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Rodrigo Amado
Searching for Adam (Not Two) by Phil Freeman I’ve only become aware of Portuguese saxophonist Rodrigo Amado‘s work in the last year or two, but the more I hear him play, the more I like him. This is...
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The Chicago Tentet 1998-2012
The Wire reports that Peter Brötzmann has decided to retire his Chicago Tentet, having come to the decision that the group has peaked creatively. He has written an open letter which reads as follows:...
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Keeping The Pressure Off: An Interview With Dave Rempis
Chicago-based saxophonist Dave Rempis (Rempis Percussion Quartet, Vandermark 5, Ballister, and many more) has recently launched his own label, Aerophonic Records. The third and fourth releases,...
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Best Jazz Of 2015: 25-21
It’s time for our annual countdown of the 25 best jazz albums of the year. In 2015, there was really only one Big Story in jazz, and that was the rise and crossover success of saxophonist Kamasi...
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This post was made available to Patreon supporters one week ago. To see upcoming stories in advance of publication, become a supporter today! I met Fred Anderson once. I was in Chicago to profile the...
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