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Henry Threadgill
Henry Threadgill’s Society Situation Dance Band, Live 1988: After a few years in New York, during a time when Threadgill was playing local gigs with relative frequency, I’d developed a sort of...
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Burning Ambulance: Now Available On Scribd.com!
We’ve made it even easier to find Burning Ambulance—the first two issues are now available (digital only) on Scribd.com! Here are the direct links: Burning Ambulance Issue 1 (Matthew Shipp, Henry...
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Henry Threadgill Zooid
This Brings Us To, Volume II (Pi) by R. Emmet Sweeney Buy from Amazon Henry Threadgill’s Zooid moves as a writhing mass, each instrument straining in different melodic directions, held together by a...
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Buy Burning Ambulance Today!
The first three issues of Burning Ambulance are all available now from Lulu.com. Print copies are $10 each, plus shipping; digital editions are $5 each. Every issue features long, in-depth stories on...
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Interview: Harriet Tubman
Ascension (Sunnyside) by Phil Freeman Buy it from Amazon This is a very New York record. Laid to tape over a decade ago and finally issued thanks to the folks at Sunnyside (who don’t seem all that...
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Interview: Matana Roberts
By Phil Freeman Matana Roberts is a young (younger than me, anyway) alto saxophonist very much worth your attention. Born in Chicago, she’s been mostly New York-based for several years now, and has...
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Burning Ambulance On Spotify
Do you have Spotify? A lot of people do, and more seem to be signing up every day. So with that in mind, I’m offering this link to the first (but hopefully not the last) Burning Ambulance Spotify...
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Save 30% On Burning Ambulance 1-4!
The fifth issue of Burning Ambulance is coming very, very soon! The upcoming print edition will include full-length interviews with Michael Gira of Swans, saxophonist Marcus Strickland, and trumpeter...
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The 50 Greatest Saxophonists…EVER!!! 30-21
Our week-long countdown reaches its midpoint, as we offer you #s 30-21 of the 50 Greatest Saxophonists Ever. And don’t miss a bonus list at the end – Darius Jones‘ five favorite saxophonists! Shall we...
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Interview: Joe Morris
by Phil Freeman Joe Morris has been a crucial figure on the global free jazz/free music scene since the 1980s. Starting out as a guitarist, he expanded to bass, and has worked with many of the major...
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Markus Lauterberg
Let’s create a little buzz around here. I’m saying that this is the second-best jazz CD set of the year. Markus Lauterburg is a Swiss drummer and composer who has been kicking around for quite a while...
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Two Octets
The octet is an uncommon format for a jazz group. With a standard rhythm section of piano, bass, and drums, that leaves five spots left to fill, and that can make for a cluttered bandstand....
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Wadada Leo Smith
Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith has been extremely productive in recent years, issuing single- and multi-disc sets at a furious clip through a few trusted labels, Cuneiform, TUM and Tzadik in particular....
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Best Jazz Of 2014: 20-16
Our week-long countdown of the best jazz releases of the year continues with #s 20-16. Let’s go! 20. Wadada Leo Smith, Red Hill (Buy It) and The Great Lakes Suites (Buy It) Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith...
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Best Jazz Of 2015: 20-16
This is the second part of our five-part journey through the best jazz albums of 2015. Click here to read Part 1. 20. Henry Threadgill Zooid, In For A Penny, In For A Pound Amazon This double CD...
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Best Jazz Of 2015: 10-6
All this week, we’re counting down the 25 best jazz albums of 2015. Here’s Part 1. Here’s Part 2. Here’s Part 3. We’re just about to kick off the top 10, so let’s go! 10. Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah,...
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Tyshawn Sorey
Composer, percussionist, and pianist Tyshawn Sorey has been exploring the outer reaches of what it means to be a “jazz” musician for most of his career. Since his first album as a leader, 2007’s...
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BA Podcast 3: Myra Melford
Burning Ambulance has launched a podcast series, which will feature interviews with artists from the realms of jazz, modern composition, metal, noise, and whatever else interests us—much like the site...
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Greg Ward
In the latest Burning Ambulance podcast, bassist Melvin Gibbs and I discuss a wide variety of subjects related to his 40-year career in New York and around the world. One of the things we talk about...
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Photo: Eleonora Cerri Roots Magic is an Italian quartet: Alberto Popolla on clarinet and bass clarinet, Errico DeFabritiis on alto and baritone saxes, Gianfranco Tedeschi on bass, and Fabrizio Spera on...
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