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Remembering David Sanborn: "It's You" from 'Voyeur' (1981)

Remembering David Sanborn: “It’s You” from ‘Voyeur’ (1981)

Not much crossover jazz from the 80s holds up well today soundwise but David Sanborn’s “It’s You” from ‘Voyeur’ is timeless.

Remembering David Sanborn: "Short Visit" from 'Heart to Heart' (1978)

Remembering David Sanborn: “Short Visit” from ‘Heart to Heart’ (1978)

“Short Visit” was David Sanborn’s early hat tip to his sometimes-employer Gil Evans, but it wouldn’t be his last.

Dennis Javier Jasso and Randy Sanchez of Nosotros: Something Else Interview

Dennis Javier Jasso and Randy Sanchez of Nosotros: Something Else Interview

Preston Frazier sits down with Dennis Javier Jasso and Randy Sanchez to discuss exciting new music from the New Mexico-based Latin band Nosotros.

Ivo Perelman + Tom Rainey - 'Duologues 1-Turning Point' (2024)

Ivo Perelman + Tom Rainey – ‘Duologues 1-Turning Point’ (2024)

Spin-offs usually aren’t as successful as the original thing. That axiom never applies to Ivo Perelman projects, though, and for ‘Duologues 1-Turning Point,’ a peak performing Perelman gets Tom Rainey’s best.

The Beatles in Seattle 1964: Internet Archive

The Beatles in Seattle 1964: Internet Archive

The Internet Archive contains a treasure trove of audio for Beatles fans. On the 60th anniversary of Beatlemania, Mike Tiano takes a deep dive.

Jeff Oster, Vin Downes + Tom Eaton - 'Seven Conversations' (2024)

Jeff Oster, Vin Downes + Tom Eaton – ‘Seven Conversations’ (2024)

Jeff Oster, Vin Downes and Tom Eaton prove with ‘Seven Conversations’ that ambient or New Age music doesn’t have to be planned to be good.

David Torn - 'Adityahridayam 321' (2024)

David Torn – ‘Adityahridayam 321’ (2024)

For ‘Adityahridayam 321,’ David Torn is leveraging technology and musicianship in the service of impulsive creativity like no one else can.

Ivo Perelman + Matthew Shipp - 'Magical Incantation' (2024)

Ivo Perelman + Matthew Shipp – ‘Magical Incantation’ (2024)

Like a fingerprint or snowflake, Ivo Perelman’s and Matthew Shipp’s ‘Magical Incantation’ is unique within a collection of other unique tie-ups even if the basic approaches are similar.

Yes - 'Talk: 30th Anniversary Expanded Edition' (2024)

Yes – ‘Talk: 30th Anniversary Expanded Edition’ (2024)

I’m probably in the minority of Yes fans, but I didn’t think much about the 1994 album ‘Talk.’ Will an expanded anniversary reissue change that?

Eddie Van Halen's Disastrous Flirtation With the Cello: Steve Rosen Book Excerpt

Eddie Van Halen’s Disastrous Flirtation With the Cello: Steve Rosen Book Excerpt

An impatient teacher slapped Eddie Van Halen’s hand after a few bad notes, then looked at author Steve Rosen with a look that said, “What the f— did I just do?”