I saw one of those posts the other day… one of those ‘there is no new music anymore’ posts. Apparently, Continue Reading
Brazilian free and experimental music – 6 labels, 16 albums, a starting point…?
Fate, chance and happenstance have put a lot of experimental and improvised music from Brazilian artists and labels in my Continue Reading
12-ish Guitar (and-only-guitar) Albums In The Last 12 Months…
Recently, I was struck by how many solely guitar albums I was acquiring. So, a list – why not? – Continue Reading
Eolian Dawn – exclusive preview track
Seville’s Sentencia Records is an always reliable source of noisy jazz, jazzy doom, and generally beautiful instrumental excess (see previous Continue Reading
moody alien & Andrei Kivu – MaNKIL : part of
Ever since MAGAM’s “One”, with it’s perfect, intuitive balance between acoustic trumpet and electronic sounds, I’ve been interested in the Continue Reading
“Women Drummers” – Angela Smith
“Women Drummers – a history from rock and jazz to blues and country” Angela Smith Rowman & Littlefield ISBN 978-0-8108-8834-0 Continue Reading
“A Listener’s Guide to Free Improvisation” – John Corbett
Like many listeners to this kind of music (and players) I’m learning as I go. And in that learning process, Continue Reading
“Half Blood Blues” – Esi Edugyan
[This review was first published in Jazz Journal in 2011.] Sidney Griffiths is a competent Baltimore bass-player who finds himself Continue Reading