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Best known for film and television scores, Joel Goodman's new album is a jazz odyssey.
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Saxophonist and composer Donny McCaslin raised his profile to the stratosphere working with David Bowie on his final album in 2016. Smartly, he's used this launching pad to display his own passionate, searching jazz on his own 2016 release, Beyond Now. The pride of Santa Cruz, California's next move was further in the pop direction. Blow is a vocals-driven collection still pushing urgently toward modern jazz in a style NPR's All Things Considered called "exhilarating art rock."
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The double jazz festivals in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia later this month (June 21 through July 1) feature many wonderful modern jazz groups.…
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Among the parade of jazz stars in the Northwest for the Earshot Jazz Festival (through November 4th), one of The New Cool's favorite drummer's makes a…
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This week in the KNKX studios brings two more fresh approaches to non-traditional jazz. Modern music from the Barrett Martin Group and Freudian Slurp is…