Interview: Violinist Mazz Swift
Douglas Detrick interviews violinist Mazz Swift. She discusses the formation of her collective string trio, Hear in Now, as well as her transformation from a classical musician to an improviser.
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Album Review: 'Unison' by Maria Neckam

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
Read the review of the concert, which featured sets by Jacob Garchik, Miles Okazaki, Dan Weiss, Ohad Talmor, Greg Heffernan, and Jacob Sacks.
Album Review: Hear in Now's Debut Record
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, cellist Tomeka Reid, and bassist Silvia Bolognesi.
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Album Review: 'Carrera' by Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos
Carrera, the new album by Guillermo Klein y los Guachos, comes out on May 8th. It features Miguel Zenón, Jeff Ballard, Ben Monder, and eight other tremendous musicians playing pieces that are simple and compact, and yet filled to the brim with intensity. Read the review.
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Album Review: Eivind Opsvik's 'Overseas IV'

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Concert Review: Kneebody at Littlefield

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

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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