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A nice mix of old and new with a few larger ensemble numbers.Playlist: Kenny Wheeler, Lee Konitz, Dave Holland, Bill Frisell - Kind folkRik Wright's Fundamental Forces - Harmonic tremorMike Herriott - Sir JackDeantoni Parks - MirmalfunctionThe Neal Kirkwood Big Band - Night citySean Mason - KidRachel Eckroth - OilJames Zollar - Jim JimWayne Shorter - Storm

A full plate of music this week. Plenty of variation. And a fair amount of trombone, interestingly.Playlist: Yusef Lateef - Ching miauAllison Burik - Be the dragonRuss Speigel - E. 22nd ST.Michael Vlatkovich Ensemblio - Jmz 2Tyler Hornby - Fill in TylerJennifer Wharton's Bonegasm - Coop's condimentsKristen R. Bromley - First visionAfro-Peruvian New Trends Orchestra - Baila y gozaXenopraxis - In a sedimental mood (side A)

This week, from big band to experimental and a few spots in-between.Playlist: The Neal Kirkwood Big Band - Prelude: invitationMary Halvorson - The gateMarshall Gilkes and the WDR Big Band - Sugar rushMatthew Shipp - I've been to many placesTony Jones and Jessica Jones - Loose talk part 2Brion Gysin - Kick (discomix)Kyle Brenders Quartet - SciaticaThe Dave Stryker Trio with Bob Mintzer - Code blueGerald Cannon - Contemporary focus

A fair amount of Canadian music this week plus a fair bit of piano.Playlist: Ulysses Owens Jr and Generation Y - SticksCraig Brenan, Florian Ross - Kind folkWriters' Guild - BoondoggleQuentin Tolimieri - PointslinesplanesJosh Zubot Strings - Beach and carXavier Hellmeier - Midnight waltzCharles Chen - Peter and the big bad wolfEmmet Cohen featuring Houston Person - Blues everywhere

Some shows just flow and fit together well. This was one of them. Part fairly straight-ahead jazz, part jazz from the outer rim.Playlist: Lisa Hilton - Anxiety societyPat Metheny Unity Group - AdagioHutchinson Andrew Trio - JigSteve Lehman et Orchestre National de Jazz - Le seuilPatrick Battstone - Film noirPositive Catastrophe - Deebruhoe threeSteve Lehman et Orchestre National de Jazz - Le seuil (part 2)Russ Speigel - The underdown grooveElton Dean, Paul Dunmall, Tony Levin, Paul Rogers, Roswell Rudd, Keith Tippet - Too suchmuchness

Playlist: Krzysztof Penderecki - Actions for free jazz orchestraVarious Artists - African sun (Shabaka Hutchins remix)Alice Coltrane - Sri Rama OhnedaruthLuther Thomas Human Arts Ensemble - Una New York