Gapplegate Music Review

The blog covers releases in the areas of free and mainstream jazz, world music, "art" rock, and the blues. Classical coverage, which was originally here, continues on the Gapplegate Classical-Modern Review (see link on this page). Where are we right now and how did we get here? That's the concern.

Monday, June 27, 2016

Chat Noir, Nine Thoughts for One Word

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Chat Noir is an ambitious trio that for 12 years has incorporated ambiance, electronics, chamber and jazz into their own special blend. Th...
Friday, June 24, 2016

Twenty One 4Tet, Live at Zaal 100

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Who are the Twenty-One 4Tet? If you have to ask, you are probably like me, Stateside, needing to fill out your knowledge of Euro-Avant jaz...
Thursday, June 23, 2016

Cecile & Jean-Luc Cappozzo, Soul Eyes

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Some avant jazz artists make a point of looking back from time to time to the rich history and roots of the music. Anthony Braxton of cour...
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Jeff Denson Quartet, Concentric Circles

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Jeff Denson is a bassist, composer and bandleader to watch, or rather to listen to. His latest effort is a quartet made up of members of h...
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Andre Goncalves, Current & Riptides

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We as open listeners should be ready for anything when surveying the new music scene. The Andre Goncalves album Currents & Riptides (S...
Monday, June 20, 2016

Ingrid Laubrock, Tom Rainey, Buoyancy

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Today, another fine free-avant jazz duo, this time from soprano-tenorist Ingrid Laubrock and drummer Tom Rainey, Buoyancy (Relative Pitch ...
Friday, June 17, 2016

Julie Kjaer 3, Dobbeltgaenger, with John Edwards, Steve Noble

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If anyone doubts that we are in a kind of renaissance for women jazz artists today, one is not paying attention to the full force of the m...
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Grego Applegate Edwards
Cape May, New Jersey, United States
I am a life-long writer, musician, composer and editor. I wrote for Cadence for many years, a periodical covering jazz and improv music. My combined Blogspot blogs (as listed in the links) now cover well over 3,000 recordings in review. It's been a labor of love. The music is chosen because I like it, for the most part, so you won't find a great deal of nastiness here. I have no affiliations and gain nothing from liking what I do, so that makes me somewhat impartial. I do happen to like a set of certain musics done well, so it's not everything released that gets coverage on these blogs. I went to music and higher education schools and got degrees. It changed my life and gave me the ability to think and write better. I've studied with master musicians, too. The benefits I gained from them are invaluable. I appreciate my readers. You are why I write these reviews. I hope the joy of music enriches your life like it does mine. Thank you. And thank you to all the artists that make it possible.
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