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  • Flyways (counterclockwise from top left): Mara Rosenbloom, Anaïs Maviel, Jordyn Davis
  • Joel Harrison. Photo by Scott Friedlander.
  • Adonis Rose and Richard Manuel
  • Duo Corda: Jacqueline Ultan and Pavel Jany

Here are four noteworthy releases—from Flyways (Mara Rosenbloom, Anaïs Maviel, Jordyn Davis), Joel Harrison and the Alternative Guitar Summit, Adonis Rose and Phillip Manuel, Duo Corda (Jacqueline Ultan and Pavel Jany)—each inhabiting a completely different musical neighborhood. There’s something for everyone, and everything for some.

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Two New (to Me) Pianists Light Up My Ears

  • Rudy Royston, Art Hirahara, Melissa Aldana, Joe Martin. Photo by Sara Pettinella.
  • Mara Rosenbloom, Rashaan Carter, Anaïs Maviel

Pianists Art Hirahara and Mara Rosenbloom remind me how little I know about the jazz world. Though I’ve been writing about it in one place or another for almost 20 years, it still has many pleasant surprises in store for me. The latest recordings by each of these pianists are prime examples.

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