A few years ago, Shoko Numao brought a vivid surprise to the scene around Tokyo. In her performances, the use of voice is particularly expressive, while naturally reflecting her unique artistic presence. Shoko Numao https://shoko-numao.com/ What Is jazz? She became interested in singing when she was ten years old. Listening to J-Pop, she felt that
Written by Guest Reviewer, Jim Feast Clifford Allen begins his book Singularity Codex: Matthew Shipp on Rogueart, which is an exploration of the pianist’s works and philosophy, with this important insight, “The music in this volume [that of Shipp and his compeers] is quintessentially a New York music, and to narrow it down even further,
I’ve known the artist No Land for over a decade and I have watched her develop and build a full body of work. Her aesthetic, much like her process, is a deeply organic one. It is refreshing to witness the creative work of an artist who displays no pretention, no cheap frills, nothing to distract
I have had this thing about stompin’- the word stomp- for a good part of my time on earth. A most valuable scholarship I received in this earth visit was the 1500 bucks the University of Buffalo gave me to go visit and write about The Congo Square in the summer 1973. I don’t know
Thomas Ferrella, M.D., Michael McDonald, M.D., Ben SidranMadison, WI You take great steps to maintain your health: You measure steps, count calories, avoid carbohydrates and meat…but do you keep track of your decibels? At concerts, sporting events, spin classes and on city streets, volumes are dangerously loud. The same is true with hand dryers in bathrooms, lawnmowers,
I conducted this interview with saxophonist Marcus Elliot and pianist Michael Malis, while they were on a U.S. tour in Washington, DC with their duo, Balance. They are both native to Detroit and are some of the most interesting players from the next generation of creative musicians in the city. We talked about their creative
Ground rules I am not a jazz professor or jazz musician, nor do I hold myself out as an expert or a jazz illuminato. I have never taken a class in jazz or its history. And, honestly, I do my best to avoid the intellectual side of jazz – I am simply a fan and
Archaisms I is a document showcasing the maiden voyage duo performance of two veteran composer-performers, Tyshawn Sorey and Adam Rudolph. The duo engage with one another with the elan and subtle nuances of near age siblings throughout the 45-minute improvised set taken from a 2021 event at Zurcher Gallery. Neither performer is new to duo
One can scarcely think of another performer, composer or conceptualist that is as consistently diverse, expansive and experienced as pedal steel guitarist, Susan Alcorn. Her latest recording, as well as her fifth feature for Relative Pitch, is entitled Canto and evinces this brilliant quality of her work perhaps more than any of her albums to
Saxophonist and composer Devin Brahja Waldman has been working in New York for about a decade and has led bands, contributed to projects such as Heroes Are Gang Leaders, and had numerous collaborations including Radical Reversal, with poet Randall Horton. In July, I interviewed Waldman about the release of the record, Kadef. CB: How did
