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Timely Releases from Civil Disobedience and Chris Potter

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  • David Ambrosio, bassist and leader of Civil Disobedience.
  • Chris Potter. Photo by Dave Stapleton.

Against the backdrop of a divided and violent America, new releases from bassist, arranger, and activist David Ambrosio and from saxophonist and composer Chris Potter touch on the potential for and the necessity of peace and justice.

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New Releases from Trumpeter John Bailey and Pianist/Accordionist Ben Rosenblum

  • l2r: Scott Colley, Victor Lewis, John Bailey, George Cables. Photo by Scott Friedlander.
  • Back, l2r: Rafael Rosa, Marty Jaffe, Ben Zweig, Ben Rosenblum. Front, l2r: Jasper Dutz and Wayne Tucker. Photo by Monique Witt.

The new albums from John Bailey and from pianist/accordionist Ben Rosenblum could stand in as bookends of a successful jazz career, the former a well-seasoned product of a canny and accomplished veteran, and the latter an intriguing and exuberant creation from a precocious young artist.

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