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Trapper Keaper, “Boom” from ‘Meets Tim Berne & Aurora Nealand’ (2019): video premiere

Here is the video premiere of ‘Boom’ from Trapper Keaper’s upcoming LP ‘Trapper Keaper Meets Tim Berne & Aurora Nealand.’

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New York United – ‘New York United’ (2019)

‘New York United’ is a balance between the unpredictable and the mulled over, between live performance and dreamy, electronic production values.

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Neal Morse on ‘The Great Adventure,’ Sequels and Cruise to the Edge: Something Else! Interview

How did Neal Morse follow-up an epic double-album concept project? Why, with another epic double-album concept project!

Steve Hackett - 'At the Edge of Light' (2019)

Steve Hackett – ‘At the Edge of Light’ (2019)

Steve Hackett’s ‘At the Edge of Light’ keeps his winning streak of fine solo releases going.

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Jeff Ballard – ‘Fairgrounds’ (2019)

Jeff Ballard moves further away from mainstream jazz, while keeping himself challenged on the drums.

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Jon Lundbom and Big Five Chord – ‘Harder On the Outside’ (2019)

Though the lineup changed for ‘Harder On the Outside,’ daring and creativity has been the constant of Jon Lundbom and Big Five Chord for its 15-year existence.

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Warren Zevon, “Mutineer,” “Genius,” “Porcelain Monkey” + Others: Gimme Five

Celebrate Warren Zevon’s birth on January 24, 1947 with a look back at a handful late-period classics.

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James Brandon Lewis – ‘An UnRuly Manifesto’ (2019)

James Brandon Lewis summons the ghosts of Ornette Coleman and Charlie Haden to inspire him to think differently about his art.

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Jamie Saft, Steve Swallow and Bobby Previte – ‘You Don’t Know the Life’ (2019)

The third segment of the Jamie Saft/Steve Swallow/Bobby Previte collaboration is also their third time trying out something new.

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Eric Dolphy – ‘Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions’ (1963; 2019 release)

This constitutes the most significant addition in a very long time to the catalog of – and insight into – the brilliant but enigmatic Eric Dolphy.