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Annika Socolofsky Don’t Say a Word Latitude 49 New Amsterdam Records   “This unapologetic profession of love and vulnerability is something I have felt denied all my life. And it’s…

Deerhoof Miracle-Level Joyful Noise Recordings   At a certain point in their career, many rock bands dread the audience reaction to saying “we’re going to play the new single” from…

Chet Baker Blue Room: The 1979 Vara Studio Sessions in Holland Jazz Detective 2xCD   A double CD (or limited edition vinyl, if you prefer) set of unreleased sessions from…

James Ilgenfritz #entrainments Infrequent Seams Angelika Niescier, saxophone; Nathan Bontrager, cello; James Iglenfritz, bass; Gerry Hemingway, drums   Ecstatic jazz/free improv bassist James Ilgenfritz underwent brain surgery just months before…

Cecilia Smith The Mary Lou Williams Resurgence Project, Vol. 1: Small Ensemble Repertoire Cecilia Smith, vibraphone, Lafayette Harris, Jr. & Carlton Holmes (piano/organ),  Kenny Davis (bass), Ron Savage (drums), Carla…

Dominic Miller Vagabond Dominic Miller, guitar; Jacob Karlzon, piano, keyboard; Nicolas Fiszman, bass; Ziv Ravitz, drums ECM Records   Vagabond is guitarist Dominic Miller’s third recording for ECM Records. Apart…

Wila Frank Black Cloud Tone Tree Music   Singer-songwriter Wila Frank’s debut LP Black Cloud defies the expectations of a Music City artist. Like a number of musicians who have…

Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023) Sequenza 21 is saddened to learn of Kaija Saariaho’s passing at the age of 70. The cause was cancer. Despite the toll taken by the disease, she…

Ethan Iverson Curates Sono Fest; Han Chen’s Ligeti Like many listeners, I first became acquainted with pianist Ethan Iverson via The Bad Plus recording These are the Vistas, which contained…

Sebastian Rochford, Kit Downes A Short Diary ECM Records    “This short diary (of loss), offered as a sonic memory,   created with love, out of need for comfort.” -Sebastian Rochford…