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Alex LoRe - 'Evening Will Find Itself' (2023)

Alex LoRe – ‘Evening Will Find Itself’ (2023)

Alex LoRe’s ‘Evening Will Find Itself’ a set of musical chapters that likewise stretches modernist jazz to the frontiers of what is possible.

Why 'Kamakiriad' Remains Donald Fagen's Best Solo Album

Why ‘Kamakiriad’ Remains Donald Fagen’s Best Solo Album

Steely Dan stalwart Donald Fagen’s second solo album ‘Kamakiriad’ arrived 30 years ago as a somewhat-overlooked testament to creative genius.

Illegal Crowns [Tomas Fujiwara, Mary Halvorson, Taylor Ho Bynum + Benoît Delbecq] - 'Unclosing' (2023)

Illegal Crowns [Tomas Fujiwara, Mary Halvorson, Taylor Ho Bynum + Benoît Delbecq] – ‘Unclosing’ (2023)

Illegal Crowns’ new album ‘Unclosing’ is maximal jazz from a band full of advanced composers and prodigious improvisers.

Witch - 'Zango' (2023)

Witch – ‘Zango’ (2023)

Witch’s long-awaited ‘Zango’ is a lovely and melodic resurrection that prays, thankfully, with the passion of an always generous universal soul.

Linda May Han Oh - 'The Glass Hours' (2023)

Linda May Han Oh – ‘The Glass Hours’ (2023)

On her latest excursion as a leader, ‘The Glass Hours,’ elite bassist Linda May Han Oh does everything to burnish her reputation as a complete artist.

Guido Spannocchi Quartet - 'Live at Porgy & Bess Vienna' (2023)

Guido Spannocchi Quartet – ‘Live at Porgy & Bess Vienna’ (2023)

The Guido Spannocchi Quartet’s ‘Live at Porgy & Bess Vienna’ brings forth the full impact of performance and reciprocity between musicians.

Rob Meany on 'Beautiful Circles' and the Evolution of Terramara: Something Else! Sitdown

Rob Meany on ‘Beautiful Circles’ and the Evolution of Terramara: Something Else! Sitdown

Rob Meany joins Preston Frazier to discuss Terramara’s new single, “Beautiful Circles,” Terramara’s trio of earlier albums and his offbeat solo project, ‘Ferris Wheels Unbound.’

Henry Threadgill Ensemble - 'The Other One' (2023)

Henry Threadgill Ensemble – ‘The Other One’ (2023)

By expanding his band into an orchestra for ‘The Other One,’ Henry Threadgill demonstrated that his deviceful musical ideas are not only scalable, but eminently enduring.

Rickie Lee Jones, Alexis Evans, Shawn Maxwell + Others: Five for the Road

Rickie Lee Jones, Alexis Evans, Shawn Maxwell + Others: Five for the Road

Rickie Lee Jones, Alexis Evans, Shawn Maxwell and others are part of the latest edition of Five for the Road, an occasional look at music that’s been in my car lately.

'Yes: The Tormato Story' by Kevin Mulryne (2023): Books

‘Yes: The Tormato Story’ by Kevin Mulryne (2023): Books

‘The Tormato Story’ by Yes Music Podcast creator Kevin Mulryne is a well-researched and dynamic read focusing on Yes’ controversial 1978 LP.