No April Fool’s Day tricks, just the straight goods. (One week later, there was a trick! Due to technical issues, Taint Radio had to repeat this show. Ha! Ha! So much for that opening line!) Some of the fine new recordings sampled in this edition of One Man’s Jazz: Lina Continue Reading
March 25, 2021 #1197
Many current jazz artists love to honour their predecessors. For saxophonists, John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman are two revered figures. This show finds three different tips of the bell to Ornette by Miguel Zenon, Charles Lloyd and Fredrik Nordstrom. The Oles Brothers from Poland have long admired the work of Continue Reading
March 18, 2021 #1196
Guitarist Mary Halvorson, bassist Michael Formanek and drummer Tomas Fujiwara formed Thumbscrew in 2014, and they have since become one of the most highly regarded avant trios in creative music. A new release is always met with great anticipation, and “Never Is Enough”, their latest, meets Thumbscrew’s high standard. Look Continue Reading