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New York based contributor. Author of: "A Map of Jazz: Crossroads of Music and Human Rights" and keynote speaker/host of Pearson Jazz Foundation's International Jazz Day event (2018, 2019)

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Central Park’s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens

Wadada Leo Smith / Amina Claudine Myers

2024-04-20

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My Multiverse

Pearring Sound

2024-04-15

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Gjenskinn

Nils Økland Band

2024-04-11

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The Mighty Warriors

Mal Waldron / Steve Lacy

2024-04-09

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You're Never Really Alone

Jonah Parzen-Johnson

2024-04-03

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Live at the Washateria

Miles Davis / John Coltrane

2024-04-01

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New Concepts in Piano Trio Jazz

Matthew Shipp Trio

2024-03-25

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Futuro Ancestrale

Giuseppe Doronzo, Andy Moor, Frank Rosaly

2024-02-03

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Dwelling on Magic Mountain

Adam Berenson

2024-02-01

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Sonic Alchemy Suprema

Alma Tree

2024-01-31

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And every fleck of russet

Bob Gluck

2024-01-20

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Strands

Palle Mikkelborg / Jakob Bro / Marilyn Mazur

2023-11-10

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Pastor's Paradox

Aruán Ortiz

2023-10-25

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Ex Machina

Steve Lehman

2023-09-05

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The Intrinsic Nature Of Shipp

Matthew Shipp

2023-08-25

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Continuing

Tyshawn Sorey Trio

2023-07-02

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No Subject

East Axis

2023-06-22

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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Keith Jarrett

2023-06-15

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Shinjuku

Bo van de Graaf

2023-05-25

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Tilting Curvaceous

Patrick Brennan Sonic Openings

2023-05-23

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Torrent

Satoko Fujii

2023-05-18

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The Rite of Spring: Spectre d’un songe

Sylvie Courvoisier / Cory Smythe

2023-05-01

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Monk on Viola

George Dumitriu

2023-04-03

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We Have Become Our Ancestors

The Dunbarton Oakes Trio

2023-04-01

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Friendship Music for Turkey

Berke Can Özcan, Jonah Parzen-Johnson

2023-03-30

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Crustal Movement

Kaze & Ikue Mori

2023-03-24

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Songs from the Garret

Adam Berenson

2023-02-01

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Permeance

Wade Matthews / Abdul Moimême

2023-01-28

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Pieces & Interludes

Eli Wallace

2023-01-24

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Uncharted Faith

Dino Duo: J.A. Deane & Jason Kao Hwang

2023-01-22

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A Short Diary

Sebastian Rochford / Kit Downes

2023-01-10

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Drifting

Mette Henriette

2023-01-05

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Affirmation

Arild Andersen Group

2022-12-18

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Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse

Ahmad Jamal

2022-11-28

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Subtractions

Greg Stuart

2022-11-14

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Ibeji

Xhosa Cole

2022-11-13

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HOME.S.

Esbjorn Svensson

2022-11-01

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Three Seconds | Kolme Toista

Jussi Reijonen

2022-10-22

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Freedom Suite

Mark Lomax, II and Edwin Bayard - Ogún Meji Duo

2022-10-19

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Dictionary Land

Taeko Kunishima

2022-10-09

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Xaybu: The Unseen

Steve Lehman & Sélébéyone

2022-09-28

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Bordeaux Concert

Keith Jarrett

2022-09-15

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The Deep

Joel Futterman, William Parker, Chad Fowler, Steve Hirsh

2022-08-04

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Sleeping Cat

Natsuki Tamura and Gato Libre

2022-08-01

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Ciel-Cristal

Lionel Marchetti & Abdul Moimême

2022-07-29

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Legacies for Our Grandchildren: Live in Hollywood 1995

Horace Tapscott Quintet

2022-07-19

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Phantasma Trio Vol. 1

Chris Coyle

2022-07-18

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The Emerald Duets

Wadada Leo Smith

2022-07-11

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String Quartets Nos. 1-12

Wadada Leo Smith

2022-06-28

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World Construct

Matthew Shipp Trio

2022-06-01

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Read more album reviews by Karl Ackermann

The Keith Jarrett Trio: Ten Essential Recordings

Building a Jazz Library | 2024-01-15

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Karl Ackermann's Best Creative Music Of 2023

Year in Review | 2023-12-26

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Singularity Codex: Matthew Shipp on RogueArt

Book Review | 2023-07-08

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Stefano Travaglini: Book of Innocence

Liner Notes | 2023-01-17

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Ten Essential Keith Jarrett Solo Recordings

Building a Jazz Library | 2023-01-10

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Karl Ackermann's Best Creative Music Albums Of 2022

Year in Review | 2022-12-15

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Matthew Shipp: A Dozen Essential Albums

Building a Jazz Library | 2022-09-13

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A Different Drummer, Pt. 8: Ustad Zakir Hussain Talks Tabla

Under the Radar | 2022-08-25

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A Different Drummer, Pt. 7: Rudy Royston’s Higher Calling

Under the Radar | 2022-05-18

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Charu Suri: The Jazz Raga

Under the Radar | 2022-03-28

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A Different Drummer, Pt. 6: Iberian Beats – Jorge Rossy &...

Under the Radar | 2022-01-20

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Michael Robinson: Piano Improvisation Series

Multiple Reviews | 2022-01-10

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Karl Ackermann's Best Creative Music of 2021

Year in Review | 2021-12-14

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The Afro Algonquin Trio Live at Michiko Studios

Live Review | 2021-11-24

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Ill Considered - Reconsidered

Under the Radar | 2021-11-09

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A Different Drummer, Part 5: Terri Lyne Carrington

Under the Radar | 2021-08-23

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Unconventional Instruments

Building a Jazz Library | 2021-07-27

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A Different Drummer, Part 4: The Zildjian Legacy

Under the Radar | 2021-06-24

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From Aimless to Activist, Bassist Kevin Ray Lands on Higher...

Interview | 2021-06-07

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A Different Drummer, Part 3: Pino Basile & Mizuki Wildenhahn

Under the Radar | 2021-05-24

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Instrumental Duos

Building a Jazz Library | 2021-04-20

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A Different Drummer, Part 2: Royal Hartigan

Under the Radar | 2021-03-30

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Seeing Jazz: The Photography of Luciano Rossetti

In Pictures | 2021-03-11

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A Different Drummer, Part 1: Mark Lomax II and Mauricio Takara

Under the Radar | 2021-02-25

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Solo Recordings for Non-Traditionalists

Building a Jazz Library | 2021-01-30

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The Word from Johannesburg, Part II: Brenda Sisane and The Art...

Under the Radar | 2021-01-11

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Karl Ackermann’s Best Releases of 2020

Year in Review | 2020-12-09

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A Map of Jazz: Crossroads of Music and Human Rights

Book Excerpts | 2020-11-03

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The Word from Johannesburg, Part I: Nduduzo Makhathini

Under the Radar | 2020-10-13

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The Rebel Festival

Under the Radar | 2020-08-12

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Women in Jazz, Pt. 3: The International Women in Jazz...

Under the Radar | 2020-06-29

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Jazz in the Time of Pandemic

Under the Radar | 2020-04-09

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The Archive of Contemporary Music

Under the Radar | 2020-03-24

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Tales of The Mystic Order of the Jazz Obsessed - Jazz...

Under the Radar | 2020-01-30

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Karl Ackermann’s Best Releases of 2019

Year in Review | 2019-12-15

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Jazz Societies, Part I: The Skipp Pearson Jazz Legacy Foundation

Under the Radar | 2019-12-03

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The New Golden Age of Jazz Radio

Under the Radar | 2019-09-30

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The Black Swan: A History of Race Records

Under the Radar | 2019-07-08

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Experimentalists: Talking with Adam Berenson, Dana Jessen, and...

Under the Radar | 2019-06-06

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Invisible Man: Willis Conover and The Jazz Hour

Under the Radar | 2019-04-30

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Women in Jazz, Pt. 2: The Girls From Piney Woods

Under the Radar | 2019-03-26

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Women in Jazz, Part 1: Early Innovators

Under the Radar | 2019-02-04

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Big in Japan, Part 3: Satoko Fujii’s Year of Living...

Under the Radar | 2019-01-04

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Big in Japan, Part 2: Osaka & the Eri Yamamoto Connection

Under the Radar | 2018-12-04

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Big in Japan: A History of Jazz in the Land of the Rising Sun,...

Under the Radar | 2018-10-29

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Blue Highways and Sweet Music: The Territory Bands, Part II

Under the Radar | 2018-08-30

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Shipp / Lowe / Baker / Ray at Le Poisson Rouge

Live Review | 2018-08-13

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Blue Highways and Sweet Music: The Territory Bands, Part I

Under the Radar | 2018-06-25

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State and Mainstream: The Jazz Ambassadors and the U.S. State...

Under the Radar | 2018-04-27

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Cecil Taylor: 1929-2018

Profile | 2018-04-07

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Read more articles by Karl Ackermann

John R. Lamkin II: Movin'

Album Review | Publish Date: 15

Culture Clubs: Part IV: When Jazz Met Europe

Under the Radar | 2018-03-05

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State and Mainstream: The Jazz Ambassadors and the U.S. State Department

Under the Radar | 2018-04-27

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Culture Clubs: A History of the U.S. Jazz Clubs, Part III: Kansas City, Philadelphia, Los Angeles & Beyond

Under the Radar | 2018-01-06

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Culture Clubs: A History of the U.S. Jazz Clubs, Part I: New Orleans and Chicago

Under the Radar | 2017-09-29

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Culture Clubs: A History of the U.S. Jazz Clubs, Part II: New York

Under the Radar | 2017-11-07

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Jazz Education: The Next Generation, Part 2

Under the Radar | 2017-02-09

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Preserving the Cradle of Jazz: The New Orleans Jazz Museum

Under the Radar | 2017-08-04

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Blue Highways and Sweet Music: The Territory Bands, Part II

Under the Radar | 2018-08-30

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Flame Keepers: National Jazz Museum in Harlem

Under the Radar | 2017-06-28

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Big in Japan: A History of Jazz in the Land of the Rising Sun, Part 1

Under the Radar | 2018-10-29

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Cecil Taylor: 1929-2018

Profile | 2018-04-07

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The Politics of Dancing: Jazz and Protest, Part 1

Under the Radar | 2017-03-20

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The Politics of Dancing: Jazz and Protest, Part 2

Under the Radar | 2017-05-05

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Jazz Education: The Next Generation, Part 1

Under the Radar | 2016-12-30

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Blue Highways and Sweet Music: The Territory Bands, Part I

Under the Radar | 2018-06-25

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Women in Jazz, Part 1: Early Innovators

Under the Radar | 2019-02-04

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Big in Japan, Part 3: Satoko Fujii’s Year of Living Dangerously

Under the Radar | 2019-01-04

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Big in Japan, Part 2: Osaka & the Eri Yamamoto Connection

Under the Radar | 2018-12-04

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Women in Jazz, Pt. 2: The Girls From Piney Woods

Under the Radar | 2019-03-26

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Invisible Man: Willis Conover and The Jazz Hour

Under the Radar | 2019-04-30

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Experimentalists: Talking with Adam Berenson, Dana Jessen, and Abdul Moimême

Under the Radar | 2019-06-06

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The Black Swan: A History of Race Records

Under the Radar | 2019-07-08

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Dai Liang, aka A Bu: Beijing Prodigy

Under the Radar | 2016-11-17

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Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnette: After The Fall

Album Review | 2018-02-13

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Shipp / Lowe / Baker / Ray at Le Poisson Rouge

Live Review | 2018-08-13

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Mathias Eick: Ravensburg

Album Review | 2018-02-16

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PLS.trio: East River

Album Review | 2015-02-22

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An Evil Clown and a Leap of Faith

Under the Radar | 2016-10-07

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Keith Jarrett: La Fenice

Album Review | 2018-10-10

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Esbjorn Svensson Trio: e.s.t. live in london

Album Review | 2018-05-01

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Lyle Mays Quartet: The Ludwigsburg Concert

Album Review | 2016-02-26

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Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez and Jack DeJohnette: Some Other Time: The Lost Session From the Black Forest

Album Review | 2016-04-27

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Seal: Standards

Album Review | 2017-11-16

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Jack DeJohnette/Ravi Coltrane/Matthew Garrison: In Movement

Album Review | 2016-05-04

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Keith Jarrett: A Multitude of Angels

Album Review | 2016-11-30

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Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith: A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke

Album Review | 2016-03-09

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Karl Ackermann's Best Releases of 2017

Year in Review | 2017-12-08

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Nik Bärtsch's Mobile: Continuum

Album Review | 2016-03-31

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Steve Coleman and the Council of Balance: Synovial Joints

Album Review | 2015-04-17

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Miles Davis: We Want Miles (Bonus Track Version)

Album Review | 2014-03-26

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Tim Berne's Snakeoil: You’ve Been Watching Me

Album Review | 2015-04-10

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Vijay Iyer Sextet: Far From Over

Album Review | 2017-08-13

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Arild Andersen/Paolo Vinaccia/Tommy Smith: In-House Science

Album Review | 2018-03-09

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Joachim Kuhn: Love & Peace

Album Review | 2018-02-20

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Arshak Sirunyan: Hoodman's Blind

Album Review | 2014-02-06

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Till Brönner / Dieter Ilg: Nightfall

Album Review | 2018-10-01

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Bjorn Meyer: Provenance

Album Review | 2017-11-17

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Gary Peacock Trio: Tangents

Album Review | 2017-08-28

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Charlie Parker: Now's The Time

Album Review | 2018-11-30

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Stefano Travaglini: Ellipse

Album Review | 2017-12-04

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