Wisconsin trumpeter and composer Russ Johnson strikes a perfect balance between mainstream and vanguard.
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Cheer-Accident mastermind Thymme Jones on the upside of Herb Alpert’s nervous breakdown
Current musical obsessions of Cheer-Accident mastermind Thymme Jones, human Top 40 encyclopedia Tony Young, and Reader music editor Philip Montoro
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Guitarist John Scofield visits country on his new album
The jazz vet, who plays Space on Wednesday, tackles Hank, George, Merle, Dolly and others on Country for Old Men.
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Influential jazz pianist Paul Bley dead at 83
Canadian pianist Paul Bley, one of jazz’s greatest innovators and improvisers, passed away on Sunday.
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Uncovering reedist Jimmy Giuffre’s lost decade
Previously unissued live recordings provide a glimpse into what the remarkable reedist was doing in the mid-60s.