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Nicolas Masson
Nicolas Masson is a Swiss tenor saxophonist who studied with Frank Lowe, Ken McIntyre and Chris Potter; Departures is his fourth album as a leader (buy it from Amazon). The band includes guitarist Ben...
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Johnathan Blake
Philadelphia-based drummer Johnathan Blake makes his debut as a leader with The Eleventh Hour, a collection of modern post-bop tunes. (Buy it from Amazon.) The imagery of gears (taken from an antique...
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Interview: Walter Smith III
Tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III‘s third studio album, and fourth overall release as a leader, comes out this week. It’s called Still Casual, in a nod to his 2005 debut, Casually Introducing…. That...
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Jochen Rueckert
Drummer Jochen Rueckert‘s latest CD as a leader, We Make the Rules, features saxophonist Mark Turner, guitarist Lage Lund and bassist Matt Penman, and is out now (buy it on Amazon). There’s nothing...
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Best Jazz Of 2014: 20-16
Our week-long countdown of the best jazz releases of the year continues with #s 20-16. Let’s go! 20. Wadada Leo Smith, Red Hill (Buy It) and The Great Lakes Suites (Buy It) Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith...
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Best Jazz Of 2014: 15-11
Burning Ambulance’s week-long countdown of the year’s best jazz albums continues with #s 15-11. Shall we? 15. Rudy Royston, 303 (Buy It) The players Rudy Royston’s assembled for his debut as a leader...
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Logan Richardson
Alto saxophonist Logan Richardson‘s third album, Shift, comes out this week on Blue Note. (Get it from Amazon.) It’s his debut for the label, following 2007’s Cerebral Flow, on Fresh Sound New Talent,...
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Interview: JD Allen
Photo: Erika NJ Allen JD Allen is one of the most compelling saxophonists on the contemporary jazz scene. In every aspect of his work, he embodies discipline. His trio with bassist Gregg August and...
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BA Podcast 26: Mark Turner & Ethan Iverson
Episode 26 of the Burning Ambulance podcast features a conversation with saxophonist Mark Turner and pianist Ethan Iverson; it’s also the one-year anniversary of the show. I want to thank every single...
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