#avantjazz — Public Fediverse posts

New #review today: "We have previously encountered cellist #JanelLeppin as half of #JanelAndAnthony, as leader of #EnsembleVolcanicAsh, and as a member of Skullcap, but she’s got a lot more going on than just those releases. 2026 sees Cuneiform releasing a pair of albums under her name: Slowly Melting is a true solo effort, while Pluto in Aquarius is another album with Ensemble Volcanic Ash." #ExposeOnline #AvantJazz #AvantRock #ExperimentalMusic #AnthonyPirog #CuneiformRecords http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/janel-leppin-slowly-melting-pluto-in-aquarius-2.html

Remember kids: friends don't let friends "Zorn". Not even once.

A concise and funny article propping up early Zorn experiments as some kind of evil or fucked up taboo. Good stuff! 🤣

"Here is a list of things Naked City sounds like: a jazz “Revolution 9,” a broken tape of a French murder mystery, a rollercoaster on the brink of falling apart, the varsity jazz band in a mental institution, The Wizard of Gore, a man in a red velvet suit whispering something seductive and then screaming in your ear, nothing else."

Wholesome tunes for the entire family to gather around the stereophonic sound system in the living room and listen together to on a cold winter Sunday evening.

"The Sicilian Clan"(linked in the article) is still one of my favorite "smooth" jazz-noir bits after 30+ years.

https://www.treblezine.com/john-zorn-naked-city-gleeful-noise-jazz-experiment/
#JohnZorn #AvantJazz #FreeJazz #music #Jazz

New #review today: "It might be easy to think of #Skullcap as #JanelAndAnthony plus one — that one being drummer / percussionist #MikeKuhl — but the personnel is where the similarities end, as this trio forms a complete group effort, from the bold compositions to the arrangements and execution." #ExposeOnline #AvantJazz #ProgressiveRock #JanelLeppin #AnthonyPirog #CuneiformRecords http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/skullcap-snakes-of-albuquerque-3.html

Here's a new #review for Ensemble Volcanic Ash by #JanelLeppin. "The seven-piece ensemble has been in the works for several years, and operates firmly in jazz territory, although it’s probably not like any jazz you’ve heard before, unless you’re on a steady diet of Alice Coltrane, which this does bear some similarities to..." #ExposeOnline #jazz #cello #AvantJazz http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/janel-leppin-ensemble-volcanic-ash-3.html

#NowPlaying #JanelLeppin - Ensemble Volcanic Ash #jazz #AvantJazz #CuneiformRecords https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ensemble-volcanic-ash