Utica Box unfolds. It requires patience. There's a mood to build to and reward that building of tension. Dan Weiss is shooting for a lot of this with his latest release drumming alongside pianist Jacob Sacks and bassists Thomas Morgan and Eivind Opsvik. This group can fit these moods in standard length compositions like the compact shuffle,"Jamerson", or its follow up, the … [Read more...]
Editor-in-Chief
Nextbop Editor-in-Chief Anthony Dean-Harris hosts the modern jazz radio show, The Line-Up, Fridays at 9pm CST on 91.7 FM KRTU San Antonio and is also a contributing writer to DownBeat Magazine and the San Antonio Current.
KRTU 91.7 FM’s The Line-Up for November 8, 2019
I had a slow week this week. I didn't have much of an agenda. I was still somehow almost but not quite recovered from Harvest Feast two weeks before. I was in a standstill but also in a review period. It was slow, but I still had inspiration. I still was somehow running late to the radio station while still uploading new music into the library upon my arrival. I still did all … [Read more...]
Javier Santiago’s New Ropeadope Album ‘B-Sides: The Phoenix Sessions’ Reviewed
It cannot be said that Javier Santiago plays the keys without a sense of lyricism and tension. It cannot be said that Santiago doesn't compose songs with powerful arcs that don't let go. In his Ropeadope debut last year, Phoenix, Javier Santiago did this all over, and he did it as a jazz fusion masterpiece, but that may have been due to the tools used for the job, leaning more … [Read more...]
KRTU 91.7 FM’s The Line-Up for November 1, 2019
I was rather tired this week but I knew that I could use this time to look back at some of the music I heard last week. there's been a lot that has come in and I wanted to take some time to actually live in this music.The Line-Up for 1 November 2019Joshua Redman & Brooklyn Rider - Flash This does seem like a fascinating addition to the library that I knew I had to … [Read more...]
KRTU 91.7 FM’s The Line-Up for October 25, 2019
I had an opportunity to add a bunch of new music to the library and I relished in that chance. I haven't even gotten into the new The Bad Plus album yet, but I definitely am now. I'm going gaga over the new Kneebody and reminding myself and all of y'all how great the new Kris Davis album is by finally adding more of it into the system. This week's show felt like a long time … [Read more...]