Wayne Shorter – Juju (Blue Note, 1964) [vinyl] McCoy Tyner – The Real McCoy (Blue Note, 1967) [vinyl] Henry Threadgill Sextet – When Was That? (About Time, 1982) [vinyl] Henry Threadgill Sextet – Subject to Change (About Time, 1985) [vinyl] Joe Maneri Quartet – Tenderly (Hat Hut, 1999) Mat Maneri Trio – So What? (Hat
Black Artists Group – In Paris, Aries 1973 (BAG, 1973) [vinyl] Eye Contact – War Rug (KMB Jazz, 2006) Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Ensemble – Black Unstoppable (Delmark, 2007) Signal Gain – self-titled (OutNow, 2015) Daniel Levin & Juan Pablo Carletti – Illusion of Truth (OutNow, 2015) Matthew Welch – Hag at the Churn (Newsonic,
Drummer Devin Gray, who has been actively working in the underground Brooklyn scene now for nearly a decade, is finally getting some deserved attention with two records released in the past year. The latest, his sophomore record as a leader, Relative Resonance (Skirl), features some astute compositions that make great use of the abilities of
The exciting and fiery alto saxophonist Jim Hobbs is playing four nights at Douglass Street Music Collective starting Wednesday, August 20. Having developed a take-no-prisoners reputation with his playing and composing among numerous groups in Boston, this groundbreaking artist remains under-appreciated on the New York scene. Having led the Fully Celebrated for a number of
