Jazz’s Mark Turner Conjures an Astonishing Conversation
Mark Turner uses the jazz quartet in a modern, up-to-the-minute way, harnessing complex time signatures and forms, while also pulling the past into the present.
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Drummer Billy Hart Celebrates his 85th Birthday
Billy Hart’s Multidirectional is distinctive and exemplary modern jazz from a master bandleader who rarely makes a false move. This album is on the money.
JazzMatters: The Best Jazz of Summer 2024
PopMatters presents the best new jazz albums of the summer of 2024, and our columnist examines the recent recordings of Washington, DC, jazz phenom Anthony Pirog.
Matt Penman’s Compositions Are Works of Art on ‘Good Question’
Ingenious compositions by journeyman bassist Matt Penman are shaded and interpreted by a wonderful band, especially pianist Aaron Parks, whose playing is textured and includes Rhodes, organ, and vibraphone work.
Mark Turner Quartet: Lathe of Heaven
Fly guy Mark Turner makes a sparse quartet really work for him and you.