Vimeo Tim Kuhl and his band will always cherish their excursions to the sunny beaches New York City’s Rockaway Peninsula from the Summer of 2012. You May Also Like: Tim Kuhl, “The Neon Design” from Sky Valley (2018): One Track Mind Tim Kuhl – Sky Valley (2018) Indigo Girls, “TheRead More
Cuban-born drummer Dafnis Prieto never makes two albums alike. So yeah, it’s a given that album #5 wasn’t going to be a retread of #’s 1,2,3 or 4, but who could have predicted this? You May Also Like: Brian Groder Trio – R Train on the D Line (2016)
Everybody has their own definition of a “chill” record. But if ever there was a time when one was desperately needed, it would likely be when you are stranded on a faraway island — with nothing but a volleyball to keep you company. You May Also Like: Philip Glass TranscendedRead More
Theo Travis and Robert Fripp improvise, but not in ways that fit the typical narrative. No hothouse, smoke-filled jazz club. No porkpie hats and double-breasted suits. Instead, they’ve more often co-mingled in glacial, cerulean placity You May Also Like: Soft Machine – ‘Live at the Baked Potato’ (2020) Soft MachineRead More
Stuck on a desert island, you’re going to want to rock every once in a while, right? That’s where this string-bending, axe-swinging, fretboard-melting, amp-blowing list comes in. You May Also Like: Robben Ford’s Tasty, Energetic ‘Soul on Ten’ Reframed His Recent Work Bill Frisell’s Timeless ‘Live’ Opened Up a NewRead More
What if Jimi Hendrix had not passed in 1970 and went on to re-work the title track from his 1968 opus Electric Ladyland in 1977? You May Also Like: Esquire featuring Nikki Squire, “Ministry of Life” (2016): One Track Mind Jimi Hendrix – ‘Songs For Groovy Children: The Fillmore EastRead More
The man better known as drummer to Peter Gabriel, Joni Mitchell, Robbie Robertson, and Simple Minds, Manu Katché leads a double life as a restless, serious jazz musician and composer. “Restless” comes to mind on the eve of his fourth record for ECM, simply titled Manu Katché You May AlsoRead More
When Sean Wayland gets inspiration, he holds nothing back. You May Also Like: Wayne Krantz – ‘Music Room 1985’ (2021) Allan Holdsworth – Tales From The Vault (2016) Vector Families – For Those About to Jazz/Rock, We Salute You (2017)
Nik Bärtsch calls a concert a “meditative and explosive form of collaboration,” but exactly the same can be said about his and his band Ronin’s self-described “ritual groove music.” You May Also Like: Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin – Awase (2018) Nik Bärtsch – ‘Entendre’ (2021)
Bring up the word “hard core” to describe music and most people might think you’re referring to “hardcore punk” or “hardcore techno”, or any music with a louder, primitive edge to it. You May Also Like: Brecker Brothers – ‘Live and Unreleased’ (2020) Butcher Brown – The Healer (2017) TheRead More
