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Marquis Hill and his band come through with a vibrant blend of dynamic jazz and conscious hip hop on Modern Flows, Vol. 2.
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Christian Scott and guest flutist Elena Pinderhughes come through with one of this year’s most diverse and vivid jazz albums.
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The opening track from New Orleans jazz trumpeter/composer Christian Scott’s new album Stretch Music, out now via Ropeadope.
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Two new tracks from Toronto jazz fusion trio BADBADNOTGOOD, via Innovative Leisure.
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Running just short of three hours in length, this new Kamasi Washington album lives up to its name.
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To close out CLASSICS WEEK 2014, we’re diving into one of jazz flute’s biggest touchstones: Roland Kirk’s I Talk with the Spirits.
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Fire Keeper by The Daniel Rosenboom Quintet Digging on some fiery jazz rock from this new Daniel Rosenboom Quintet album, Fire Keeper. The kinetic energy in the performances on this thing is m-a-s-s-i-v-e. The production is a little flat at times, but the performances are just stellar throughout.
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BADBADNOTGOOD is a Canadian jazz trio, and the outfit’s latest self-release is a series of instrumental reinventions of classic hip hop beats. WATCH THE REVIEW
