dedication’ (2022)

Dan Weiss’ innate understanding of tradition picked up from key influences made it possible to move forward in the salient, discriminating way that he did for ‘Dedication.’

Jacob Garchik – ‘Assembly’ (2022)

Jacob Garchik – ‘Assembly’ (2022)

Living up to its name, Jacob Garchik’s ‘Assembly’ artfully puts together improvised parts to create structured pieces, only to place it back against its loose origins.

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio – ‘Cold as Weiss’ (2022)

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio – ‘Cold as Weiss’ (2022)

The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio’s ‘Cold as Weiss’ doesn’t mess with the soul-funk-jazz formula of maximal instrumental party music straight out of the ‘Mad Men’ era; it’s just adding more of that same sweetness.

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, “Jimmy’s Groove” (2021): One Track Mind

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, “Jimmy’s Groove” (2021): One Track Mind

“Jimmy’s Groove” is a highly motivating pure groove from the Delvon Lammar Organ Trio, released as a standalone single by Colemine Records.

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio – ‘I Told You So’ (2021)

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio – ‘I Told You So’ (2021)

If you think the organ-guitar-drums concept has run its course, I present the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio and their super-funky new release, ‘I Told You So.’

Dan Weiss Starebaby – ‘Natural Selection’ (2020)

Dan Weiss Starebaby – ‘Natural Selection’ (2020)

‘Natural Selection’ is an advancement of bold, rock-oriented ideas drummer Dan Weiss first put forward a couple of years ago and justifies his decision to keep going down this path.

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Rez Abbasi – Unfiltered Universe (2017)

Rez Abbasi and his potent Invocation band have demonstrated with ‘Unfiltered Universe’ that creativity and originality is more than just ideas and knowledge, it’s about vision.

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Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Indo-Pak Coalition – Agrima (2017)

Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Indo-Pak Coalition’s the original mission of melding modern group-level stream-of-consciousness with contemporary raga remains intact, ‘Agrima’ builds on those original ideas, too.

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Sebastian Noelle – Shelter (2016)

Five years seems too long between releases for modern jazz guitarist and composer Sebastian Noelle when the a release like ‘Shelter’ sounds so sweet.

S. Victor Aaron’s Best of 2014  (Part 2 of 4, Modern + Mainstream Jazz): Keith Jarrett, Brian Blade, Matthew Shipp

S. Victor Aaron’s Best of 2014 (Part 2 of 4, Modern + Mainstream Jazz): Keith Jarrett, Brian Blade, Matthew Shipp

S. Victor Aaron picks the best of 2014’s modern and mainstream jazz albums, including Keith Jarrett, Brian Blade, Fred Hersch and others.