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CONTEMPORARY JAZZ SCENE
SUPPER CLUB
ELEMENTAL MUSIC
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Artist of the Month
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus was a renowned jazz bassist, composer, and leader, known for his powerful tone and rhythm. He drew from a range of musical genres and was heavily influenced by Duke Ellington. Mingus' music often incorporated dissonances and changes in meter and tempo, and he favored dictating parts to his musicians while allowing room for their own ideas. He founded Debut Records and contributed to the Jazz Composers' Workshop, and later founded his own Jazz Workshop repertory group. Some of his key albums include Pithecanthropus Erectus, Mingus Ah Um, Blues and Roots, and The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady. .
Label of the Month
Rogue Art
Founded by record producer Michael Dorbon in 2005, Paris-based jazz label ROGUEART goes against this tendency and allows original, clever and creative artists to express themselves. The label has built a field of expression and discussion, while the artists and musicians honor us with their presence. Their aim is to make artists’ voices available to the public and audible to everyone.
Record of the Month
JOHN ZORN
444
In 2020 Brian Marsella joined the heavy metal organ trio Simulacrum to spawn the astonishing fusion quartet Chaos Magick. This fourth CD in their ever-expanding legacy is a magical collection of instrumental music at its finest. Tighter and wilder than ever, Medeski, Hollenberg, Grohowski, and Marsella perform with a remarkable rapport in this provocative new direction from Downtown alchemist John Zorn, who has been exploring new musical worlds and confounding expectations.