Last year, Aaron Parks dazzled us with his inventive, eclectic Little Big, continuing in the spirit of his highly lauded debut, Invisible Cinema. In a similar sense of that 2008 work still living on through covers and reinterpretations by others over time, Parks took the stems of the songs off Little Big, tossed them online,and let the music community at large have a chance to … [Read more...]
Aaron Parks Little Big – ‘Aaron Parks Little Big’ (Album Review)
Aaron Parks makes music that tells stories. There's a narrative quality to his compositions that seem to carry a throughline to some beautiful truth about the universe. It's hard to say what the propulsive quality is behind his work, but it's always been there-- in his Blue Note debut, Invisible Cinema, released ten years ago; in his work with James Farm; is his trio alongside … [Read more...]
REVIVE Music Debuts New Independent Label Division with the Release of Freelance’s ‘Yes Today’ (Video)
We’ve always been huge fans of REVIVE Music, the ever-evolving multi-faceted operation spearheaded by fellow jazz fanatic and founder Meghan Stabile. We greatly admire their entrepreneurial spirit and their passion for the music, which they incessantly preach to anyone who will take the time to listen. REVIVE runs an online publication similar to ours, but also organizes and … [Read more...]
Terence Blanchard and the E-Collective Drop New Single “Dear Jimi”
Terence Blanchard and his band the E-Collective are back with a new album entitled Live, set to drop April 20th on Blue Note Records. Following their politically-charged 2015 release Breathless, aimed at raising awareness against police brutality (more specifically the Eric Garner incident), Live is the next logical step in the progression taking aim at the staggering cyclical … [Read more...]