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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.

RJ LeBlanc, "Flamme / Heyday / Childlike" (2022): Something Else! video premiere

RJ LeBlanc, “Flamme / Heyday / Childlike” (2022): Something Else! video premiere

Here is the video premiere of three songs from bassist RJ LeBlanc’s just-released album ‘Heyday.’

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.

Tim Berne + Gregg Belisle-Chi - 'ZONE 1' (2022)

Tim Berne + Gregg Belisle-Chi – ‘ZONE 1’ (2022)

Tim Berne’s and Gregg Belisle-Chi’s ‘ZONE 1’ completes a one-two punch of sax/guitar performances which are distinct from each other but at the highest level.

The 1957 Tail-Fin Fiasco, "Christmas '57" (2022): One Track Mind

The 1957 Tail-Fin Fiasco, “Christmas ’57” (2022): One Track Mind

Here is a light-hearted new Christmas ditty from the 1957 Tail-Fin Fiasco, based on a John Hughes short story that gave rise to the classic film ‘Christmas Vacation.’

Kirk Knuffke + Michael Bisio - 'For You I Don't Want to Go' (2022)

Kirk Knuffke + Michael Bisio – ‘For You I Don’t Want to Go’ (2022)

Kirk Knuffke and Michael Bisio’s instinctual interaction on ‘For You I Don’t Want To Go’ makes their duets much more than just an exchange of chops; it’s a very personal engagement of two souls painting musical art together.