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Asher Gamedze assembles a quintet with Maurice Louca (Elephantine, Northern Spy Recs) on synthesizers, Adham Zidan (The Invisible Hands, Baskot Lel Baltageyya) on bass, Chérif El-Masri (Eskenderella, Dimension Machine) on guitar, and Alan Bishop (Sun City Girls, Sublime Frequencies) on alto saxophone.

Alabaster DePlumes Come With Fierce Grace is uplifting music for a chaotic present and a must for jazz fans and anyone who appreciates rich creative art.

Come With Fierce Grace by Alabaster DePlume album review: the earnest ambient jazz artist's most beautiful work so far

Thurston Moore, Angel Bat Dawid, Ira Kaplan, and more pay homage to the late jaimie branch in honor of her final Fly or Die project’s release last Friday.

Thurston Moore, Angel Bat Dawid, Ira Kaplan, and more pay homage to the late jaimie branch in honor of her final Fly or Die project’s release last Friday.

Joined by a wealth of collaborators, the house band for the venerable South London spoken-word night thrives on a nearly imperceptible blend of live improvisation and studio assemblage.

The best and worst from the week that was.

Stuart Derdeyn offers up five recent releases that straddle this inter-season time perfectly.

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