Guided by Voices – La La Land (CD Review)
Guided by Voices – La La Land (Guided by Voices, Inc.) A colleague recently quipped that “it is a new fiscal quarter, so there must be another Guided by Voices…
Nic Gerpe – The Makrokosmos 50 Project
A new recording of the March 2022 performance by pianist Nic Gerpe of Makrokosmos Volume I, by George Crumb is now available for digital download. In 1972 George Crumb composed…
love & light – iSing Silicon Valley (CD Review)
love & light iSing Silicon Valley, conducted by Jennah Delp Somers Esteli Gomez, soprano; Cheryl Ann Fulton, harp Avie Records On love & light, the girl’s choir iSing Silicon Valley…
Isaac Schankler – Because/Patterns
Aerocade Music’s Because/Patterns is an album of experimental music by composer Isaac Schankler. Three new works are featured and performed by top Los Angeles-area musicians. Each piece is the product…
Olivia de Prato – Panorama (CD Review)
Panorama – Olivia de Prato (New Focus) Violinist Olivia de Prato has established herself as a staunch advocate of new music. In addition to her work with Mivos Quartet, she…
This Island: Susan Narucki and Donald Berman on Avie (CD Review)
This Island Susan Narucki, soprano; Donald Berman, piano Avie Records Soprano Susan Narucki has long been known as an advocate for contemporary music, as has collaborative pianist Donald Berman. On…
Pharaoh Sanders – Karma LP Reissue
Pharoah Sanders – Karma (Impulse, 2023 reissue) Karma is one of saxophonist Pharoah Sanders most important releases. Recorded in 1969, it was his third as a leader, and featured a…
Hearing Landscapes Hearing Icescapes – Lei Lang (CD Review)
Hearing Landscapes Hearing Icescapes Lei Liang New Focus Recordings From 2012-2022, composer Lei Liang did a residency at the Qualcomm Institute at UC San Diego, where he is a full…
No Cosmos (CD Review)
No Cosmos -You iii Everything Else (Lighter than Air) Montreal-based trumpeter Scott Bevins has played in the band Busty and the Bass and collaborated with Pierre Kwenders and the collective…
The Song is You – Enrico Rava and Fred Hersch on ECM (CD Review)
The Song is You Enrico Rava and Fred Hersch CD/LP ECM Records ECM Records has begun resuming production of their releases as vinyl LPs. This is the first I am…