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Interview: Violinist Mazz Swift

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:28:54 +0000

Douglas Detrick interviews violinist Mazz Swift. She discusses the formation of her collective string trio, Hear in Now, as well as her transformation ...

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Album Review: 'Unison' by Maria Neckam

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:23:40 +0000

Douglas Detrick reviews Unison, vocalist Maria Neckam's latest release on Sunnyside Records. The album features music inspired by the poets Hafez, Rilke, and Neruda.

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DIY Night at the 2012 Undead Music Festival

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:20:12 +0000

Jonathan Lindhorst spent the evening of May 11th, 2012, checking out Seeds::Brooklyn, a DIY (Do-It-Yourself) venue in Prospect Heights curated by saxophonist Ohad Talmor. The event was part of the ...

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Album Review: Hear in Now's Debut Record

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:57:05 +0000

Douglas Detrick reviews Hear in Now, the debut record by the cross-genre, improvising string trio of the same name. The trio is made up of violinist and vocalist Mazz Swift, ...

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Album Review: 'Carrera' by Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:39:46 +0000

Album Review: Eivind Opsvik's 'Overseas IV'

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:04:04 +0000

Jonathan Lindhorst reviews Overseas IV, bassist Eivind Opsvik's album featuring Jacob Sacks, Tony Malaby, Kenny Wolleson, and Brandon Seabrook.

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Concert Review: Kneebody at Littlefield

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:01:42 +0000

Jonathan Lindhorst caught Kneebody for three of the four nights they headlined at Littlefield in Brooklyn. The series was presented by Search & Restore, and featured guest artists Theo Bleckmann, ...

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Album Review: Billy Hart Quartet - 'All Our Reasons'

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:43:34 +0000

Douglas Detrick reviews All Our Reasons by the Billy Hart Quartet, featuring saxophonist Mark Turner, pianist Ethan Iverson, and bassist Ben Street.

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Album Review: Kris Davis' 'Aeriol Piano'

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:41:40 +0000

Jonathan Lindhorst reviews pianist Kris Davis' Aeriol Piano (Clean Feed, 2011).

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Album Review: Theo Bleckmann's 'Hello Earth - The Music of Kate Bush'

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:31:21 +0000

Vocalist Theo Bleckmann pays tribute to the intricate and lyrically-driven music of Kate Bush with Hello Earth, featuring Bleckmann's own lush and cross-genre arrangements of 14 of Bush's songs.

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