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Matana Roberts

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    January 18, 2012

    Pazz & Jop 2011: Seth Colter Walls On Craig Taborn, Matana Roberts, And Voting From The Fringe

    To supplement this year's Pazz & Jop launch, Sound of the City asked a few critics to expand on the reasonings behind their voting. We'll start off the series with Seth Colter Walls of New York City, who has a constant itch to do the deep dive and find the single-voter albums out there. Find his bal ... More >>

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    July 19, 2011

    Download: Matana Roberts's Intense, Cacophonous "Pov Piti"

    ​With anguished "scream sing," lyrical sax pyrotechnics, and a 16-piece ensemble engaged in a blustery dissonance, composer Matana Roberts has made one of the most arresting LPs of the year—local or otherwise. Her Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres (out now via Constellation) ... More >>

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    April 27, 2011
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    April 27, 2011

    This Week In The Voice: The Economics Of Jazz, Dog Eat Dog, And Ellen Willis

    ​In this week's Village Voice, available online and in a box near you (if you live in New York) today: Francis Davis discusses new economy- and ear-stimulating works from multi-reedist Steven Lugerner and saxophonist Matana Roberts; Andy Beta unearths the catalog of Dog Eat Dog (pictured), a N ... More >>

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    January 6, 2011

    Top 10 Must-See Acts At Winter Jazzfest 2011

    Vernon Reid, up to something​Without a guide, Winter Jazzfest can make you pretty crazy. On Friday and Saturday night, five venues -- Le Poisson Rouge, Zinc Bar, Kenny's Castaways, Sullivan Hall, and the Bitter End -- will feature a total of 68 short sets (new performers take the stage every h ... More >>

  • Music

    December 31, 2008

    2008 Voice Jazz Poll Winners

    Vernon Reid, up to something​Without a guide, Winter Jazzfest can make you pretty crazy. On Friday and Saturday night, five venues -- Le Poisson Rouge, Zinc Bar, Kenny's Castaways, Sullivan Hall, and the Bitter End -- will feature a total of 68 short sets (new performers take the stage every h ... More >>

  • Music

    December 31, 2008

    2008 Jazz Poll Ballots: P-Z

    Vernon Reid, up to something​Without a guide, Winter Jazzfest can make you pretty crazy. On Friday and Saturday night, five venues -- Le Poisson Rouge, Zinc Bar, Kenny's Castaways, Sullivan Hall, and the Bitter End -- will feature a total of 68 short sets (new performers take the stage every h ... More >>

  • Music

    June 1, 2004

    Hello Goodbye

    The ultimate jazz outsider confab comes to praise the dead

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