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Fabian Almazan on ‘This Land Abounds With Life,’ and the Beauty of Our World: Something Else! Interview

Fabian Almazan joins Preston Frazier for a Something Else! Sitdown that includes an in-depth song-by-song analysis of the pianist’s forthcoming album.

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Fabian Almazan – ‘This Land Abounds With Life’ (2019)

Fabian Almazan’s nature-inspired ‘This Land Abounds With Life’ is an album with something for everyone.

Could Jazz Be More Inclusive?: Commentary

Could Jazz Be More Inclusive?: Commentary

Jazz is an inclusive music. So why did an established British journal publish a piece containing a gay slur?

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Dave Douglas, Uri Caine + Andrew Cyrille – ‘Devotion’ (2019)

Strong musical personalities impose themselves on these Dave Douglas originals, and it makes for a riveting trio that sounds like no other.

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Shifa – ‘Live at Cafe Oto’ (2019)

The three musicians in Shifa have played together in various combinations before but never recorded, so this is a first – and it is glorious.

Pat Metheny, May 16, 2019: Shows I'll Never Forget

Pat Metheny, May 16, 2019: Shows I’ll Never Forget

Two hours, spent with Pat Metheny during a solo show in New Hampshire, and I was exhausted.

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Fleur Stevenson – ‘Follow Me’ (2019)

Fleur Stevenson makes very clear nods to the song’s original composers, but ‘Follow Me’ is also imbued with a remarkable originality.

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Tori Freestone Trio – ‘El Mar de Nubes’ (2019)

What’s striking about the Tori Freestone Trio’s ‘El Mar de Nubes’ is how strongly themed each track is, yet it’s all played with incredible imagination.

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Sam Ospovat – ‘Ride Angles’ (2019)

On ‘Ride Angles,’ the band is an extension of Sam Ospovat’s mind, a very fertile mind at that.

Joe Henderson's 'Power to the People' Boldly Deviated From His Hard-Bop Formula

Joe Henderson’s ‘Power to the People’ Boldly Deviated From His Hard-Bop Formula

Recorded 50 years ago this month, Joe Henderson’s ‘Power to the People’ features perhaps his most varied track listing and his best-ever backing band.