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Muriel Grossmann: Plays The Music of McCoy Tyner and Grateful Dead
by Mark Corroto
To avoid the possibility of provoking outrage from any quarter, we sidestep, at least in theory, the perennial question of whether the Grateful Dead belong under the jazz umbrella. The devotion inspired by the band founded in the 1960s by Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir and company is legendary. 'Dead Heads' formed a small nation unto themselves, following the band from city to city, taping live performances and subsisting on grilled cheese sandwiches along the way. Imagine Dean Benedetti obsessively trailing ...
Continue ReadingAl Foster, Mike Clark, Muriel Grossmann, Anmol Mohara and more
by Andy Crowther
Featuring Al Foster (with Chris Potter and Brad Mehldau), Mike Clark (with Patrice Rushen, Eddie Henderson and Henry Franklin!) and incredible young artists from around the world. Heavy on the saxophone this month, the women leading the charge. Playlist Awen Ensemble “Atgofion" from Atgofion (New Soil) 00:00 Levitation Orchestra “Imladris" from Sanctuary (Independent) 07:04 James Allsopp Group “Stars And Sand" from Stars And Sand (Impossible Ark) 13:47 Emma Rawicz “Marshmallow Tree" from Inkyra (ACT) 18:15 Dee Byrne featuring ...
Continue ReadingNew Music from Muriel Grossmann, Robert Glasper, a Yazz Ahmed re-mix, and classic Horace Silver
by Hobart Taylor
New music from Austria's Muriel Grossman, Robert Glasper, Yazz Ahmed and an unearthed gem from Horace Silver.Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Muriel Grossmann “Abide" from Breakthrough (Dreamland) 00:18 Horace Silver /Woody Shaw/Joe Henderson “Sayonara Blues" from Silver in Seattle: Live at The Penthouse (Blue Note) 13:07 Yazz Ahmed “Waiting For The Dawn (Richard Russell Remix)" from Waiting For The Dawn (Re-Mixes) (Night Time Stories) 31:31 Host Speaks 35:09 Devin Daniels “Nightmare Kitten" from Grandiose (The Village) 36:29 Carol Leibowitz/Nick ...
Continue ReadingMuriel Grossmann: MGQ Live Im King Georg, Köln
by Mark Corroto
Muriel Grossmann has firmly established herself in the realm of spiritual groove jazz. With her 19th release as a leader, the Paris-born, Vienna-raised saxophonist--now based in Spain--presents her first live recording. Joined by her long-standing ensemble MGQ, which features Serbian-born guitarist Radomir Milojkovic and drummer Uros Stamenkovic, along with Spanish Hammond B3 organist Abel Boquera, the quartet delivers a fiery set: twelve extended tracks on the CD version and seven on the LP. The music was captured on ...
Continue ReadingMuriel Grossmann: The Light Of The Mind
by Mark Corroto
Saxophonist Muriel Grossmann continues her transcendental journey with her 2024 release, The Light of the Mind. She reunites her quartet from her previous album, Devotion (Third Man Records, 2023), featuring guitarist Radomir Milojkovic, organist Abel Boquera, and drummer Uros Stamenkovic. That earlier album hinted at the direction taken here: a spiritually centered, unmistakably soulful exploration. The album opens with “Pointing Out -Part I," which begins with a wash of vibrational atmospheres from organ and Moog. Stamenkovic's mallet work, ...
Continue ReadingMusic from 'Cross', Muriel Grossmann, Phil Dawson 5tet, Mauricesax, And More
by Tony Poole
Tony Poole plays his final selection of new releases and pre-releases for 2024. Look for part one of the Best of 2024 series soon. Playlist Antonio Ocasio/Tribal Winds “Afro Beat Forever" single (independent) Galathea “Africa Carnival" from Ancestral (Space Echo/Space Is The Place) Matters Unknown “Race Against the Sun" from Silhouettes: A Dream Sphere Journal (independent) La Chooma “Magic Plant" single (Batov Records) Phil Dawson 5tet “Ghanaba" from Don't Waste Your Ancestors' Time (Funkiwala) Bora Rokovic “J.B.W." single ...
Continue ReadingMuriel Grossmann Explores A Musical Universe of Boundless Possibility
by Dave Kaufman
Muriel Grossmann, a talented alto, tenor, soprano saxophonist and composer, was born in France and grew up in Vienna. She has lived in Ibiza, Spain, since 2004. Devotion, her 15th album, was released on December 1, 2023, on Third Man Records. I stumbled across this gem on the Tidal streaming service in early January. Grossman was unknown to me, but the album's captivating cover drew me in and I listened without any preconceptions. I was immediately floored by ...
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