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Trombonist/Composer Steve Swell Pays Tribute to Jemeel Moondoc with 'For Jemeel: Fire From the Road (2004-2005)'
by Michael Major - February 20, 2023 Fire From the Road serves as a powerful tribute to the band’s late saxophonist, Jemeel Moondoc, who passed away in August 2021 from complications of sickle cell anemia. The three-disc set compiles three hours of music captured in 2004 and 2005 at concerts in Houston and Marfa, Texas, and the Guelph ...
William Parker to Release Monumental Archival Set 'Universal Tonality'
by Michael Major - July 27, 2022 Clocking in at nearly two hours and featuring six extended pieces flowing across two discs, Universal Tonality documents a performance that took place at Roulette in Manhattan's TriBeCa neighborhood in December 2002 (one of the final concerts at the venue's original loft space). Parker invited 16 mu...
Muhal Richard Abrams' 'SoundPath' Out November 20th
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 05, 2020 Lauded alto saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Bobby Zankel has lived in Philadelphia since 1975.... |