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Olli Hirvonen Pivots to Post-rock on Gripping ‘Kielo’

Olli Hirvonen Pivots to Post-rock on Gripping ‘Kielo’

Olli Hirvonen’s Kielo is potent, straddling the borders of ether and earth with commanding resolve: instrumental post-rock at its most gripping.

Jazz’s Aaron Parks Explores on ‘Little Big II: Dreams of a Mechanical Man’

Jazz’s Aaron Parks Explores on ‘Little Big II: Dreams of a Mechanical Man’

Jazz pianist Aaron Parks' grooving but exploratory quartet returns for a second recording after being on the road, and it's stunning.

Aaron Parks Creates a Wide Jazz Universe on ‘Little Big’

Aaron Parks Creates a Wide Jazz Universe on ‘Little Big’

Jazz pianist Aaron Parks' logical follow-up to his 2008 Blue Note debut recording is deep, cool, joyful, and rhythmically advanced.