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The ten best jazz records of 2016
This year’s best jazz records include a large-ensemble concept album about conspiracy theories, a tug-of-war between loops and live-band grooves, and an amazing hybrid of jazz and hip-hop.
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Guitarist Ryley Walker lets go of the reins on the unruly but pastoral Primrose Green
He’s tried punk, noise, and Fahey-style fingerpicking, but he’s about to reach his biggest audience yet with the jazzy, open-ended folk-rock on his new album.
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Ryley Walker continues making gorgeous folk music on ‘Primrose Green’
Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is the gorgeous title track from the fingerstyle prodigy’s upcoming LP.
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Octogenarian cornetist Bobby Bradford is still blowing cool
The veteran LA jazzman sounds great on a new record with Norwegian reedist Frode Gjerstad.
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Jazz bassist Jason Roebke brings together unexpected sounds in his edgy quartet, Combination
On the sonic confusion of the ubiquitous bassist and his quartet
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Best shows to see: Dub Thompson; Megadeth; Donkeys; and Daniel Levin, Jim Baker, and Frank Rosaly
The best shows to see through Sunday include Dub Thompson, Megadeth, Donkeys, and Daniel Levin, Jim Baker, and Frank Rosaly.
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A busy weekend for live jazz: Pandelis Karayorgis, Michael Moore, Pat Mallinger, and more
An action-packed weekend for jazz fans
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In Rotation: Saxophonist Nick Mazzarella on John Coltrane in his own words
Current musical obsessions of saxophonist Nick Mazzarella and drummer Frank Rosaly
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Saturday: 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival according to Reader writers
Jason Moran and Gregory Porter highlight a jam-packed third day of Jazz Fest.
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Aftershows: 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival
2013 Chicago Jazz Festival aftershows: Kidd Jordan, the Rempis Percussion Quartet, and other late-night diversions
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A bounty of brilliance from Boston pianist Pandelis Karayorgis
Four new recordings on his Driff Records show off the brilliance and range of Boston pianist Pandelis Karayorgis.
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Best Jazz Band Full of Musicians Named Jason
One feature of the scene that’s largely escaped notice is the proliferation of musicians whose names start with the tenth letter of the alphabet.
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Drummer Frank Rosaly emerges as a bandleader with Cicada Music
Drummer Frank Rosaly celebrates the release of Cicada Music, his debut album as a bandleader, with a show at the Hideout on Wednesday.