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DoYeon Kim may very well be the only contemporary improviser whose instrument is the traditional Korean zither, the gayageum. That alone grabbed my interest, but from the opening moments of Wellspring, her debut as bandleader (and oh what a band it is: Tyshawn Sorey, Henry Fraser, and Mat Maneri), it’s obvious this music is something […]
This may well be the last Capsule Garden for 2025, as I want to finish a year-in-review article before taking a break at the end of December. But no worries, it will return in 2026. A lot of personal housekeeping ahead, so if you are uninterested in my work, The Jewel Garden, etc., feel free […]
Mixing it up this week as I’ll be traveling, so I recorded a week’s worth of mid-year favorites for y’all to dig into. Twenty albums, five a day (plus five I’m looking forward to in the second half of the year on Patreon this Wednesday). Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Sign up now! Day 2: […]
It’s my birthday and I’m rambling on (and on) about one of my favorite albums from the year so far. Can’t complain about that. Plus a bit of Wet Tuna and Bob Bellerue news. Tomorrow’s episode is on Patreon, so today is a great day to sign up. Don’t forget to take advantage of the […]