Tim Berne comes to town Tuesday with a different group, Broken Shadows, that celebrates the music of Ornette Coleman, Dewey Redman, and Julius Hemphill.
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Saxophonist Anna Webber turns to the Internet to inspire music for her Simple Trio
Her recent album Binary uses code, patterns, and transliteration to create music.
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Percussionist Dan Weiss builds sonic sculptures from snippets of jazz drums on his new album
On Sixteen: Drummers Suite, Dan Weiss uses terse passages from the playing of legendary drummers to build rigorous, complex large-ensemble pieces.
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Powerhouse New York reedist Darius Jones gives a rare Chicago performance
The alto saxophonist performs Saturday night with a strong crew of Chicago players
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Saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa pays homage to Charlie Parker his way
The musician extracts abstract DNA from Bird’s music for something new and rigorous.
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DJ Mustard’s lean, mean ratchet party 10 Summers and 14 more record reviews
Ten Reader writers review 15 new records, including Pallbearer’s stately, mournful doom, Willis Earl Beal’s raw, mystical antipop, and Jack Ruby’s staggeringly savage no wave.
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Masterful hybrid sounds from percussionist Dan Weiss
The percussionist delivers a through-composed gem borrowing from jazz, Indian music, hard rock, and more.
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Ben Paterson, Dave Douglas, Keefe Jackson, and a tribute to Bill Russo mark a busy weekend in jazz
Who says it’s dead in December—a slew of live jazz options for the weekend
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Danny Brown’s thoughtfully raunchy Old and 15 more record reviews
Eight Reader writers take on 16 albums—including Traxman’s user-friendly footwork.
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Claudia Quintet in Palos Park Wednesday
John Hollenbeck’s Claudia Quintet performs music from its latest album, “Royal Toast,” in Palos Park Wednesday night.