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Gaia Wilmer & Ra Kalam Bob Moses – Dancing with Elephants

Albums
Dancing with Elephants the new album by Gaia Wilmer and Ra Kalam Bob Moses took an unconventional first few steps with the veteran drummer and educator contacting the Brazilian saxophonist and offering her a pick of his pre-recorded solo improvisations or musical 'beds'. The idea was for Wilmer to compose around these grooves or beds, leaving a bit of...

Tracks of the Week 17.08.24

Tracks of the Week
Allen Lowe's short bio says that the veteran saxophonist and guitarist 'spans the history of jazz in his music in a way that few have'. While sharing bebop idioms and offering an especially gritty take on the avant-garde, some of his earliest records incorporated not only roots music in the form of nascent jazz and blues but tango theatrics...

The Other Tracks of the Week 22.06.24

The Other Tracks of the Week
Whatever makes for the wilderness you might well find in this week's alternative roundup, as the shimmering landscapes of Raphael Rogínski with the vocalist Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė in tow summon venerable grass snake spirits on the Lithuanian border, Waclaw Zimpel adds a wiry and scraping tenuousness to the bronzed arcs and thick furrows of his alto clarinet through a machine...