Paul Giallorenzo
Get In to Go Out
2009
"Giallorenzo's key inspirations go back five decades, but the way he evokes Thelonious Monk, Herbie Nichols, and particularly early Cecil Taylor doesn't sound the last bit dated" - Chicago Reader
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Jason Adasiewicz
Rolldown
2008
Recalls the brilliantly oblique postbop material Bobby Hutcherson recorded for Blue Note in the late 60s
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The Rempis Percussion Quartet
Hunter-Gatherers
2007
A 2 cd set of soaring improv recorded live in Columbia, SC
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Herculaneum
Orange Blossom
2006
Herculaneum mixes creative improvisation with diverse influences such as 20th Century avant-garde composition and Romany Gypsy brass bands to create a cohesive yet cosmopolitan new sound.
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The Rempis Percusssion Quartet
Rip Tear Crunch
2006
"...this might be the best new jazz band in town." - Chicago Reader
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Aram Shelton
Arrive
2005
"Its tightly arranged, emotionally muted originals have a lovely chamber-jazz feel, with musicians combining to repeat unison phrases and carve out spaces for solos; the pieces are elaborate yet never sound fussed over."-Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader
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Harris Eisenstadt
The Soul and Gone
2005
A variety of complex compositions filled with contrapuntal devices, dense harmonies, and crosscutting lines.
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The Exciting trio
In Chicago There is Willy
2004
Document Chicago #6: In Windy City fashion, The Exciting Trio blur the lines between jazz-improv and indie rock.
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