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Summing Up Drew Gress' 'Irrational Numbers'

Fresh Air

February 18, 2008 • Fresh Air's jazz critic reviews The Irrational Numbers, the new album from improvisation-oriented bassist Drew Gress. In truth, he says, the numbers the band plays are less "irrational" than pleasantly unpredictable.

Summing Up Drew Gress' 'Irrational Numbers'

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Avishai Cohen's Triveni With Anat Cohen, Live At Newport

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Avishai Cohen's Triveni With Anat Cohen, Live At Newport

WBGO

August 7, 2011 • Hear the fervently imaginative trumpeter perform at Newport with his trio and special guests.

Avishai Cohen's Triveni With Anat Cohen: Newport Jazz 2011

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First Listen: The Claudia Quintet, 'Royal Toast'

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First Listen: The Claudia Quintet, 'Royal Toast'

May 9, 2010 • There are no people named Claudia in the Claudia Quintet, but there is a fantastic drummer and composer named John Hollenbeck. His tunes crib from anywhere between minimalism and math-rock, while the band transforms it all into a sort of throbbing, cinematic and wacky jazz.

Ravi Coltrane: Live At The Village Vanguard

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Ravi Coltrane: Live At The Village Vanguard

WBGO

November 19, 2008 • He's descended from jazz royalty, and he wears it with pride. But the saxophonist has engineered his own modern, personal approach to improvisation. Hear Ravi Coltrane's working quartet perform live.

Ravi Coltrane Quartet in Concert at the Village Vanguard - 11/19/2008

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Uri Caine Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard

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Uri Caine Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard

WBGO

July 1, 2008 • A progressive musical polymath famed for his abundant improvisational skills and mutated reinventions of classical repertoire, the pianist and composer kick-starts his acoustic jazz trio.

Uri Caine Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard

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