From the great Canary Records Bandcamp site: “A catalog published by Asllan in the ’40s gave Gadinis the honorific “The Greek Benny Goodman.” A story circulates that Dave Tarras took Goodman, who was both the most popular clarinetist of the 1930s-50s and one of the most popular and respected musicians Continue Reading
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Jeff Gburek – Laments, Train-Wrecks & Adulation. A suite in homage to Tony Gatlif.
The legendary Romany filmmaker Tony Gatlif passed away a few weeks ago. Composer Jeff Gburek produced a stunningly good album of guitar music as a tribute. From his Bandcamp site: “My latest album here comes as a surprise even to me. Spontaneous acoustic guitar improvisations in a mode of commemoration Continue Reading
Paul Beaudoin – Signal Loss
From Paul Beaudoin’s Bandcamp site: “signal loss, the latest work from Tallinn-based composer and interdisciplinary artist Paul Beaudoin, examines what happens when structures—electrical, emotional, or cultural—fail to connect. The album is a work composed for slow listening in quiet environments.” The album offers a very pleasant listening experience. It’s perfect Continue Reading
Jeff Gburek – Sybillewo (Sybilline Leaves)
Though this is a small snippet of Jeff Gburek’s notes on one of his latest recordings, I highly recommend going to his Bandcamp site and reading his whole essay. Musically, this release sits somewhere in the valley between electroacoustic music and a sound which reminds me of some of the Continue Reading
Adrian Belew – Three of a Perfect Pair (Acoustic)
You may not be able to see this on my blog, but it’s worth going to YouTube to see Adrian Belew interpret his King Crimson classic song.
Dollar Brand, Don Cherry, Carlos Ward – Third World-Underground
From our friends at Wewantsounds – yet another gem, this time featuring legends Dollar Brand, Don Cherry, and Carlos Ward. From the label’s Bandcamp site: “Wewantsounds is honoured to announce the first-ever international release of the legendary collaboration between Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) and Don Cherry, featuring Carlos Ward. Following Continue Reading
Stick Men – 20260403 Elkton Music Hall, Elkton, MD
Tony Levin and the side project of his I like the most have new live material available here, and it’s free. This is from a concert held in April of 2026, and the sound quality is excellent. The music is as wonderfully Crimson-esque as you would expect.
Keçaçioğlu Muhammad, Gurban Primov & Sasha Ohanezashvili – An Azeri Mugham Trio ca. 1912
From the damn-near-perfect record label Canary Records’ Bandcamp site: “Keçaçioğlu Muhammad was the stage name of Muhammad Mashadi Khalil oglu who was born June 18, 1864 in the city of Shusha in the mountainous region of the Russian Empire known to the overwhelming Armenian majority of its residents for centuries Continue Reading
Jeff Gburek + Eryk Nowacki – Small Fires
Yet another sublime release by fellow expatriate Jeff Gburek: “Our title Small Fires derives from the practice among certain Indigenous American people of making small fires periodically, often enough to prevent the build-up of fallen wood that could fuel large forest fires. It is also said that one makes a Continue Reading
Jonah Parzen-Johnson & Lau Nau – A Few We Remember
From November 2025, we have a very good free improv release worth checking out. From Jonah Parzen-Johnson’s Bandcamp site: “A Few We Remember is the new album by Jonah Parzen-Johnson and Lau Nau. The recording debut for the new duo of Finnish composer Lau Nau, aka Laura Naukkarinen, and American Continue Reading