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Marco Sanguinetti: 9

After Como Desaparecer Completamente (Self Produced, 2016), a collection of Radiohead covers, Argentinian pianist/composer m: Marco Sanguinetti returns to a program of his compositions. The instrumentation is similar to its predecessor 8 (Acqua Records, 2014): an unusual combination of p… [ read more ]

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Tigran Hamasyan: For Gyumri

Even on this shorter album, Armenian pianist and composer m: Tigran Hamasyan displays a tireless ambition with his compositions, performances and eclectic approach. Over the course of his career, this young artist has released a wildly diverse stylistic set of releases that portray his e… [ read more ]

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Anthony Braxton: Sextet (Parker) 1993

Is the music of m: Anthony Braxton impenetrable? Frankly yes, and absolutely not.

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Victor Assis Brasil: Esperanto/Toca Antonio Carlos Jobim

m: Victor Assis Brasil ‘s passing in 1981 at the age of 35 was felt by jazz fans inside and outside his home country of Brazil. He was a major talent in the 1970s whose South American-bop mashups earned him a ticket to tour three continents. Far Out Recordings has repackaged two of his fin… [ read more ]

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Weird Beard: Orientation

On a recording that exemplifies the “less is more” approach to music-making, Orientation finds m: Florian Egli ‘s Weird Beard quartet crafting dreamy soundscapes that derive their appeal from the interstices between the notes. With disarmingly simple tunes that seem at times to float on… [ read more ]

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Andy Sheppard Quartet: Romaria

Where so much music treats silence as an exception, m: Andy Sheppard ‘s recordings find it serving more as the rule. He’s never been one for weaving flashy speed runs or feeling pressure to fill space.

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Joao Camoes – Jean-Luc Cappozzo – Jean-Marc Foussat: Autres Paysages

Electronics ace Jean-Marc Foussat (France) and trumpeter Jean-Luc Cappozzo (France) are established purveyors of whatever may constitute ‘new music’ loosely skirting the fringes of improvised jazz or perhaps, open-ended experimental frameworks. Here, they team with a willing partner, viola performer…

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