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I know it’s early to be talking about 2025 best-of lists, but two brilliant albums arrived in the same week and I’ll be very surprised if they do not make any of those lists. They certainly will be on my favourite releases list. Both are trios: pianist Myra Melford with Continue Reading

There’s a bit of a double theme to this edition: poetry and Black History month, and both are combined in new music from Christopher Parker, Kelly Hurt & the No Tears Project, the trio of Fred Moten, Brandon Lopez & Gerald Cleaver, and a venerable track from Archie Shepp. The Continue Reading

The confluence of improvisation and poetry has become more and more prevalent in recent years. In 2022, New York poet Fred Moten released a powerful album, collaborating with bassist Brandon Lopez and drummer Gerald Cleaver. Now Moten and Lopez continue their journey with the excellent “Revision”, the feature recording this Continue Reading