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Tomi Malm - 'Coming Home' (2020)

Tomi Malm – ‘Coming Home’ (2020)

Tomi Malm has created something, original and beautiful on ‘Coming Home,’ a worthy successor to ‘Walkin’ On Air.’

Laila Biali: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Laila Biali: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Laila Biali joins Ross Boissoneau to discuss career-impacting albums by Joni Mitchell, Bjork and Norma Winstone.

Ivo Perelman, Gordon Grdina +  Hamin Honari - 'The Purity of Desire' (2020)

Ivo Perelman, Gordon Grdina + Hamin Honari – ‘The Purity of Desire’ (2020)

If there was going to be anyone who could figure out how to make a tenor saxophone work with an oud and Persian percussion, that would be Ivo Perelman, with Gordon Grdina and Hamin Honari likewise finding the right roles for their respective instruments alongside a sax for the trio improv date ‘The Purity of Desire.’

Alex Wintz, jazz guitarist: Something Else! Interview

Alex Wintz, jazz guitarist: Something Else! Interview

Alex Wintz joined Preston Frazier to discuss his new trio album, what Idris Muhammad’s death meant to him and how the pandemic has impacted his plans.

Vinyl

ZZ Top, “I Thank You” (1979): Thanksgiving One Track Mind

ZZ Top’s take on ‘I Thank You’ is driven by signature scruffy riffing, and a rhythm as hard and impenetrable as the West Texas ground.

Satako Fujii + Natsuki Tamura - 'Pentas' (2020)

Satako Fujii + Natsuki Tamura – ‘Pentas’ (2020)

Fujii and Tamura come up with an endless well of ideas to apply to the piano/trumpet format for “Pentas,’ their seventh duo album together.

How Geordie Introduced AC/DC's Brian Johnson to the World

How Geordie Introduced AC/DC’s Brian Johnson to the World

Brian Johnson’s work with his pre-AC/DC band Geordie was in the heavy-duty vein of Deep Purple, Status Quo and Led Zeppelin.

Projekt Gemineye - 'In the Year 3073: Book II' (2020)

Projekt Gemineye – ‘In the Year 3073: Book II’ (2020)

Projekt Gemineye returns with the next chapter in Mark Anthony K’s ‘In the Year 3073’ saga, this time with some key new collaborators.

Jeff Babko: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Jeff Babko: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Veteran keyboardist Jeff Babko joined Ross Boissoneau to discuss career-shaping albums by Toto, Herbie Hancock and Thomas Dolby.

The Lickerish Quartet, "Snollygoster Goon," from 'Threesome Vol. 2' (2020): Something Else! sneak peek

The Lickerish Quartet, “Snollygoster Goon,” from ‘Threesome Vol. 2’ (2020): Something Else! sneak peek

Here is “Snollygoster Goon,” the first single from The Lickerish Quartet’s upcoming EP ‘Threesome, Vol. 2.’