Jazz is not the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of a bassoon (or vice versa), however during the past 40 years Michael Rabinowitz has shown that it can recognised as a viable jazz instrument, when played by the right person. He has performed a wide variety of jazz through the years … Continue reading Next Chapter

Eldad Tarmu is one of the most original vibraphonists in jazz, an improviser with his own sound and approach both as an improviser and a composer. His new album "Tarmu Jazz Quartet", a group with alto saxophonist Adam Hutcheson, bassist Sam Bevan, and drummer Cengiz Baysal, delivers nine rhythmically adventurous yet accessible pieces, mixing together … Continue reading Tarmu Jazz Qaurtet

Playing With Fire could refer to the feeling emanating from any member of Maqueque, the all-women band formed by veteran Toronto jazz musician Jane Bunnett with young female graduates of the Cuban conservatory. A decade ago, Bunnett met the core of the band at a jam session with her band Spirits of Havana, at the … Continue reading Playing With Fire

In the expansive universe of the Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project, musical traditions collide and commingle, ignite and recombine, coalescing into strikingly expressive new forms. A pianist, accordionist and composer whose music flows from his boundless curiosity and gift for forging passionate creative alliances, Rosenblum has carved out a singular niche on the New York scene … Continue reading A Thousand Pebbles

William Carn is one of Canada’s leading contemporary jazz trombonists and composers. Together with his wife, saxophonist Tara Davidson, he has released three critically acclaimed albums with their Juno nominated band Carn Davidson 9 (featured on World of Jazz 469). He is also a member of Ernesto Cervini’s Juno winning six-piece group Turboprop. Choices - … Continue reading Choices

‘Furthered’ is the new album by Alex Ward Item 4. The quartet's music is the fullest realization of Ward's long-standing desire to create a context where composition can coexist with improvisation. Given a line-up which would be perfectly capable of creating compelling music without recourse to pre-written elements at all, Ward's compositions aim to function … Continue reading Furthered

Recorded on a cellphone from March - September 2021, Hail Star of the Sea! is equal parts composed and improvised. A sonic pilgrimage of plucked and bowed guitars, embroidered with bells, bowls, and rattling rosaries, drenched in droning organ and harmonium. These tones are accompanied by the shrieking of a scraped and attacked untuned violin, … Continue reading Hail Star Of The Sea!

When this came in I got confused, surely there is another band with Ranch Davidians in the title I thought? - that's right the indie rock group from southern California, but it wasn't them, they were the Stevenson Ranch Davidians. This is an entirely different outfit. Still from California this L.A. trio’s sound is somewhat … Continue reading Neverland Ranch Davidians

More music from the fertile fingers of Andy Goz (Salem Trials, Legless Trials, Lucy & The Drill Holes, clickBAITERS etc). The first of many releases coming up either direct from Bandcamp or via Metal Postcard in future weeks. This one is from the Neon Kittens part of Andy's workspace and features four new tracks. The … Continue reading Van Gogh’s Ear for Music EP