Astral Spirits

Keefe Jackson - Tenor and Sopranino Saxophone
Oscar Jan Hoogland - Piano
Joshua Abrams - Double Bass
Mikel Patrick Avery - Drums

"Epistrophy" & "Bemsha Swing" written by Thelonious Monk
"Gotta Get Some Sleep" written by Dewey Redman
"The Ha

The members of the all-star Artifacts Trio—flutist Nicole Mitchell, cellist Tomeka Reid and drummer Mike Reed—have long been recognized as torchbearers of Chicago’s innovative jazz scene, as well as the most prominent performer-educators in the third gene

EN ROUTE IN FRIDAY OR MONDAY
“The Reinvention of Romance,” a new work for percussion and cello that examines the care and empathy that emerge when two lives share space. Over the course of 90 minutes, a series of repeating patterns creates a peculiar kin

ROSCOE MITCHELL (reeds) and MIKE REED (drums, electronics) recorded by MICHAEL HUON at the Oorstof concert series, Zuiderpershuis, Antwerp, Belgium, October 22, 2015. Artwork by Roscoe Mitchell.

It has been a while since I’ve heard an outside skronky rock-inflected jazz album quite like this. Naked City, Captain Beefheart, Henry Cow…comparisons are possible but don’t quite hit the mark. Strictly Missionary is a genuine supergroup of NYC-based cre

First pressing of 700 copies on Black Wax. With collaborative artwork from Adam Francis Scott & Jaime Zuverza. Seven Bridges features: Jim Baker - Analogue Synthesizer; Sima Cunningham - Voice; John Hughes - Electronics; Nick Macri - Bass; Ron Miles - Cor

All compositions by WADADA LEO SMITH, DOUGLAS R. EWART and MIKE REED, Recorded, mixed, and mastered by DAVE ZUCHOWSKI. Photos by MICHAEL JACKSON,

DAVE REMPIS (alto / tenor / baritone saxophones), TASHI DORJI (guitar) and TYLER DAMON (drums) recorded October 13th, 2018 at Elastic Arts in Chicago and October 14th, 2018 at The Sugar Maple in Milwaukee, WI.

Sophomore release from this Chicago supergroup with master drummer HAMID DRAKE!