Phil Freeman

1 month ago | stereogum.com | Phil Freeman |Horace Tapscott

I started listening to jazz when I was around 15. My entry point was a common one: Miles Davis’ Kind Of Blue, which I bought on cassette for $5.99.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Phil Freeman

1 hour agoKneecap issue statement after group member charged with terror offense: "This is political policing"Kneecap have issued a statement after group member Mo Chara (real name Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh) was charged with a terror offense. The charge stems from …NowChance the Rapper, Kaytranada Highlight Montauk's Surf Lodge Summer Concert SeriesNo matter how you get there — early-morning LIRR, stuck on Montauk highway traffic, or affluent aerial transport (if you’re doing the latter, let’s …

2 months ago | stereogum.com | Phil Freeman

David Murray turned 70 in February. That feels wrong somehow, not because I’m unaware that time only moves in one direction but because Murray doesn’t fit the mold of an elder statesman. Since his arrival in New York in the mid-’70s, he’s been on a unique creative path, releasing a torrent of material — his Discogs page lists close to 300 credits — in contexts ranging from solo recitals to big bands to collaborations with musicians from all corners of the globe.

Mar 25, 2025 | stereogum.com | Phil Freeman

I first heard Nels Cline in 1999, when he and drummer Gregg Bendian released Interstellar Space Revisited. The original Interstellar Space album was a set of four saxophone-drums duos played by John Coltrane and Rashied Ali, recorded in February 1967 but not released until September 1974.

Feb 19, 2025 | stereogum.com | Phil Freeman

Pianist Sullivan Fortner is originally from New Orleans, but is one of the most respected and creative players in New York at the moment. He’s recorded with trumpeter Theo Croker, vocalist Jazzmeia Horn, guitarists Peter Bernstein and Lage Lund, drummer/producer Kassa Overall, and others, most notably singer Cécile McLorin Salvant.