Highlights of this episode come from two of the rising reed players in the world today: Sam Gill from Sydney Australia & Federico Calcagno from Milan Italy. Their new albums are among the best I’ve heard this year. Gill, who is primarily an alto player, and his quartet Coursed Waters, Continue Reading
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October 16, 2025 #1432
Drummer -led quartets are featured in the new releases this week: Berlin’s Joe Hertenstein with Ray Anderson, Michael Formanek & Michael Moore; French drummer Raphael Pannier with Yosvanny Terry, Francois Moutin & Thomas Ehnco; Gert Jan Dreesen from Belgium with Bram DeLooze, Jean Paul Estievenart & Cyrille Obermuller; plus Slovenian Continue Reading
October 9, 2025 #1431
October 9, 2025 #1431 ——————– A book about a bi-racial man passing as white, written by James Weldon Johnson, one of the central figures of the Harlem Renaissance and a key member of the civil right s movement, was the motivation for saxophonist Mark Turner’s latest release “Reflections on: The Continue Reading