Seattle-based Herb Kloss‘ gorgeous flute sound is united with the vast transcultural percussion pallet of Tom Cabrera and Jack DeSalvo‘s mandola, cello and guitar for a genre-transcending recording…
This stellar set of duos, that includes music by Wayne Shorter, Ralph Towner, Jack DeSalvo as well as Just Friends and two open pieces, sheds light on the…
Pianist Herbie Hancock tells a story of going into the recording studio with Miles Davis, circa late-1960s, and not being able to find a piano. Confused, he asked…
Alto saxophonist Jorge Sylvester and singer Nora McCarthy have been collaborating musically for at least 12 years, and their collaboration continues to yield excellent results on Spirit Driven….
Renowned in a variety of disciplines (author of THE Coltrane biography and founder of the world’s first jazz history program at Rutgers), virtuoso pianist Lewis Porter steps out…
This happy marriage of new music rooted in contemporary classical and free improvisation springing from jazz indeed provides intricate adventures for the listener who joins Steve Cohn, Guillermo…
1UP1DOWN is a new band led by saxophonist/composer Chris Kelsey. Live from Nowhere is the group’s first release. The first Sonny Rollins album I ever heard wasn’t Saxophone…
This intimate and intesne set is the newest collaboration between saxophonist Jorge Sylvester and vocalist Nora McCarthy, inspired by five visual masterpieces by Wassily Kandinsky, graphically and spontaneously…
The brilliant, singular guitar voice of Rob Reich is heard far and wide, but here it shines a light on his own music. Here renowned double-bassist Gandharva Earl…
Played with assured mystery by the accomplished Miranda Cuckson, Luigi Nono‘s 1988-89 work swerves from ethereal to violent and back again. The violinist interacts with previously taped material,…
Like predecessor recordings My Goals Beyond by John McLaughlin and Bill Connors’ Theme To The Guardian on ECM, Jack DeSalvo gives his music a most personal rendering utilizing…
The newest in Unseen Rain’s bootleg series release — at a special price. The third release in Unseen Rain‘s specially priced Bootleg Series — complete, unedited, authorized live…
“As you may remember, the last time we spoke the little girl needed help carrying all the notes that the Dom Minasi Quintet needed to record with.” The…