Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey – Worker (2014)
A thinking man’s garage band, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey unveils ‘Worker,’ suggesting that at twenty years old, this endeavor is nowhere near the end.
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The Cellar and Point – Ambit (2014)
Once again, the Cellar and Point puts disparate classical/jazz/rock/experimental elements together into a consistent, connected whole.
Ron Miles + Bill Frisell and Brian Blade – ‘Circuit Rider’ (2014)
Ron Miles and Company once again make music ideal for those who savor it with angularity and superb group dynamics.
Anthony Pirog Trio – Palo Colorado Dream (2014)
A record that’s equally capable of enchanting you and pummeling you with many shades of aura in between, ‘Palo Colorado Dream’ catapults Anthony Pirog into the corps of elite experimental guitarists.
Brian Charette – Good Tipper (2014)
Brian Charette can’t help putting a refreshingly different spin on things with this delightful, covers-heavy organ trio record.
Mostly Other People Do The Killing – Blue (2014)
If you like ‘Kind of Blue,’ then you…uhh…will like ‘Blue’.
Marcin Wasilewski Trio with Joakim Milder – Spark of Life (2014)
Marcin Wasilewski Trio’s ‘Spark of Life’ does absolutely nothing to dispel the ECM stereotype. But so what? Other record companies would kill to be stereotyped like that.
Bryan Murray, “Lundblam!” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek
Bryan Murray creates a scary hip-hop/out-jazz Frankenstein that points ahead to an interesting new direction for this intensely creative saxophonist.
Derek Fawcett – Feel Better (2014)
Fawcett’a songs possess the depth, maturity and easily engaging quality lacking from other singer-songwriters these days.
Daniel Blacksberg Trio – Perilous Architecture (2014)
The Daniel Blacksberg Trio takes a conventional format and creates something refreshingly unconventional from it.
