One Man's Jazz

There’s a definite William Parker theme running through this episode, with three tracks selected from different albums which are part of his ten-box set Migration of Silence Into and Out of the Tone World, plus there’s a tune from No Joke!, a new project with his partner, Patricia Nicholson. Two Continue Reading

Two of the most important musical creators in today’s freer jazz world are bassist William Parker and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith. They are frequent flyers on One Man’s Jazz, and with both continuing to release vital and amazing new music, expect to hear them frequently. Such is the case for Continue Reading

Finding out that there’s a new Steve Coleman recording is an occasion to be excited, and when it’s with the always funky and rhythmic Five Elements band, that excitement ratches way up the scale. The new release is Coleman’s second live set recorded at the Village Vanguard in NYC. Other Continue Reading