- Blogs, Bleader, May 17, 2013
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Rare Sun Ra sounds and images from Corbett vs. Dempsey
Corbett vs. Dempsey releases a new CD and book of Sun Ra-related brilliance.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 10, 2013
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Chicago reedist Dave Rempis launches Aerophonic Records
Chicago free-jazz reedist launches his own Aerophonic Records with a pair of gems by Wheelhouse and the Rempis Percussion Quartet.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 26, 2013
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Saxophonist and Morton Grove native Jon Irabagon heats up
Saxophonist Jon Irabagon, a native of Morton Grove, is reaching an artistic high lately.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 19, 2013
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Drummer Frank Rosaly emerges as a bandleader with Cicada Music
Drummer Frank Rosaly celebrates the release of Cicada Music, his debut album as a bandleader, with a show at the Hideout on Wednesday.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 12, 2013
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Saxophonist Dave Liebman and jazz-tango bassist Pablo Aslan in Chicago
Versatile saxophonist Dave Liebman and jazz-tango bassist Pablo Aslan perform in Chicago this weekend.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 5, 2013
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ICP celebrates 45 years; Eric Reed celebrates Monk
A recent box set collects the entire history of ICP Records, while on his latest album pianist Reed salutes Thelonious Monk.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 29, 2013
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Bassist and onetime Chicagoan Devin Hoff returns for April
A conversation with bassist Devin Hoff about his April residency in Chicago
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 27, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: The beautifully meditative Afro-jazz of Johnny Dyani's "Magwaza"
A slice of soulful, meditative beauty from the great South African bassist Johnny Dyani
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 22, 2013
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The accidental jazz of German indie-rock singer Monika Roscher
A bizarre new record from Germany's Monika Roscher Big Band serves up a robust collision of indie rock and big-band horns.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 15, 2013
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The dense, driving chamber jazz of the Danny Fox Trio
New York's Danny Fox Trio brings its rigorous brand of chamber jazz to the Hungry Brain on Sunday.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 8, 2013
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Germany's Die Enttäuschung ingeniously bridge jazz's past and future, again
The superb Berlin jazz quartet continues to beautifully reconcile the essence of classic bebop with the extended techniques and improv-oriented approach of today on its excellent new album Vier Halbe.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 1, 2013
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The Stark Reality's psychedelic, funky, jazzy kids' music
A new release from Now-Again collects the complete work of the strange late-60s Boston jazz-funk-rock band Stark Reality.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 22, 2013
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Mining musical riches from Miles Davis and Jack DeJohnette
Two new multidisc sets examine fragments in the musical visions of Miles Davis and Jack DeJohnette.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 15, 2013
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Downloadable jazz from Tim Daisy and Dave Rempis for your weekend
New music from Tim Daisy's Relay label and a free download of a rare session by the Rempis Percussion Quartet
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 8, 2013
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Belgian reedist Joachim Badenhorst brings his solo style to Heaven
The Belgian reedist Joachim Badenhorst celebrates the release of his strong new solo album The Jungle He Told Me Saturday night at Heaven Gallery
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 1, 2013
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Reedist Chris Potter forges a malleable sound on his new album
On his new album The Sirens, Chris Potter finds everything locking into place.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 25, 2013
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The sound of New York hard bop on Smalls Live
New York's excellent Smalls Live label shows how to document hard bop in concert.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 18, 2013
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The blustery blowouts of saxophonists Colin Stetson and Mats Gustafsson
The first-time meeting of singular saxophonists Colin Stetson and Mats Gustafsson has been released as Stones.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 11, 2013
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Joe Lovano releases the first great jazz album of 2013
Lovano's Us Five quintet releases its third album, Cross Culture, for Blue Note.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 28, 2012
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My favorite jazz albums of 2012
My ballot for the upcoming Rhapsody jazz critics poll
