Articles by: S. Victor Aaron

Satoko Fujii Tokyo Trio - 'Moon On the Lake' (2021)

Satoko Fujii Tokyo Trio – ‘Moon On the Lake’ (2021)

Satoko Fujii’s Tokyo Trio as heard on ‘Moon On the Lake’ is not a conventional jazz trio but a Fujii ensemble in every sense, with the grace, sophistication, surprise and ingenuity found in her other groups.

Butcher Brown, "For My Love" from 'Encore' EP (2021): Something Else! sneak peek

Butcher Brown, “For My Love” from ‘Encore’ EP (2021): Something Else! sneak peek

Check out the crushed velvet-smooth slow jam “For My Love” advance single from Butcher Brown’s upcoming ‘Encore’ EP.

BLOAR [Sam Weinberg, Andrew Smiley, Henry Fraser + Jason Nazary] - 'Another Candy Bar From G.I. Joe' (2021)

BLOAR [Sam Weinberg, Andrew Smiley, Henry Fraser + Jason Nazary] – ‘Another Candy Bar From G.I. Joe’ (2021)

Reborn as a quartet, Sam Weinberg’s BLOAR is still making stimulating experimental jazz-rock that’s wild, acerbic and sometimes mathematical.

Three-Layer Cake [Brandon Seabrook, Mike Pride + Mike Watt] - 'Stove Top' (2021)

Three-Layer Cake [Brandon Seabrook, Mike Pride + Mike Watt] – ‘Stove Top’ (2021)

Never being in the same place at the same time, Three-Layer Cake’s Brandon Seabrook, Mike Pride, Mike Watt were somehow able to mold strongly peculiar music that fits together to form a weirdly cohesive whole ‘Stove Top.’

Chris Potter Circuits Trio - 'Sunrise Reprise' (2021)

Chris Potter Circuits Trio – ‘Sunrise Reprise’ (2021)

As we experience the hopeful signs of society coming out of a dark winter of plague, Chris Potter and his Circuits Trio are giving us music of rejuvenation with ‘Sunrise Reprise.’

Flow Trio with Joe McPhee - 'Winter Garden' (2021)

Flow Trio with Joe McPhee – ‘Winter Garden’ (2021)

There’s never been a 21st century ESP-Disc that’s sounded so much like a mid-’60s ESP-Disk record than ‘Winter Garden’ by the Flow Trio with Joe McPhee.

Noah Haidu - 'Slowly: Song For Keith Jarrett' (2021)

Noah Haidu – ‘Slowly: Song For Keith Jarrett’ (2021)

Noah Haidu’s attention to all of the facets that made Keith Jarrett such a major jazz figure pays off with an album worthy of its incomparable subject.

James Brandon Lewis + Red Lily Quintet  - 'Jesup Wagon' (2021)

James Brandon Lewis + Red Lily Quintet – ‘Jesup Wagon’ (2021)

James Brandon Lewis’ ‘Jesup Wagon’ feels just like the musical embodiment of George Washington Carver.

Desertion Trio - 'Numbers Maker' (2021)

Desertion Trio – ‘Numbers Maker’ (2021)

‘Numbers Maker’ sticks with the Desertion Trio original vision, but that vision is getting rougher and rowdier. Fortunately, Nick Millevoi & Co. know how to do rough ‘n’ rowdy.

Butcher Brown, "Truck Fump" from 'Encore' (2021): Something Else! sneak peek

Butcher Brown, “Truck Fump” from ‘Encore’ (2021): Something Else! sneak peek

Check out this satisfying fusion-jazz number “Truck Fump,” an advance single from Butcher Brown’s upcoming ‘Encore’ EP.