More great new music arrived in the past week: Duos: trumpeter/composer Wadada Leo Smith & pianist/composer Vijay Iyer team up for a commentary on present day society on their latest duo album “Defiant Life”; South Korean pianist Eunhye Jeong & bassist Michael Bisio; and “Pictish Spaghetti”, a curious guitar and Continue Reading
March 13, 2025 #1402
After two shows dedicated to specific themes, it’s time to dig into a growing backlog of new releases, and there are some excellent albums this week: heralded alto saxophonist Steve Lehman plays the music of one-time mentor Anthony Braxton on his latest, and it’s powerful as hell. Pianist Satoko Fujii’s Continue Reading
March 6, 2025 #1401
This episode celebrates International Women’s Day with a full program of great music by some of the finest women improvisers playing today, highlighted by music from a new album by guitarist Mary Halvorson & pianist Sylvie Courvoisier. Other recent arrivals come from Belgian bassist Yannick Peeters, drummer Sun Mi Hong Continue Reading