Steve Lehman Trio + Craig Taborn: The People I Love
Saxophonist and composer Steve Lehman merges jazz tradition with New Jazz exploration in a format that enjoys a connection to the past even as it pushes forward.
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Matt Mitchell Rocks Out Impressively with New Jazz on ‘Phalanx Ambassadors’
The most versatile pianist in jazz, Matt Mitchell makes a fiery album of new music that definitively rocks even in its intricacy.
The Art Ensemble of Chicago: We Are on the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration
A wildly revised version of this venerable creative music ensemble makes a clean, beautiful new recording in the studio and live, with fresh music from Roscoe Mitchell and an argument that the original Art Ensemble of Chicago had everything to do with today's New Jazz.
Anna Webber Finds Her Voice in New Jazz with ‘Clockwise’
A composer and woodwind player who is expertly walking the line between jazz and new music, Anna Webber has assembled a great band of improvisors to follow her mostly-brilliant treasure map in the new jazz.
Behold, Two Reasons Why Henry Threadgill Is One of the Greatest at What He Does
There are jazz musicians and there are composers. And then there's Henry Threadgill. Fans of the Pulitzer-winning composer now have 86 minutes of new music into which to dive.