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Three very important recordings highlight this edition of One Man’s Jazz. First, a celebration of the sixth decade of the incredible and enduring creativity of The Art Ensemble of Chicago. One of the major developments of Chicago’s AACM went to Paris in 1969 and made an incredible splash. Now in Continue Reading

The new release bin continues to fill up rapidly. Notably this week are new ones from guitarist Dan Phillips and bassist Krzysztof Pabian together as a duo for the first time, another band from Chicago, Earscratcher, vocalist Christine Correa digging into the music of Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach, the Continue Reading

A fast glance at this episode’s playlist might lead one to think we’re back in the 80s, what with Weather Report opening and the Bill Frisell closer. That’s not the case though. In between those two tracks, this show is packed with current releases, plus the Frisell album sampled is Continue Reading