The Detroit-based Akropolis Reed Quintet, whose playing has been described as “shot through with tenderness and grace” by the San Francisco Chronicle, releases its fourth album on April 9 on New Focus Recordings. The record,...
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Composer and saxophonist Matthew Evan Taylor releases the fifth and final installment of his Metropolis Ensemble-commissioned series The Unheard Mixtapes on January 26 on New Amsterdam Records. Mixtape 5, Abstractions in Sound, is a collection...
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The singer, composer, and poet Lara Solnicki is praised for her “boldly unique style” (All About Jazz). Solnicki’s third album, The One and the Other – out March 12 on the Outside In Music label...
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Pianist Angelica Olstad releases her third EP, Transmute, on February 26. The NYC-based artist creates immersive storytelling experiences combining “deconstructed” classical music with electronic elements, field recordings, and film. On Transmute, Olstad re-arranges Ravel, Griffes,...
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Composer and saxophonist Matthew Evan Taylor releases the fourth installment of his Metropolis Ensemble-commissioned five-part series The Unheard Mixtapes on December 22 on New Amsterdam Records. Mixtape 4 of 5, Isolation Blues, is deeply personal...
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