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New albums on the playlist this week come from the exciting and powerful quintet Irreversible Entanglements, Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser, drummer Vijay Anderson, the Benjamin Coppel/Scott Colley/Brian Blade Collective, Chicago drummer Mike Reed, a powerful trio from Poland (Jachna/Mazurkeiwicz/Buhl), the teacher-mentor/student duo of Francisco Mela and Jonathan Reisin, and “SOG”, Continue Reading

New this week – a powerful duet between woodwind master J.D. Parran & bazantar (modified acoustic bass) inventor Mark Deutsch, Vancouver’s Malleus Trio, multi-instrumentalist Daniel Carter and his Telepathic Band, a preview of the upcoming release by Irreversible Entanglements, and saxophonist Andrew Rathbun. As always, much much more, including further Continue Reading

There’s plenty of energy and spirit on display in this episode of One Man’s Jazz. Pianist Satoko Fujii and a quartet tear things up from an album that is still a bit of a mystery as to who, where, what and when. Bassist Billy Mohler’s new quartet release is steamin’, Continue Reading