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Trevor Dunn Defies Musical Categorization with the Spellbinding ‘Seances’

Trevor Dunn Defies Musical Categorization with the Spellbinding ‘Seances’

With the help of his longstanding trio and a chamber quartet, bassist/composer Trevor Dunn unleashes the messy, complex, and utterly mesmerizing Sèances.

Tony Malaby’s Sabino Comes Out from Under the Turnpike with Sonic Power

Tony Malaby’s Sabino Comes Out from Under the Turnpike with Sonic Power

Saxophonist Tony Malaby reconvenes his Sabino band, emerging from a set of concerts under the New Jersey Turnpike with an unfussy quartet date that’s wide open.

Eric Revis Grooves on ‘Slipknots Through a Looking Glass’

Eric Revis Grooves on ‘Slipknots Through a Looking Glass’

Bassist and composer Eric Revis puts together two of his bands to create his most varied and dense recording of impeccable, grooving music.

What Once Sounded Like the Future Still Sounds Fresh on Craig Taborn’s ‘Junk Magic’

What Once Sounded Like the Future Still Sounds Fresh on Craig Taborn’s ‘Junk Magic’

Compass Confusion is the long-awaited sequel to Craig Taborn's groundbreaking 2004 recording that mixed jazz, electronica, and new music composition. What once sounded like the future still sounds fresh.

For Ben Goldberg It’s a ‘Good Day for Cloud Fishing’

For Ben Goldberg It’s a ‘Good Day for Cloud Fishing’

Composer and clarinetist Ben Goldberg writes tunes inspired by the poetry of Dean Young for a shimmering trio, which in turn inspired new poems.