avant-garde jazz
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Astounding in sound and narrative. The Great Bailout by Moor Mother
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Just a couple of regular guys making some smooth tunes on the move.
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The fourth installment of Matana Roberts’ COIN COIN series is instantly one of the decade’s most compelling jazz projects.
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Avant-garde jazz outfit Onyx Collective continues to embody the highs and lows of NYC with Lower East Suite Part Three, their most polished and straightforward set of tracks yet.
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Imperial Triumphant effectively conveys the decadence and decay of the Big Apple with a unique blend of blackened death metal and avant-garde jazz.
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The pieces on Park Jiha’s Communion are lovely individually, but overall, the blend of sounds could have been a bit more consistent and more attention could have been paid to the album’s flow.
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As a Mother’s Day surprise, André 3000 made his return to music with two songs that pay tribute to the life of his parents. Surprisingly, neither song features a rap verse. “Me&My (To Bury Your Parents)” is a heartfelt ballad that finds André singing and reminiscing about
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Colin Stetson manages to pull new sounds and rhythms out of his sax on All This I Do for Glory.
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The first single from Dźwięki ukryte, a collaborative effort by brass instrumentalist Wojciech Jachna, bassist Jacek Mazurkiewicz, and percussionist Jacek Buhl. It’s slated for release in April via Instant Classic.
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Only the Youngest Grave by Lost Salt Blood Purges An enthralling double album by Melbourne artist Lost Salt Blood Purges, mixing elements of ritual ambient, neofolk, tape music, and a bit of jazz. Out now via Art as Catharsis.
