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Electronic Music and Jazz

Monday October 31, 2011
Check out two new resources from Douglas Detrick: - Five Jazz Albums that Incorporate Electronic Music and, for those who are unfamiliar with the language of electronic music, - A Glossary of ... Read More

Album Review: 'Re:ECM'

Sunday October 30, 2011
Douglas Detrick reviews Re:ECM, a double-album by Ricardo Villalobos and Max Loderbauer that features remixes of classic recordings from the European label ECM's catalogue. Douglas writes, "sounding closer to Karlheinz ... Read More

Artist Profile: Albert Ayler

Wednesday October 26, 2011
Saxophonist Albert Ayler saw himself as a spiritual figure in a lineage of avant-garde jazz musicians including John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders. Read about his tragically short life, during which ... Read More

Album Review: 'Changing Seasons' by the Phil Dwyer Orchestra

Monday October 24, 2011
James Hall reviews Changing Seasons, an orchestral suite by Canadian saxophonist and composer Phil Dwyer. The album combines a string orchestra fused with a big band, and features solos by ... Read More

'My Name is Albert Ayler' Film Review

Thursday October 20, 2011
Douglas Detrick reviews My Name is Albert Ayler, a 2007 film by the Swedish Filmmaker Kasper Collin. Albert Ayler, a saxophonist whose explorations of free jazz influenced John Coltrane's late ... Read More

Artist Profile: Maria Schneider

Wednesday October 5, 2011
Read composer and bandleader Maria Schneider's profile. She was once Gil Evans' assistant, and since forming the Maria Schneider Orchestra in 1993, she has become one of the leading names ... Read More

Interview with Tony Reif of Songlines Records

Wednesday October 5, 2011
Jonathan Lindhorst had a chat with producer and owner of Songlines Recordings, and you can read it here. Reif reveals what guides him when it comes to building the Songlines ... Read More

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