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New Music Monday: Eric Burdon, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite

Mon, January 28 2013 1:55pm - Source: Something Else!

New Music Monday spans a dizzying range of styles, from rootsy stuff to jazz, from blues to classic rock.

Rudresh Mahanthappa – Gamak (2013)

Wed, January 09 2013 1:26pm - Source: Something Else!

When discussing the release his last album Samdhi , saxophone extraordinaire Rudresh Mahanthappa described his music as "a place where Western elements and Indian elements can mingle very easily and very freely and results in something that, hopefully, hadn't been heard before."

Jason Robinson – Tiresian Symmetry (2012)

Sat, November 10 2012 12:27pm - Source: Something Else!

Robinson turns to Henry Threadgill – particularly his 90s Very Very Circus ensemble — and his unique approach to composition for a new dynamic for what's becoming a series of forward thinking albums using ancient Greek mythological figures as themes.

Rez Abbasi – Continuous Beat (2012)

Mon, October 08 2012 11:59am - Source: Something Else!

Always talented, Pakistani-born guitarist Rez Abbasi is a skilled musician who's really come into his own recently as not merely an instrumental whiz, but as a complete artist.

Rudresh Mahanthappa - Convergence (Kinsmen)

Fri, June 01 2012 12:42am - Source: Doklands

No carping and no negativity, just one of the most exciting saxophonists in modern music.

Take five: John Fordham's month in jazz – May

Wed, May 16 2012 2:24pm - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

Thanks to those who posted comments on last month's Take Five – including nilpferd's suggestion that Herbie Hancock's 1962 Blue Note debut Takin' Off would make a fitting 50th anniversary classic for May. I couldn't agree more.

Nick DeRiso’s Top Albums for 2011: Mainstream and Modern Jazz Edition

Thu, December 22 2011 1:04pm - Source: Something Else!

We saw our share of standout instrumentalists, from Julian Lage to Rudresh Mahanthappa to Pat Martino.

Nick DeRiso’s Top Albums for 2011, Jazz Rock and Fusion Jazz Edition

Mon, December 19 2011 1:18pm - Source: Something Else!

There are records that are frankly too loud to be jazz, and swing too much to be rock.

New Music Monday: Something Else! takes a sneak peek at the week’s new releases

Mon, November 07 2011 12:41pm - Source: Something Else!

Here's a run down — with a few of our thoughts — on some notable music projects, both new and reissue, slated for release for the week of Nov. 7, 2011.

Rez Abbasi’s Invocation — Suno Suno (2011)

Thu, November 03 2011 12:19pm - Source: Something Else!

There's a trance-like euphoria surrounding this emotional, at times indescribably spiritual endeavor.

Vijay Iyer's 'Tirtha' Is Not Indian Jazz -- and Is Not NOT Indian Jazz

Wed, March 09 2011 4:42pm - Source: Spinner

Vijay Iyer is explaining about ganaka, one of the keystone elements of Indian music.

Nights Are Scorching Hot at the 2011 NYC Winter Jazzfestival

Thu, January 13 2011 9:36pm - Source: Spinner

Every year, I come away from the NYC Winter Jazzfestival galvanized.

The Best of 2010, Part 4: Mainstream And Modern Jazz

Wed, December 22 2010 3:34pm - Source: Something Else!

Many relative newcomers like Sarah Wilson have brought a breath of fresh air to jazz this year.

Best Jazz Albums of 2010

Thu, December 09 2010 9:37pm - Source: Spinner

For the music obsessed, every year has a musical identity that's colored by the new albums and songs that receive steady play on our various devices.

Rudresh Mahanthappa and Bunky Green - Apex (2010)

Wed, December 08 2010 12:24am - Source: Something Else!

The unheralded alto saxophonist Bunky Green is one of those missing links between the past and the present state of the jazz saxophone.

Jason Robinson - The Two Faces Of Janus (2010)

Thu, December 02 2010 10:07am - Source: Something Else!

The saxophonist, flautist and composer blurs what little discernible differences that remain between the two coasts by hauling in some of today's finest players from both the left and right sides of the US and leading this star-studded lineup for The Two Faces Of Janus , out since October 5.

Rudresh Mahanthappa and Bunky Green Lock Horns at the Jazz Standard

Fri, October 22 2010 2:32pm - Source: Spinner

One of the great jazz stories of 2009 and 2010 has been the partnership between alto saxophonists Rudresh Mahanthappa and Bunky Green.

Sameer Gupta - Namaskar (2010)

Thu, October 21 2010 9:51am - Source: Something Else!

One of the bigger regrets I've had with this site was missing the opportunity to review Rudresh Mahanthappa's Kinsmen when it was released two years ago, because this saxman of Indian descent did such a brilliant job in combining traditional Indian music with traditional jazz.

Panamanian Pianist Danilo Perez Is a Jazzman for All Seasons

Fri, October 08 2010 9:41pm - Source: Spinner

It's not uncommon for musicians to lend their name and/or time to charitable causes.

Danilo Pérez - Providencia (2010)

Fri, October 01 2010 8:48pm - Source: Something Else!

Danilo Pérez is a name that's come up often in this space whenever I'm boasting about what big names such-and-such artist has performed and/or recorded with.

Vijay Iyer Has Nowhere to Hide on 'Solo'

Thu, August 19 2010 6:11pm - Source: Spinner

The trio album won awards in Downbeat and the Village Voice's year-end polls, and not to be outdone, the Jazz Journalist Association recently picked him as Musician of the Year. GQ India even listed him as one of the 50 Most Influential International Indians.

Dual Identity - Dual Identity

Tue, July 27 2010 11:18am - Source: Pitchfork Media

You hear one record, and it leads to your listening to five others because of who's on them.

Rudresh Mahanthappa - Ganesha

Mon, July 19 2010 12:18am - Source: Doklands

Now here's where things start getting interested.

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