Josh Linnen
Incredibly exciting and inventive big band! Full of fascinating, lush arrangements, strange rhythmic progressions, and a huge sound, that still retains some roomy coziness.
A must-listen for modern jazz fans!
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Don't Analyze
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Tamalpais- I. (stratus)
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Tamalpais- V. (cirrus)
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Jelly Cat
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Mighty Purty
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Big Heart Machine New York
Big Heart Machine is 18 Brooklyn-based musicians dedicated to performing Brian Krock’s idiosyncratic, unclassifiable compositions. Their eponymous debut album- produced by multi-Grammy nominated composer and bandleader Darcy James Argue- features a vast range of music that explores the intersection of jazz improvisation, contemporary composition, and heavy metal aesthetics. ... more
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Flutist and composer Nicole Mitchell tackles this eight-movement work with a drumless chamber quartet featuring some of the most forceful voices in improvised music.
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Gerard Masters captures the looseness, magic, and swing of jazz in this second installment of the Composition Series.
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Dirt... And More Dirt
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