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Music That Takes a Stand

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  • Dave Douglas quartet: Douglas, Joey Baron, Nick Dunston, Marta Warelis. Photo by Cesar Moreno.
  • Bellbird: Eli Davidovici, Mili Hong, Allison Burik, Claire Devlin. Photo by Marc Etienne Mongrain.

Two groups with activist genes—Dave Douglas’s new quartet and Bellbird—offer releases that take clear political and moral positions.

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More Quick Ones

  • Fred Hersch. Photo by Steve J. Sherman.
  • Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chris Potter, Larry Grenadier, Eric Harland. Photo by Takehiko Tokiwa.
  • Gretchen Parlato and Alan Hampton.

Here are two more of the “first impression” reviews as I reduce the “must listen” pile, with new releases from Fred Hersch’s trio and from the quartet of Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chris Potter, Larry Grenadier, and Eric Harland—the first as beautifully restrained as the second is beautifully unbound—along with a single that offers a philanthropic opportunity.

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Masters at Play

Marc Copland, Ralph Alessi, Drew Gress, Joey Baron. © Lena T. 2015
Nicole Mitchell. Photo by Lauren Deutsch.

Two new releases spotlight masters of different territories in the musical universe, pianist Marc Copland and flutist Nicole Mitchell. Continue reading →