by Nate Chinen, WBGO “Now Berliner is about to release a much-anticipated follow-up, Onyx, on JMI Recordings. Due out on July 22, it sports an illustrious ensemble with Berliner on vibraphone, James … Read More
by Nate Chinen, WBGO “What does devotion sound like? One vivid answer to that question can be found in a forthcoming album by singer-songwriter and playwright SOMI, titled Zenzile: The Reimagination of … Read More
by Nate Chinen, WBGO “His new album on Outside in Music, Unamuno Songs and Stories, adapts some of the ideas Unamuno articulated during the Spanish Civil War to our own present moment … Read More
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By Hank Shteamer, Rolling Stone “Take Five,” a 1959 track by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, was always a musical oddity: a swinging, instantly catchy jazz piece written in the uncommon … Read More
by Nate Chinen, WBGO Chase Baird, “Wait and See” Tenor saxophonist Chase Baird has been most widely heard in a pair of dynamic bands: Migration, led by drummer and composer Antonio Sánchez; … Read More
by Nate Chinen, WBGO Ben Wolfe, “Blind Seven” (Featuring Joel Ross and Immanuel Wilkins) Ben Wolfe, the ever-tasteful, always swinging bassist, lost his father last year. As a tribute (and no … Read More
by Nate Chinen, WBGO Roxy Coss, “Don’t Cross the Coss” Speaking of strong voices on the tenor saxophone, Roxy Coss recently announced a new video album, Quintet, to be released by Outside In … Read More
Nate Chinen, WBGO Listen to “Urban Location” here. The soprano saxophone is more than a primary instrument for Sam Newsome. It also suggests a pathway and a destination, a vehicle … Read More
Nate Chinen, WBGO Brandee Younger, “Linda Lee” – listen here! If it feels like we’ve been waiting a while for Soul Awakening, the latest from harpist and composer Brandee Younger, that impression … Read More
