Trios have always been a popular format in jazz. This episode presents several different threesomes, but as you’ll hear, they are not all the typical piano/bass/drums. Two of those are definitely on the heavy side: Dave Rempis, Elisabeth Harnik & Michael Zerang and Survival Unit III with Zerang, Fred Lonberg-Holm Continue Reading
February 17, 2022 #1243
There’s a definite edginess to much of the music in this week’s One Man’s Jazz. It begins with music from some old friends, Finnish trio Black Motor, then with a freely improvised piece by pianist Anthony Coleman and drummer Brian Chase, to Kraft, a great quartet from Baltimore, then the Continue Reading
February 10, 2022 #1241
There’s an interesting mix of new music in this episode, among them preview of upcoming releases by two important creators, both alto saxophonists: the great innovator Ornette Coleman and New York Loft Scene pioneer Alan Braufman. The trio, Hello Cacus, has three talented younger players and their probably one-off meeting, Continue Reading