Recognition of Black History Month continues with opening tracks by John and Alice Coltrane. Alice’s track serves as an introduction to a new unreleased set of music recorded at Carnegie Hall in 1971. And there will likely be more as 2024 has been designated the Year of Alice. On the Continue Reading
February 15, 2024 – 1347
The nod to Black History Month continues with an opening set of poetry (with music of course), before digging into some interesting new albums like Belgian/Norwegian pianist Jonas Cambien, a pair featuring saxophonist Ivo Perelman, pianist Satoko Fujii Tokyo Trio, New York saxophonist Sam Weinberg, Montreal-based multi-instrumentalist Allison Burik, the Continue Reading
February 8, 2024 #1346
Manna from the new release heaven this week: Looty Trio from Switzerland; Bulliphant from Belgium; three from Norwegian groups (Emmeluth’s Amoeba, Friends & Neighbours and Scheen Jazzorkerster); Portugal’s Old Mountain with Tony Malaby; drummer Vinnie Sperrazza’s Apocryphal; an excerpt from Paul Dunmall Quartet’s performance at a tribute to Keith Tippett; Continue Reading