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Aaron Diehl & the Knights - Zodiac Suite

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After decades of neglect, the musical legacy of Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981) has lately started to get long-overdue notice. She was a child prodigy on the piano, and by the age of six was...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2025-04-09)

Haakon Ellingsen - Why Act As If Love Doesn't Exist

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Norwegian troubadour Haakon Ellingsen has released a dozen solo albums since his 2001 debut Minstrel; before that one will find him as a member of The Last James (three albums from...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2025-04-08)

Primož Bončina & Phil Maguire - Stone and Worship

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Primož Bončina is a minimalist guitarist and electronic musician who explores microtonalities and distortion timbres. His partner in crime, Phil Maguire, is a minimalist musician with an affinity...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2025-04-07)

Isabelle Olivier - Impressions

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I first encountered harpist Isabelle Olivier with her 2019 collaboration with Rez Abbasi called

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2025-04-06)

Almufaraka - Master of Disorder

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Three voices: Gaëlle Debra, Patrick Guionnet, and Maryline Pruvost, along with skins, wood, and metal played by Peter Orins, whom we have reviewed many times here at Exposé in...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2025-04-05)

Sopa Boba - That Moment

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In my 35 or so years reviewing recordings, you can bet I’ve come across some pretty strange albums, quite a few in fact, but this one ranks among the strangest. Sopa Boba is a Belgian / Dutch...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2025-04-03)

Previte Chandler - Previte Chandler

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Over the last 20 years or so I’ve heard Bobby Previte in a wide range of different settings, from the experimental sample-fests of

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2025-04-02)

Circe Link & Christian Nesmith - Arcana

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I’ve lost count of how many albums I’ve heard that use Tarot cards as a theme or concept. Just recently we had one from

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2025-03-31)

You can help Salmon Dreams come true

The Berlin-based RIO ensemble called Tryon has released two albums so far — Läuterung (2022) and Freaky Squash Baby (2023) — and with each one, the ambition of the arrangements, as well as the number of musicians involved, has increased. Now they're looking to record their most ambitious work yet. Salmon Dreams will continue the growth of this significant group in the realm of music that combines rock, jazz, and modern classical music.

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2025-03-31)

Circu5 - Clockwork Tulpa

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Circu5 is a relatively new band, another entry into the area of melodic prog-inflected rock. Their music isn’t based around lengthy epics or vintage keyboards, but there are enough proggy...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2025-03-29)

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