Matt Bachmann’s Latest LP Invokes a Film Score Aura
Matt Bachmann’s instrumental collection is adventurous and unpredictable, with the record’s connective tissue being the variety of styles and moods throughout.
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Lingyuan Yang Made a Spellbinding Jazz Trio Album
Lingyuan Yang has crafted a brooding, often tumultuous beast that takes the best aspects of freeform jazz and turns it into something unique and beautiful.
Tropos Unleash a Wild Ride Into Experimental Jazz
Tropos possess a seemingly boundless energy supply, but it’s delivered smartly and with brilliant flair for instrumental fluidity and a sense of adventure.
The Eyes in Sam Wilkes’ Head Sees the World Spinning ‘Round
After discovering Phish due to an ice cream flavor, Los Angeles avant-bassist Sam Wilkes’ new trio record shows just how distinct a legacy he’s carved for himself.
Nels Cline’s Forward-Thinking Jazz Is Superb
Trailblazing guitarist and Wilco secret weapon Nels Cline is back with a bracing new jazz quartet recording and joined by similarly forward-thinking musicians.
Phillip Golub Experiments with Loops on Mesmerizing LP
Loop 7 is yet another in a series of ambitious experimental projects from Phillip Golub and another stunning home run for Joseph Branciforte.
Drummer Silvan Strauss Makes Cool Chill-Hop on ‘Flukin”
Silvan Strauss moves between fresh air and outer space, electronic signals, acoustic strings, and flutes, everything blended in barely tangible combinations.
Sun Ra’s Astonishing 1970s Gig Finds Him in Full Flight
The relentless determination in the face of indifference and poverty makes celebratory gigs like this one from Sun Ra hard-won and vital now.Â
Elephant9 and Terje Rypdal Blaze on ‘Catching Fire’
Elephant9’s new LP is a showpiece for what can happen when masterful instrumentalists follow the muse, fueled by an audience that locks into every twist.
The New Freedom of Jawbox’s Zach Barocas
Drummer for post-hardcore legends Jawbox, Zach Barocas is living his best life creating jazz with friends in New Freedom Sound. He discusses his new music.
Max Jaffe Takes Experimentalism to Another Level
Percussionist Max Jaffe chronicles his years in New York City with the twitchy, unsettling, experimental jazz of Reduction of Man.
Nala Sinephro Composes Cosmic Jazz on ‘Endlessness’
Nala Sinephro’s Endlessness is music that is good for the ear, the mind, the heart, and the very future of the philosophical orientations of jazz.