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Trombonist Phil Ranelin was among the Detroit jazz scene’s unsung heroes, releasing many exceptional, politicized albums that combined post-Coltrane avant-garde jazz, post-Bitches Brew psychedelia, hard bop, funk, and African rhythms. Ranelin was created and elevated in Indianapolis, and afterwards moved to NY and Detroit, where he began as a program …

Put several trombonists together as well as the speak will inevitably arrive around to mouthpieces and multiphonics. Dick Griffin is among the esteemed players from the lengthy brass horn whose companies include a large number of big brands in jazz. He’s considered among the greats at creating multiphonics and provides …

Build an Ark is really a Los-Angeles-based transcultural and intergenerational music collective which was founded in 2001 being a pacifist reaction to the Sept 11 tragedies in NEW YORK. The group had taken its name honoring Sunlight Ra’s Arkestra, though they ascribe even more to Ra’s idea of “Arkestry” — …