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Chris Potter's 'Alive With Ghosts Today' shows the superior art that is produced when when the fault lines in vintage American music are blurred.

Here is Part 1 of the SER interview with drummer/composer/bandleader Devin Gray, a passionate, hungry musician who’s both as intensely introspective as he is outgoing and engaging.

Tyshawn Sorey selection of a single entry in Max Roach's historic discography speaks to Tyshawn Sorey's focus and the ability to distill his hero's overall genius.

'Steps To Redemption' makes it four winning records in a row for Ottawa's appealing pianist/composer/bandleader Peter Hum.

The dogged determination of OM can be heard within the steely music they made on 'Südpol.'

feature photo: Pete O’Hare The lamentable death of Chicago’s reedist Walter Parazaider marks the end of the band’s incomparable saxophone/trombone/trumpet core, and there’s something about that group’s mix of horns that sounds so appealing to me. But there’s another band from the Midwest who also boast that sax/trombone/trumpet horn sectionRead More

There's no limit to what Lewis can conceive and put into action and 'Omni' is yet another major achievement for him and his Quartet.

(feature photo provided by Peter Hum) When the Ottawa Citizen‘s Citizen’s restaurant critic and longtime editor Peter Hum is able to take time to indulge in his love for music making, it’s noteworthy because you better believe he uses his precious time to make the music count. Steps To RedemptionRead More

The Tonino Miano Trio’s 'MOSS/Electric' uses intuitive skills and technical abilities to make interesting music from mixing circuited technology into unplugged jazz.

Here is "Puma and the Spider Monkey," an advance single from percussionist Mike Dillon's upcoming album 'Mike & Beignet Go to the Zoo.'