Keefe Jackson’s Project Project – Just Like This

    Keefe Jackson’s Project Project – Just Like This Delmark DE 580 (2008) Compact Disc What a colorful group of musicians — Project Project is among the liberated wonders of our century. This 12-player circus has been together since 2005, and even among free-jazz mavericks they’re an especially varied group. The trombonists are a cranky pair…

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      Josh Berman – Old Idea

      Josh Berman – Old Idea Delmark 588 (2009) For a decade jazz cornetist Josh Berman has been a mainstay of the post-Vandermark generation of Chicago improvisers, a wide circle of ambitious musos who meet up in varied ad hoc or fixed settings: a circle including all the players in Josh’s group Old Idea. He’s already…

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        Keefe Jackson’s Likely So – A Round Goal

        Keefe Jackson’s Likely So – A Round Goal Delmark DE 5009 Compact Disc (2013) The music of Keefe Jackson’s all-reed group Likely So is both a new direction and a continuation of his abiding mission: combining composition and improvisation with an emphasis on the interaction of the individual musicians. On A Round Goal, this leads…

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          Linsey Alexander – Live at Rosa’s

          Linsey Alexander – Live at Rosa’s Delmark DE 862 Compact Disc Linsey Alexander is a true bluesman, a great artist, and a mentor to so many. He already has three albums on Delmark. His fourth has been recorded during two live shows at the legendary Chicago blues club, Rosa’s Lounge. The highly praised record “All…

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            Breezy Rodio – If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It

            Breezy Rodio – If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It Delmark DE 860 (2019) The latest project by Breezy Rodio, If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It, presents vibrant, new, quality original material. Rodio has pro- duced a veritable smorgasbord of tasty songs. With the use of A-list musicians, dynamic horn arrangements and inventive original…

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              Dave Specter – Blues From The Inside Out

              Dave Specter – Blues From The Inside Out Delmark DE 859 (2019) Blues From The Inside Out is the most expressive project of Dave Specter’s 35-year career. Featuring his debut as a vocalist, the album is an exciting and timely celebration of blues, soul, jazz, funk and gospel. These are fine times to hear Specter,…

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                Ken Vandermark’s Sound In Action Trio – Design In Time

                Ken Vandermark’s Sound In Action Trio – Design In Time Delmark DE 516 Compact Disc (1999) Ken Vandermark was recognized for an astounding decade of music-making by receiving the prestigious MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant. He helped to revive Chicago’s reputation as a hub of improvised music and to attract a new, young audience to adventurous…

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                  Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Strings – Renegades

                  Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Strings – Renegades Delmark DE 587 Compact Disc (2009) Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Strings (BES), rides at the forefront of jazz, new music, and creative improvisation. Mitchell’s “rough and edgy” aesthetic rebels from the flowery sweet flute and string stereotype that runs rampant in jazz, making Renegades an appropriate title for…

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                    Jimmy Johnson – North / South

                    Jimmy Johnson – North / South Delmark DD 647 Compact Disc Jimmy Johnson came dramatically to the attention of the blues world with the release of his first American album, Johnson’s Whacks (Delmark 644), in 1979, one of the few albums around that time to project a new and distinctive blues personality. Originally issued in…

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