Jessica Ackerley’s ‘Morning/mourning’ Is a Dazzling Journey Through the Grieving Process
The latest solo album from experimental guitarist Jessica Ackerley is an adventurous tribute to two recently departed mentors.
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Unbounded Saxophone That Sings: The Ivo Perelman Trio
Free improvising saxophonist Ivo Perelman, pianist Matthew Shipp, and drummer Whit Dickey spin listenable joy out of thin air. Jazz originality doesn’t have to be forbidding.
Steph Richards’ ‘Supersense’ Is Music So Wild You Can Smell It
With her experimental jazz album Supersense, trumpeter Steph Richards may have created the first-ever album that you can smell.
The Music of William Parker: Migration of Silence Into and Out of the Tone World, Volumes 1-10
Prolific star of New York’s creative jazz scene, William Parker releases ten new albums in a new box set, demonstrating his breadth of composition and association.
‘Share the Wealth’ Balances Nels Cline’s Interest in Tradition and Exploration
Eclectic guitarist Nels Cline expands his long-standing improvising band to create a small orchestra that plays with a combination of freedom and discipline on Share the Wealth.
Experimentalist David Grubbs Documents a Live Set with ‘October 19, 2017’
David Grubbs' October 19, 2017 is a live LP released online that showcases a 32-minute solo set to mark the release of that year's Creep Mission LP. It's nothing short of magical.
Mary Halvorson Creates Cacophony to Aestheticize on ‘Artlessly Falling’
Mary Halvorson's Artlessly Falling is a challenging album with tracks comprised of improvisational fragments more than based on compositional theory. Halvorson uses the various elements to aestheticize the confusing world around her.
‘History Gets Ahead of the Story’ for Jazz’s Cosgrove, Medeski, and Lederer
Jazz drummer Jeff Cosgrove leads brilliant organ player John Medeski and multi-reed master Jeff Lederer through a revelatory recording of songs by William Parker and some just-as-good originals.
The Chad Taylor Trio Get Funky and Fiery on ‘The Daily Biological’
A nimble jazz power trio of drums, tenor sax, and piano, the Chad Taylor Trio is free and fun, funky and fiery on The Daily Biological.
Threadbare Elevate Rock and Jazz on the Complex ‘Silver Dollar’
Atonal free jazz trio Threadbare use unique instrumentation and a love of multiple musical styles on their fascinating new album, Silver Dollar.
‘Underground London’ Dazzles with Its Scope and Anti-Establishment Music
Cherry Red issues a gargantuan collection of anti-establishment music associated with the 1960s London counterculture, a movement which challenged the norms and conventions of mainstream society by drinking from the well of psychedelia, free jazz, Beat poetry, musique concrete, electronics, and minimalism.