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Woody Shaw: A Life in Sound and Struggle
Tracing the trumpeter's journey from prodigy to post-bop architect, and the music that carried his spirit forward.
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Austin Peralta Was Listening to the Future
His lone album, "Endless Planets," feels like a dispatch from a jazz world that hadn’t arrived yet.
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The Dizzy Reece Album That Won’t Sit Still
Neither free nor fixed, 'From In To Out' documents a musician who learned to thrive beyond the traditional jazz narrative.
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Masayuki Takayanagi and the Refusal of Jazz Comfort
The Japanese guitarist rejected tradition, turning jazz into a raw confrontation with sound itself.
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Julia Holter’s Sonic Aviary: A Journey Through Noise and Light
The L.A. singer-songwriter helped me deal with some heavy grief.
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‘Mama’s Gun’ at 25: Erykah Badu’s Revolution of Self
An honest chronicle of heartbreak and becoming, the singer's second LP was a masterwork of creative intent.
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Demae Is Building a World of Her Own
As her music grows more intricate and assured, an artist shaping new terrain emerges.
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Stevie Wonder's Vision of Black Life in Motion
More than 50 years later, the symphonic “Living for the City” endures.
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Rashied Ali and the Infinite Pulse
Somewhere between the mainstream and the outer limits of free jazz, the drummer turned chaos into communion.
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Jeanne Lee, A Voice That Contorted Time
The singer's groundbreaking 1975 album, "Conspiracy," is a visionary blend of jazz and poetry that redefined the possibilities of human sound.
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How Kassa Overall Turned Rap Into New Jazz Standards
On his new album "CREAM," the drummer closes the gap between two cornerstone genres.
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Mndsgn's Radiant Soul
Released in 2021, "Rare Pleasure" was a fascinating album that deserves more attention.
 • Marcus J. Moore
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A journey through the archives of experimental sound, with a deep appreciation for landmark figures and music from years gone by.
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