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Israeli trumpeter and band wander fluently among a variety of minor modes, adding occasional jazz inflections
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Israeli trumpeter and band wander fluently among a variety of minor modes, adding occasional jazz inflections
European tours and repeat Newport bookings may seem improbable for someone who is only 25, but Wilkins has achieved these things on the strength of two superlative albums.
Immanuel Wilkins doesn’t write jazz for the sound, and he doesn’t play it for the awards or the crowds. His quartet plays to become something more than a band on a stage — they aim for something higher.
Weyes Blood: And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow Sub Pop (16/44.1, Qobuz). 2022. Natalie Mering and Jonathan Rado, prods.; Kenny Gilmore, eng. Performance ***** Sonics **** "These songs may not be manifestos or solutions, but I know they shed light on the meaning of our contemporary disillusionment." So says singer-songwriter Natalie Mering about her latest album under the name Weyes Blood (pronounced like "wise," a tribute to a novel by Flannery O'Connor).
Picks for March 23-26 includes album release concerts by The Faith Hills Have Eyes and Dana Perry; a talk by legendary conservationist Jane Goodall.