One-word review: Wow!
Herbie Hancock (1940-, piano) with Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Walter Smith III (tenor saxophone), Ben Williams (bass), Mark Merella (percussion), “Footprints” (Wayne Shorter), 2023 (published yesterday)
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Jeff Parker ETA IVtet (JP, guitar; Josh Johnson, alto saxophone; Anna Butterss, bass; Jay Bellerose, drums), live, Washington, D.C. 2025
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Kris Davis Trio (KD, piano; Robert Hurst, bass; Jonathan Blake, drums), live (“Knotweed,” “Coda Queen,” “Albert Collins”), Berlin, 2025
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sounds of Chicago
Music for Union Station, Lia Kohl (composition, cello), Dorothy Carlos (cello), Zachary Good (bass clarinet), Gerrit Hatcher (tenor saxophone) Riley Leitch (trombone), Nick Meryhew (trombone), Beth McDonald (tuba), Zach Moore (bass), Jason Stein (bass clarinet), Macie Stewart (violin), performed 5/15/25 (Union Station, Chicago [rush hour]), published January 16, 2026
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what’s new
Marc Ribot Quartet: Hurry Red Telephone (MR, guitar; Chad Taylor, drums; Sebastian Steinberg, bass; Briggan Krauss, saxophone), “Bells” (Albert Ayler), live, Minneapolis, 2/20/26
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Mark Turner (tenor saxophone) with Jason Palmer (trumpet), Joe Martin (bass), Jonathan Pinson (drums), “Supersister” (M. Turner), published yesterday
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Sinead O’Connor (1966-2023) with Sly Dunbar (1952-2026, drums) and Robbie Shakespeare (1952-2021, bass), live, Dublin, 2005
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voices I miss
Sinead O’Connor (1966-2023) with Sly Dunbar (1952-2026, drums) and Robbie Shakespeare (1952-2021, bass), “Marcus Garvey” (S. O’Connor), live, Cleveland, 2005
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One-word review: Wow!
DKV Trio (Hamid Drake [MCOTD Hall of Fame], drums; Kent Kessler, bass; Ken Vandermark, reeds), live, Chicago, 12/26/25
First Set
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Second Set
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Khruangbin, live, Seattle, published 1/20/26 (rec. 11/19/25)
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