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Skúli Sverrisson & Bill Frisell, For All Your Flowers Review

Chamber Jazz

August 22, 2026 0

Skúli Sverrisson & Bill Frisell, For All Your Flowers Review Skúli Sverrisson & Bill Frisell — For All Your Flowers: The Motion In Quiet By Nolan DeBuke Quiet music presents a peculiar compositional problem: how [...]

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Rik Wright’s Fundamental Forces, Fool’s Fate Review

Fusioneers

August 22, 2026 0

Rik Wright’s Fundamental Forces, Fool’s Fate Review Rik Wright’s Fundamental Forces — Fool’s Fate: Freedom Inside the Form by Ferell Aubre Rik Wright’s Fundamental Forces covers considerable stylistic ground on Fool’s Fate: contemporary jazz-rock fusion, [...]

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Nicholas Payton + Butcher Brown, A Supreme Blue Review

August 8, 2026 0

Nicholas Payton + Butcher Brown, A Supreme Blue Review A Supreme Blue: Payton and Butcher Brown Speak the Same Language By Nolan DeBuke How much of a composition can change before it stops being itself? [...]

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Kenny Barron Trio, So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon Review

July 18, 2026 0

Kenny Barron Trio, So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon Review Keeping the Melody in Sight: Kenny Barron Trio’s So Many Lovely Things By Ferell Aubre Archival jazz releases often earn their value by uncovering [...]

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Pete Mills, This Is Now Review

July 18, 2026 0

Pete Mills, This Is Now Review Pete Mills’ This Is Now: Ensemble Design as Musical Expression By Nolan DeBuke On This Is Now, tenor saxophonist Pete Mills leads a flexible ensemble featuring Kenny Banks Jr. [...]

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Dave Schumacher & Cubeye, Agua Con Gas Review

May 23, 2026 0

Dave Schumacher & Cubeye, Agua Con Gas Review Dave Schumacher & Cubeye’s Agua Con Gas Swings on Both Sides of the Rhythm By Ferell Aubre Dave Schumacher’s Agua Con Gas, performed by Cubeye, is an [...]
Robert Jospé Quartet, The Night Sky Review

April 24, 2026 1

Robert Jospé Quartet, The Night Sky Review Robert Jospé Quartet, The Night Sky: Rhythm Is The Core By Nolan DeBuke On The Night Sky, the Robert Jospé quartet treats rhythm as a distinction that matters. [...]
Dan Moretti & Brazilia, Live at the Pump House: Celebrating Wayne Shorter Review

January 16, 2026 2

Dan Moretti & Brazilia, Live at the Pump House: Celebrating Wayne Shorter Review Where Groove Meets Legacy: Dan Moretti & Brazilia Honor Wayne Shorter Live by Nolan DeBuke Dan Moretti & Brazilia brings us a homage [...]
Heather McKay, Life Got In The Way Review

January 2, 2026 0

Heather McKay, Life Got In The Way Review Heather McKay: Being Productive When Life Got In The Way By Sylvannia Garutch Heather McKay’s album arrives with an aura of being created patiently, carrying the weight [...]