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Continue reading →: Jeff Rupert: Sea SpellRUPE MEDIA (RELEASED JUNE 29, 2026) If you want to know what summer sounds like, listen to Sea Spell. Saxophonist Jeff Rupert and his quartet deliver nine selections that are relaxed, breezy, sultry, sizzling, balmy and refreshing. Accompanying Rupert on this summer sojourn are musicians who share his passion for…
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Continue reading →: Ardeshir Pourkeramati: Introducing ArdeshirCELLAR MUSIC (RELEASED JUNE 26, 2026) Having bought jazz recordings since the early 1960s, I can usually determine the music I will be hearing based solely on the artists, recording label, song titles and instrumentation. So, although I was totally unfamiliar with the leader of this session — Ardeshir Pourkeramati…
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Continue reading →: Lisa Rich: I Still RiseTRITONE RECORDS (RELEASED JUNE 26, 2026) When you see the word “pure” on food items you know they are unadulterated and free from artificial additives, fillers or contaminants. If that is the case, they need to put a “pure” sticker on vocalist Lisa Rich’s I Still Rise. Accompanied by pianist…
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Continue reading →: Michael Rabinowitz: ReunionARTISTS RECORDING COLLECTIVE (RELEASED JUNE 15, 2026) Yusef Lateef, Ken McIntyre, Illinois Jacquet and other saxophonists have added the bassoon to their reed arsenal, but there are only a handful of players that have dedicated their careers to proving that the bassoon is more than the “clown of the orchestra,”…
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Continue reading →: Daniel Carter, Sabir Mateen, William Parker & Lou Grassi: Keeping It In ContextNOBUSINESS RECORDS (RELEASED MAY 1, 2026) Their hair may have turned gray or fallen out. Their knees may have become weaker or replaced. Their vision may have changed and changed again. Yet, as evidenced by some of their recent recordings and this rare 1996 date, their passion for the art…
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Continue reading →: The Phoenix Trio: Tomorrow Is TodayGIANT STEP ARTS (RELEASED JUNE 19, 2026) Professor Harold Hill ‘s tip to traveling salespeople in the The Music Man was simple — “You gotta’ know the territory.” Without a doubt, the members of The Phoenix Trio (saxophonist Mark Turner, bassist Joe Martin and drummer Marcus Gilmore) know the territory…
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Continue reading →: Ivo Perelman: SynesthesiaDEFKAZ RECORDS (RELEASED JUNE 1, 2026 The quartet of saxophonist Ivo Perelman, pianist Matthew Shipp, bassist William Parker and drummer Bobby Kapp continue to do what they do best —stimulate responses in each other and their listeners. So, Synesthesia is a more than appropriate title for their third recording as…
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Continue reading →: Lucy Yeghiazaryan: Hey Love!LA RESERVE (RELEASED JUNE 19, 2026) On her last recording, Beyond the Golden Door, Armenian born Lucy Yeghaizaryan brought her intimate and elegant vocal styling to the music of her culture. With her new release, Hey Love!, she returns to the music she first heard on her father’s contraband recordings…
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Continue reading →: Vladimi Redzic: First Time AroundSELF RELEASED (RELEASED MAY 25, 2026) Guitarist Vladimir Redzic’s debut recording reminds us that jazz does not have to be complicated or controversial to make a statement. Redzic’s statement on First Time Around is as much about the timelessness of the Great American Songbook as it is about the enduring…
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Continue reading →: Virginia MacDonald: In Search Of …CELLAR MUSIC (RELEASED MAY 29, 2026) Searching for a clarinetist who approaches the instrument with modern (almost sax-like) sensibilities? You’ll find it on In Search Of…, the debut release from Canadian clarinetist Virginia MacDonald. After appearing on more than 20 recordings, MacDonald gets an opportunity to stand out on her…
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I started reading Cadence in the early 1980s. Since that time, I have come to respect editor and jazz critic Robert Rusch for his intelligent, succinct and unbiased reviews. Over the past twenty years, it has been my pleasure to get to know Robert and his family, making frequent trips from our home in Iowa to New York’s North Country. Several years ago, I was honored to be asked to help edit Robert’s Papatamus column.
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