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JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of Autumn 2023

JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of Autumn 2023

Our jazz columnist chooses the best new jazz albums of Autumn 2023 while reflecting on a new documentary, Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity.

The 17 Best Jazz Albums of 2023

The 17 Best Jazz Albums of 2023

Some of it is conventionally beautiful and some thrills by rubbing against the edges of tonality. But all of the best jazz of 2023 serves a vision.

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.

Jazz Bassist William Parker Puts His Musical Philosophy Into Action on ‘Universal Tonality’

Jazz Bassist William Parker Puts His Musical Philosophy Into Action on ‘Universal Tonality’

William Parker’s Universal Tonality is a recording he has been holding in his back pocket for just about 20 years now, which is crazy because it’s so good.

JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of June 2022

JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of June 2022

PopMatters jazz critic Will Layman rounds up the best new jazz albums of recent vintage, including some thoughts on Paul McCartney and Ron Carter.

Three Veteran Jazz Musicians Pay Tribute to Cecil Taylor By Not Performing His Music

Three Veteran Jazz Musicians Pay Tribute to Cecil Taylor By Not Performing His Music

Drummer Andrew Cyrille, bassist William Parker, and flugelhornist Enrico Rava pay tribute to the late Cecil Taylor on ‘2 Blues for Cecil’ minus a piano.

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.

Pianist Matthew Shipp Accidentally Makes an Introspective Album with ‘Codebreaker’

Pianist Matthew Shipp Accidentally Makes an Introspective Album with ‘Codebreaker’

Codebreaker is the sound of jazz pianist Matthew Shipp gliding on autopilot, letting his subconscious do the talking.

Whit Dickey Reunites Old Trio to Create Dizzyingly Modern Sounds

Whit Dickey Reunites Old Trio to Create Dizzyingly Modern Sounds

Whit Dickey, William Parker, and Matthew Shipp push, pull, and roll their weight around in equal measure, making Village Mothership as unique as it is difficult.

James Brandon Lewis and Red Lily Wagon Explore George Washington Carver’s Legacy Through Heartfelt Improvisation

James Brandon Lewis and Red Lily Wagon Explore George Washington Carver’s Legacy Through Heartfelt Improvisation

James Brandon Lewis, a highly expressive young saxophonist, explores the meaning of George Washington Carver through a fresh quintet, earthy and free at once.

Unbounded Saxophone That Sings: The Ivo Perelman Trio

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.

The Music of William Parker: Migration of Silence Into and Out of the Tone World, Volumes 1-10

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.

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