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Nic Jones

Nic Jones hasn't been the same since he first heard the Art Ensemble Of Chicago and Anthony Braxton's quartet with Kenny Wheeler around 40 years ago. He lives in Oxfordshire, quietly and curiously.

Perelman, Fowler, Workman, Cyrille: Embracing The Unknown

Tenor saxophone, stritch, manzello, bass and percussion patiently, occasionally precipitately, interact without much, or any, planning

Jon Lloyd Quartet: Earth Songs

Sax vet of the hatART label moves into more wistful territory, somewhat reminiscent of mid-period Garbarek, rough edges smoothed off

Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, Tyshawn Sorey: Compassion

Piano, bass and drums trio improvises on largely modal sequences over rhythms ranging from rolling rubato to urgent Latin-rock

Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas, Ted Nash: Tell The Birds I Said Hello – The Music Of Herbie Nichols

Tenor, guitar and bass trio create a chamber-jazz sound pleasingly at odds with the piano trio setup that features on Nichols' own recordings
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Lenny Popkin: Sax Section

Saxophonist and Tristano disciple Popkin manages to blend strains of Italian modernist composer Giacinto Scelsi with As Time Goes By

Charles Davis & Barry Harris: Reflections

Reissue of 1990 NY set has bebop guru Harris lined up with tenorist Charles Davis, bassist Peter Washington and drummer Ben Riley

Steve Grossman: Love Is The Thing

By the time the young Grossman made this set, the sharp-suited 80s hard-bop revival was under way, but his inspiration probably predated that

Susan Alcorn: Canto

Chile-inspired music from the pedal-steel guitarist largely lies outside the jazz brief but improvisation plays a large part in its success
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Matana Roberts: Coin Coin Chapter Five – In The Garden

The American multi-instrumentalist and band couch a political message in an abstract patchwork of rhythm, riff, free improv and spoken word

Angelica Sanchez Nonet: Nighttime Creatures

Pianist Sanchez has written intricately arranged, delicately phrased and largely atonal pieces for a group including quarter-tone trumpet

Eclectic Maybe Band: Bars Without Measures

Bassist Guy Segers leads voices, horns, strings, keyboards, electronics and rhythm through rock, jazz, electronic and abstract landscapes

Dark Tree – Jazz And The Community Arts In Los Angeles

Steven Isoardi chronicles the community-based arts work of former Lionel Hampton trombonist Horace Tapscott
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