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JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of Summer 2022
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JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of Summer 2022

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 / 18 August 2022

The best new jazz and creative music this summer features masters Charles Lloyd and Al Foster, experimentalist Tyshawn Sorey, and young cats DOMi and JD Beck.

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James Brandon Lewis and Red Lily Wagon Explore George Washington Carver’s Legacy Through Heartfelt Improvisation
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James Brandon Lewis and Red Lily Wagon Explore George Washington Carver’s Legacy Through Heartfelt Improvisation

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 / 14 June 2021

James Brandon Lewis, a highly expressive young saxophonist, explores the meaning of George Washington Carver through a fresh quintet, earthy and free at once.

Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom Makes a Career Highlight with ‘Glitter Wolf’
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Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom Makes a Career Highlight with ‘Glitter Wolf’

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 / 26 February 2019

This powerful, versatile band makes music across boundaries but with the improvisational daring of jazz. Allison Miller can't help but make music you can't define easily.