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Chord-less jazz bands walk a high wire R Georgia, REM . Active from 1980 to 2011, E JAMES CAMPION C

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other creating a cohesive whole. On the S E T DANIEL ALLEVA mystifying, circuitous, complex, satisfying R U

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Sounds Records), Brazilian/Israeli New H P CHARLEY CRESPO Yorker Eden Bareket plays a dazzling SAMANTHA CURRELI Michael Herring and drummer Richie ALESSANDRA DONNELLY Europe), Metallica’s ‘92 “Nothing Else Barshay -- who steadfastly remain Fearless AMY EBELING Matters,” Britney’s ‘03 “Toxic” and, again, GLYN EMMERSON and Kind on their second CD together. ROBERT GLUCK Meghan Trainor’s ‘14 “All About That Bass” The promise of their Kings County debut ALISON GRAVES (reprised from the first PMJ CD) is a 1930s JESSICA GUICA has now been realized (adding street beats STEPHANIE GUIDA swing-jazz gem. It all works beautifully, DOKTOR JOHN N and dance rhythms). The three Canadians A JENNIFER KAJZER amazingly and righteously valid. M B are bolstered by American drummer E

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British Rockabilly F about keeping the beat because he did GIORGIO MUSTICA O rock band. Their hovering influence remains Y VERONICA RAJADNYA Ruzz Guitar’s Big Band Blues Revue S so for none other than Chick Corea and E

indelibly etched even today. Now, with the T BRYAN REESMAN R Herbie Hancock. Formed in 2014 Brooklyn, has pulled off The Heist on Rhythm Bomb U DANIELLE SARIYAN release of the 9-disc boxed set R.E.M. at O C

Records. It’s an amalgam of totally rockin’ Way North goes beyond the usual ANDREA SEASTRAND O

the BBC (Craft Recordings), their fans T HAL SELZER O parameters for such an endeavor. Their H MARIA SHIELDS have something to celebrate. The rare P Jelly Roll Morton medley (consisting of studio and live recordings take in 24 years LEANNE ACIZ STANTON baritone saxophone and a sinewy clarinet. “Buddy Bolden’s Blues” and “King Porter DANI TAUBER of controlled chaos, many of the 133 tracks OLIVIA TAUBNER His originals blur the line between Stomp”) is, in a word, delightful. They all (disc No. 9 is a DVD) never-before-released. CARMEN TRIOLA improvisation and composition. Armed write and they all play circles around each STEVE TRUGLIO TINA WHELSKI with bassist/brother Or Bareket and Chilean other, chasing each other’s tails in a most KLEADM P HWOTIOLGLRIAAPHMESR French Rockabilly drummer Felix Lecaros (who are both enduring, fitful, irregular and complex way. MARK WEISS The Hoodoo Tones are Here To Stay totally attuned to his every tic, wiggle and Heartily Recommended. CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

on their new Rhythm Bomb CD. This French percussive thump), he takes us on a nine- KELSEY AYRES guitar/bass/drums trio makes an unholy track trip through accessible avant-garde. GLYN EMMERSON Retirement? NADINE JOY racket, sublime in execution and satisfying “Canadian Sea Monster” is the highlight. MICHELE TERRY to the soul. The all-original roots-reverent Call it post-post-bop if you want. I just call No Way! STEVE TRUGLIO APRIL WORONOWICZ rockabilly done ‘50s/’60s style sounds just jump blues, white-Euro R&B and it brilliant. With the announcement of the Rolling EDITORIAL INTERN Tennessee rockabilly with classic rock Stones 2019 “No Filter” 13-city American DADEVBERTAIS IKNGA DTIREE CSTCOHR AFER flourishes. Ruzz writes. He shreds. He From Alaska To tour starting in Miami April 20 and finishing MICHELLE DENHOLTZ sings. He crawls on his belly like a reptile. in Chicago June 21 (local dates June 4 in PRINT ART DIRECTOR Hawaii Philly and June 13 in East Rutherford), His trio with hotshot upright bassist Joe ANGELA TEIXEIRA Allen and steamroller drummer Mike Taumei “Big John” Akapo comes the time is right for fighting over good seats. PRODUCTION DESIGNER Hoddinott is augmented here with a joyous straight out of Hawaii (after growing up in Meanwhile, one can revel in some supreme DCIRECBU LKAETIRORN-IMGAARNKETING Louisiana-styled three-piece horn section. Alaska) to rock your world on his debut moments on the three-disc 1994 Voodoo PHIL FIUMANO Highlights include “Juke Joint Shakedown” Lounge Uncut (Eagle Vision). BRUCE HOLLAND and “High Stakes Hustle” but all 10 originals With 10 never-before-seen Miami CHARLES PIZZUTA ANDREW LAZZAROTTI sizzle like grease in a frying pan. performances (the third disc is a DVD) TSRE. DMA SRKHEITKINO G DIRECTOR and five bonus New Jersey tracks from SERENA CASAZZA Native Americana Giant Stadium…with guests Sheryl Crow, MARKETING DIRECTOR A I Robert Cray and Bo Diddley…with a D BRIANNA AGUIRRE Born into the Crow Indian tribe in E MARKETING COORDINATOR M great, produced with crystal clarity where stripped-down three-song acoustic spot, Y

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