Articles tagged "aaron parks"

PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2008 Feature

The Best Jazz of 2008

by Will Layman

[17.Dec.08] :. More than ever, the best jazz is coming from small labels, and more than ever the best draws a decent slice from the dynamics of rock and pop music without itself being a commercial venture.

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Aaron Parks: Invisible Cinema

by Will Layman

[28.Aug.08] :. The Blue Note debut of a prodigious pianist -- more proof that jazz is consuming contemporary popular music in the best possible way.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2007 Feature

The Best Albums of 2007

by PopMatters Staff

[21.Dec.07] :. From tech house to Radiohead and Americana to indie and everything in between, PopMatters picks the best 60 albums of 2007.

PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2007

 

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Christian Scott: Anthem

by Will Layman

[18.Dec.07] :. A modern kind of emo-fusion from a young trumpeter -- and not at all a bad thing.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2007 Feature

The Best Jazz of 2007

by Will Layman

[11.Dec.07] :. In spite of the perception of jazz as an increasingly niche market, the year's best show a style of music that remains ever youthful in its exploration of new territories, expanding its diversity and range of expression.

PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2007

 
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Terence Blanchard: A Tale of Gods Will

by Will Layman

[15.Aug.07] :. The New Orleans trumpeter's lyrical meditation on disaster.

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