RICHARD BARATTA “Looking Back”
ARTIST
Richard Baratta
ALBUM TITLE
"Looking Back"
LABEL
Savant
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Some coincidences make you stop and think: Richard Baratta’s new album is titled Looking Back – the same as Scott Hamilton’s...
SATOKO FUJII GEN “Altitude 1100 Meters”
ARTIST
Satoko Fujii
ALBUM TITLE
"Altitude 1100 Meters"
LABEL
Libra
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An unusual and ambitious release from the prolific Satoko Fujii – in fact, a unique one. For the first time,...
MATTEO BORTONE NO LAND’S “A Tree in the Mist”
ARTIST
Matteo Bortone No Land's
ALBUM TITLE
"A Tree in the Mist"
LABEL
Onze Heures Onze
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Five years after the release of the first No Land project, Apulian bassist Matteo...
JON IRABAGON “Server Farm”
ARTIST
Jon Irabagon
ALBUM TITLE
"Server Farm"
LABEL
Irabbagast Records
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With Server Farm, Jon Irabagon delivers a sprawling, densely layered meditation on artificial intelligence—its promises, its threats, its uncanny imitations...
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JOHN TAYLOR “Close to Mars”
ARTIST
John Taylor
ALBUM TITLE
"Close to Mars"
LABEL
CamJazz
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This previously unreleased 2006 recording, likely from the same sessions as Giulia’s Thursdays, offers another chapter in John Taylor’s luminous...
HACKOUT! “Cortado”
ARTIST
Hackout!
ALBUM TITLE
"Cortado"
LABEL
Caligola
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Difficult to categorize—and all the better for it—Cortado is a bold statement of intent from the HackOut! trio. There are elements of jazz-rock,...
BRÖTZMANN/BYSTROV/PETT “Ranging”
ARTIST
Brötzmann/Bystrov/Pett
ALBUM TITLE
"Ranging"
LABEL
Jazzwerkstatt
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This 2017 performance captures Peter Brötzmann in dialogue with two equally committed free improvisers—Russian multi-reedist Vlady Bystrov and Estonian pianist Anto Pett—at the...
GADALETA/VANCHERI/FIORAVANTI “Fluet”
ARTIST
Gadaleta/Vancheri/Fioravanti
ALBUM TITLE
"Fluet"
LABEL
Dodicilune
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Fluet is music in motion—fluid, shape-shifting, and rich in texture. Marta Gadaleta's voice, versatile and theatrical, traverses languages, techniques, and expressive registers, dissecting...
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THE FURY “Live in Brooklyn”
ARTIST
The Fury
ALBUM TITLE
"Live in Brooklyn"
LABEL
Giant Step Arts
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While their name nods to Faulkner and Shakespeare, The Fury play with control, restraint, and architectural rigor. This...
JASON PALMER “The Cross Over – Live in Brooklyn”
ARTIST
Jason Palmer
ALBUM TITLE
"The Cross Over - Live in Brooklyn"
LABEL
Giant Step Arts
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Jason Palmer opens this formidable double album unaccompanied—an emblem of his deeply personal yet...