The confluence of improvisation and poetry has become more and more prevalent in recent years. In 2022, New York poet Fred Moten released a powerful album, collaborating with bassist Brandon Lopez and drummer Gerald Cleaver. Now Moten and Lopez continue their journey with the excellent “Revision”, the feature recording this Continue Reading
January 29, 2025 #1396
New this episode are albums from saxophonist Jon Irabagon with a very talented ensemble, trumpeter Dan Rosenboom and music from a bootleg of one of his club gigs in LA, the duo Dream Brigade (drummer Lesley Mok & keyboardist Philip Golub), pianist Frank Carlberg and quintet, Swedish drummer Dennis Egberth, Continue Reading
January 22, 2025 #1395
January and February used to be fairly quiet months for new releases back in the day when record labels ruled the world, but that’s not the case anymore with so many indies, digital releases and all the music platforms. There are a bunch in this episode: New Orleans poet Don Continue Reading