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When a talented drummer, composer, producer, and bandleader like Canadian Joel Jeschke finally puts it all together to record a...

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Fourteen years ago, Canadian composers Tara Davidson (alto sax/flute) and William Carn (trombone) formed Carn Davidson 9 as an outlet for their...

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Lumination (Anzic Records) by the Joel Frahm Trio shines a light on the interplay between Frahm’s tenor sax, the bass of Dan...

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Please meet alto saxophonist/composer Sarah Hanahan. She’s here to revolutionize bebop and take it into the future. Maybe that’s why she...

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There once was a time when celebrities needed the press to get their stories out. Now, of course, they have...

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All hail Marshall Chess! Now 83, the head of Chicago’s iconic Chess Records is at it again with Czyz Records...

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I’m a sucker for anything that has Brian Blade’s name on it. Blade kept the beat in Wayne Shorter’s band...

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Sous Le Vent (Zoho) by the Foreign Affair Trio is propelled by Swiss drummer Raphael Nick who, when combined with Brazilian bassist...

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A Canadian Songbook (TPR Records) by Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop (a solid sextet with a monster front-line of alto and tenor sax plus trombone)...

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