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JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of January 2023

JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of January 2023

Will Layman rounds up the best new jazz albums and cocoons with jazz documentaries, Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues and Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes.

As East Axis, Shipp, Lowe, Cleaver, and Ray Play Free Jazz Together

As East Axis, Shipp, Lowe, Cleaver, and Ray Play Free Jazz Together

Matthew Shipp, Allen Lowe, Gerald Cleaver, and Kevin Ray are East Axis, a free improvising jazz band that never sound harsh or lost on Cool with That.

Two Contemporary Jazz Greats, One Absurdly Tremendous Sound

Two Contemporary Jazz Greats, One Absurdly Tremendous Sound

With just drums and sax, Subtle Degrees crank up a whirling dervish of sound.

Gebhard Ullmann Basement Research: Hat and Shoes

Gebhard Ullmann Basement Research: Hat and Shoes

Pinning down Gebhard Ullmann is like trying to have a clean basement -- possible, but damn difficult.
Plymouth: Plymouth

Plymouth: Plymouth

So long Slobber Pup, hello Plymouth. Actually, can we have Slobber Pup back now?

Joe Morris, William Parker, Gerald Cleaver: Altitude

Gerald Cleaver’s Uncle June Ensemble: Be It As I See It

Gerald Cleaver, William Parker, Craig Taborn: Farmers by Nature

Mario Pavone Double Tenor Quintet: Ancestors

Liberty Ellman: Ophiuchus Butterfly