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Interview: JD Allen
Photo: Erika NJ Allen JD Allen is one of the most compelling saxophonists on the contemporary jazz scene. In every aspect of his work, he embodies discipline. His trio with bassist Gregg August and...
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David Weiss & Point Of Departure
L-R: Matt Clohesy, Travis Reuter, Kush Abadey, David Weiss, Ben Eunson, Myron Walden. Photo by Deneka Peniston. Trumpeter David Weiss‘s Point of Departure band will release their fourth album in...
View ArticleThe Year In Jazz: 2017
Jazz had a really good year in 2017. From a creative standpoint, every year is a good year for jazz: there are always talented musicians making great records, far too many to put on a single year-end...
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BA Podcast 21: Jeremy Pelt
Support the Burning Ambulance podcast on Patreon: http://patreon.com/burningambulance Episode 21 of the Burning Ambulance podcast – we’re adults now! – features an interview with trumpeter Jeremy Pelt,...
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BA Podcast 29: JD Allen
JD Allen is a saxophonist I’ve been listening to since 2011. He puts out an album a year, the latest being LoveStone, and in addition to his work as a leader, he’s worked with Jeremy Pelt (a guest on...
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L-R: Stacy Dillard, Marcus Strickland, JD Allen The lineage of jazz tenor saxophone, from the 1920s to the present day, represents a legacy that living musicians must grapple with, night after night,...
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Bassist Eric Revis is a fascinating figure who clearly sees jazz as a boundary-less realm where anything is possible. On the one hand, he’s been a member of saxophonist Branford Marsalis‘s quartet...
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I realized recently that I’ve been listening to saxophonist JD Allen’s music for ten years. I first encountered his work in 2011, when he’d just released Victory!, his third album with bassist Gregg...
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In the introduction to his 1985 book Rhythm-a-Ning, Gary Giddins writes, “When we talk about a renaissance in jazz, we are talking about a wealth of interesting music, not a broad-scaled awakening of...
View ArticleNeil Young
I am not a diehard Neil Young fan. His catalog is much too deep and expansive for me to spend my finite mortal lifespan wading through it all, but when he cranks up his electric guitar, he hits my...
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