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Tagged with: Jazz

50 years of Jimi Hendrix’s radical, redefining ‘Band of Gypsys’

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By the time Jimi Hendrix and his Band of Gypsys—released on Capitol Records March 25, 1970—came together for their two-night performance at the Fillmore East on New Years 1970, with...

New Music: ‘Who Sent You?’ asks free jazz combo Irreversible Entanglements

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"We’re living in the present, and there are pressing issues that are happening to us personally," stated bassist Luke Stewart of the free-jazz outfit...

New Music: Rejoicer’s ‘Spiritual Sleaze’ brings attention to the Israeli beat scene

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Yuvi Hawkin, the Tel Aviv-based producer who records using the moniker Rejoicer, chops up and filters a confluence of styles ranging from neo-fusion jazz,...

The wonder-chops of Thundercat

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With chops like Jaco Pastorius and the humor of Frank Zappa, Stephen Brunerʻs shell game is out the bag. The Los Angeles bass wiz known...

Ethio-jazz legend Mulatu Astatke still defines contemporary cool

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Mulatu Astatke’s Mulatu Of Ethiopia from 1972, re-issued by Strut Records in 2017, captures a seminal moment in Ethiopian Jazz: THIS was a certain certain type of mood,...

New music: Jeff Parker’s ‘Suite for Max Brown’ is jazz for a digital world

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The concepts which evolved into Suite For Max Brown, prolific guitarist Jeff Parker's tribute to his mother, were engineered during his fall 2018 residency...

Noise Pop’s latest round showcases newcomers

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Earlier this month Noise Pop, the annual independent music festival that takes place in San Francisco the week of February 24-March 1, announced its...
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Comedian Moshe Kasher’s ‘Crowd Surfing’ album mortifies, delights

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Packing 10 tales of embarrassing scenarios involving everyday people caught in tawdry situations, Crowd Surfing, the new comedy album from Oakland native Moshe Kasher sees the...

New Music: Werkha strikes dance floor gold with ‘The Rigour’

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Widespread critical acclaim on releases from Yazmin Lacey, Kaidi Tatham, and Children of Zeus made underground and mainstream heads around the world acknowledge First Word Records in 2018....

All Ears: 17 music releases to look forward to in 2020

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Between embargoes and secret release dates that see artists dropping projects when a Twitter trend is to their benefit, it's a little perplexing assembling a strong...
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