At Callahan’s, in Detroit’s posh northern suburb of Auburn Hills, jazz fans keen on prog-rock were treated to a case…
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Mark Guiliana first rose to prominence as a member of bassist Avishai Cohen’s trio
As both leader and collaborator, the versatile drummer Mark Guiliana spends much of his time exploring jazz’s fascinating fringes, producing…
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Chicago Jazz Festival included, for the first time, an entry from the Jazz Record Art Collective (JRAC)
The lineup for this year’s Chicago Jazz Festival included, for the first time, an entry from the Jazz Record Art…
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We are all affected by it and it is a disease
When Matthew Shipp asked me to design the cover art for his Points album (Silkheart Records, 1992), I showed him…
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Lee Konitz – often lauded as the rare bebop-era alto saxophonist to diverge from mimetic imitation of Bird
Now in its 25th year, New York City’s annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival has evolved from a single afternoon outdoor…
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New York shows that this August was too cool
Like so many hip things, it would have been easy to write off as a product of the ambiance: Everyone…
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