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Elliot Marlow-Stevens
Elliot Marlow-Stevens is a musician and PhD student at Durham University. Supervised by Andy Hamilton, his thesis is on aesthetics within jazz from the late 1940s onward. His initial introduction to jazz was through the music of John Coltrane and Gil Scott-Heron and, being guitarist, he was later influenced by Allan Holdsworth, John McLaughlin, Grant Green and Frank Zappa, to name a few.
David Sills: Natural Lines
David Sills latest album, Natural Lines, is his 17th release as leader, and the latest of decades of jazz recordings as a leading woodwind...
Ollie Usiskin, Max Oliver: Duo
Ollie Usiskin and Max Oliver release the Usiskin/Oliver Duo, combining improvised cello and drums to form an imaginative and varied debut album. The pair...
Hazar: Reincarnated
In a series of covers and interpretations of standards and traditional jazz compositions, guitarist Ulas Hazar demonstrates his immense skill on the guitar, one...
Axon Radio: Shadow Logic
Shadow Logic is the debut album from Axon Radio, an American jazz duo made up of bassist Corey Carleton and drummer Travis Brant. For...
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Thierry Maillard Big Band: Zappa Forever
Composer and pianist Thierry Maillard has released a number of albums over the past 20 years, covering both the worlds of jazz and classical...
Masayuki Takayanagi New Direction Unit: Axis/Another Revolvable Thing
Blank Forms releases Masayuki Takayangi’s New Direction Unit album Axis/Another Revolvable Thing, the second release of his recordings on the label. This album was...
Mike Casey: Law Of Attraction
Mike Casey releases his latest album, a contemporary mixture influenced by both traditional jazz as well as modern pop and hip-hop. Recorded with his...
Free Jazz Communism
Focusing on the Archie Shepp - Bill Dixon Quartet and their performance at the 8th World Festival of Youth and Students in Helsinki 1962,...
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John Patitucci Trio: Irmãos De Fé
Bassist John Patitucci leads his trio through a series of nine compositions with jazz at their core but influenced by a variety of genres....
Charlie Parker, Composer
Books on jazz tend to fall roughly into one of two categories. The majority are biographical, historical accounts of musicians and subgenres that elucidate...
Randy Brecker & Eric Marienthal: Double Dealin’
Trumpeter Randy Brecker and saxophonist Eric Marienthal enlist an expert lineup for their latest album, Double Dealin’. Marienthal, John Patitucci and Dave Weckl are...
Stanley J. Zappa: Muster Point
Saxophonist Stanley J. Zappa’s release Muster Point features a range of free improvisations from a small ensemble, made up of both studio and live...
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