Articles by: S. Victor Aaron

Ivo Perelman + Joe Morris - 'Elliptic Time' (2022)

Ivo Perelman + Joe Morris – ‘Elliptic Time’ (2022)

Ivo Perelman and Joe Morris are hardly the first saxophone-guitar duo, but they take that combination to its highest possible level with ‘Elliptic Time.’

David Murray, Brad Jones + Hamid Drake - 'Seriana Promethea' (2022)

David Murray, Brad Jones + Hamid Drake – ‘Seriana Promethea’ (2022)

On ‘Seriana Promethea,’ David Murray, Brad Jones and Hamid Drake swagger their way through seven Murray originals and one really cool cover with relaxed confidence.

Lina Tullgren + Alec Toku Whiting - 'Unfamiliar Ceilings' (2022)

Lina Tullgren + Alec Toku Whiting – ‘Unfamiliar Ceilings’ (2022)

‘Unfamiliar Ceilings’ by violinist Lina Tullgren and koto player Alec Toku Whiting is an excursion into unfamiliar territory alright, but it’s territory where the ceilings look open like blue skies.

Ivo Perelman - 'Reed Rapture in Brooklyn: Joe McPhee' (2022)

Ivo Perelman – ‘Reed Rapture in Brooklyn: Joe McPhee’ (2022)

Joe McPhee’s got earnest humanity and spirituality coming out of his tenor sax by the buckets, qualities that for certain attracted him to Ivo Perelman.

Bob James + Sam Franz - '2080' (2022)

Bob James + Sam Franz – ‘2080’ (2022)

The only thing ‘old’ about Bob James is his willingness to step outside his comfort zone, as evidenced by ‘2080’ with the young electronic whiz Sam Franz.

Ivo Perelman - 'Reed Rapture in Brooklyn: Roscoe Mitchell' (2022)

Ivo Perelman – ‘Reed Rapture in Brooklyn: Roscoe Mitchell’ (2022)

Hearing Roscoe Mitchell on ‘Reed Rapture in Brooklyn’ is a feast. Doing so with another vanguard saxophonist in Ivo Perelman makes it all the more special.

Satoko Fujii - 'Hyaku: One Hundred Dreams' (2022)

Satoko Fujii – ‘Hyaku: One Hundred Dreams’ (2022)

Satoko Fujii’s genius can be difficult to encapsulate on a single record. We may finally have a good starting point with ‘Hyaku: One Hundred Dreams.’

Colin Edwin, Jon Durant + Inna Kovtun - 'Edwin Durant Kovtun' (2019)

Colin Edwin, Jon Durant + Inna Kovtun – ‘Edwin Durant Kovtun’ (2019)

Colin Edwin, Jon Durant and Inna Kovtun offer a perfectly hybridized version of music from a great culture while providing help to preserve that culture.

Ivo Perelman - 'Reed Rapture in Brooklyn: Joe Lovano' (2022)

Ivo Perelman – ‘Reed Rapture in Brooklyn: Joe Lovano’ (2022)

Joe Lovano – a titan of modern and mainstream jazz – finds a lot of common ground with a titan of free jazz, Ivo Perelman.

Steely Dan's 'Can't Buy a Thrill': Five Great Songs You Might Not Know

Steely Dan’s ‘Can’t Buy a Thrill’: Five Great Songs You Might Not Know

Steely Dan burst onto the music scene 50 years ago this month with their platinum-selling debut. Here’s a deeper dive into ‘Can’t Buy a Thrill.’