September 21, 2023 #1326

New York’s Daniel Carter is one of those rare birds who plays saxophone but also trumpet. Two different embouchures but one great musician. He’s a mainstay at the 577 Records label, and he’s a mainstay of the New York avant garde scene. He has two recent releases out now — Continue Reading

September 14, 2023 #1325

New York alto saxophonist and composer Caroline Davis’ latest recording is one of the terrific new releases in this September 14, 2023 edition of OMJ. “Captivity” is her first social justice album with a focus on creating reflection, interrogation and amplification of the essential conversation around incarceration, the prison industrial Continue Reading

September 7, 2023 #1324

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