This encounter between Ivo Perelman and Tyshwan Sorey brought out the best of each musician in bringing forth a perfect union of harmony and rhythm, sprung directly from thought to execution.
Steely Dan’s comeback record, ‘Two Against Nature,’ arrived 25 years ago this month. See where it ranks as we count down every album in the band’s catalog.
Dennis Mitcheltree and Johannes Wallmann’s ‘Holding Space’ is a collaboration between musical titans that is long overdue.
The four musicians of ‘NuMBq’ led by Michael Bisio puts a bit of a classical orchestra into their quartet of unbound adventurers.
Fernando Perdomo has crafted another engaging chapter in ‘Waves,’ his ongoing prog-rock series. Is it better than the original LP? That’s a tall order.
The Omar Thomas Large Ensemble’s ‘Griot Songs’ is a nod to the West African tradition of sharing community history and tradition through storytelling.
We learn from the expansive ‘Flashpoints and Undercurrents’ that John Surman’s journey to great heights in jazz was underway very early on.
‘Black Sabbath’ was released 55 years ago this month, and I’m still struck by what a defining moment this was in rock.
The 1957 Tail-Fin Fiasco are back. Their calling card of campy humor married to tight rock-pop songcraft are back, too, with their new set of songs ‘Are You Sure?’.
‘live at pioneer works, 26 october 2023’ by Wolf Eyes and Anthony Braxton is a splendidly spontaneous live capture of towering figures of avant-garde jazz and underground noise music.
