Over the past decade or so, the trailblazing Tzadik label has firmly established the mutuality and stylistic symbiosis between Judaic and Latin music. This subgenre-between…
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24 Jul
The Crab by Joe Fiedler Trio
You see a lot of jazz trio recordings with either piano, guitar, or saxophone accompanied by bass and drums. A trombone-led trio recording really stands out, simply by virt…
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Using the conventional instrumental lineup of bass, piano, guitar, and percussion, the Kevin Frenette 4 - a Boston-based free jazz quartet - manages to produce some mighty …
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21 Jul
Samsingen by Samsingen
Samsingen is an unlikely collaboration between Swedish classical vocalist Anna-Kajsa Holmberg and a group of Italian improvising musicians led by the Serrapigli…
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20 Jul
Both Far and Near by Kioku
The past few years have spawned a plethora of unlikely musical hybrids. The New York-based trio Kioku is surely one of the most unlikely that I've ever encountered. Compris…
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