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New releases to listen for: Phil Haynes “A Life Improvised”, the companion recording to his new memoir  Chasing the Masters: First Takes of a Modernist Drumming Artist. The music consists of various tracks from his discography; you’ll hear three of those; The Drasler-Roysum Trio from Slovenia; Drummer John Hollenbeck with Continue Reading

Drummer Kate Gentile’s new “Find Letter X” is inventive, powerful and forward-thinking – definitely one of the best releases of 2023 – and it’s one of the featured releases in this edition of One Man’s Jazz. English pianist Jasper Hoiby of Phronesis fame returns to the piano trio for a Continue Reading

Master saxophonist Oliver Lake has retired from playing (due to health reasons) but we can thank the saxophone gods that he was back in 2017 at a live gig in Luna, Sweden. Lake met Swedish pianist Mathias Landaeus and Danish drummer Kresten Osgood for a riveting spontaneous performance. The resulting Continue Reading