Duende Libre – The Dance She Spoke (Duende Libre, 2020) Seattle-area band Duende Libre plays fantastic contemporary jazz fusion with a world music edge. It…
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The Inventive Genre Defying Guitar of Craig Green
Craig Green – Love Notes in Binary Code (Discus Music, 2020) Guitarist and composer Craig Green has released this superb instrumental album that crosses musical…
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Lonely Shadows, the Latest from Pianist Dominik Wania
Polish pianist Dominik Wania is set to release Lonely Shadows (ECM Records) on September 18. Dominik Wania has a classical background, but he also has…
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Guitarist Terje Rypdal to Release Conspiracy in September 2020
Norwegian contemporary jazz guitarist Terje Rypdal is set to release Conspiracy, his first new ECM studio album in two decades. Rypdal’s present-day ensemble includes Ståle…
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A Marvelous Excursion Beyond Jazz
Raf Ferrari Qrt – Quattro (Losen Records, 2020) Italian ensemble plays music that defies musical borders. Although you could mistake it for a jazz band,…
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Mesmerizing Forward Thinking Improvisation
Gary Husband & Markus Reuter – Music of Our Times (MoonJune Records, 2020) British jazz musician Gary Husband and German electronic music innovator Markus Reuter…
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Michael Silverman and Jeff Lorber to Release Human Spirit
Two famed musicians, classical pianist and composer Michael Silverman and jazz musician Jeff Lorber are set to release a collaborative album titled Human Spirit (Autumn…
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Hristo Vitchev Publishes Pentatonic Voicings
Jazz musician Hristo Vitchev has a new book titled Pentatonic Voicings. In this book, Vitchev presents some of the ideas and concepts he’s been using…
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Quest Ensemble to Release ‘The Other Side’ Album
London-based trio Quest Ensemble has announced the release of its second album, titled The Other Side. The group plays a mesmerizing form of progressive music…
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New book on modern melodic lines for jazz guitar 10 Fragmented “5 Note Groupings” ii-V7-I Phrases
Jazz Guitarist Hristo Vitchev has pubisheda new booktitled 10 Fragmented “5 Note Groupings” ii-V7-I Phrases. The melodic ii-V7-I phrases presented are built using various fragments…
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