I love jazz that sounds like tomorrow rather than yesterday. Christian Scott's new album Christian aTunde Adjuah fits the bill. It's precisely what I want to hear from a young American jazz ensemble. The musicians are clearly aware of hip hop, contemporary R&B and indie rock even as the music they play can't be mistaken for anything but jazz. Instead of being cluttered with a plethora of guest features, it's recorded with Scott's working band. I heard the double album for the first time yesterday, but I'm confident that Christian aTunde Adjuah will find a spot on my year-end Top Ten album list. Here's the EPK for the album.
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My review of last week's concert by Los Lobos, Making Movies and Maria the Mexican angered many readers. For the record, Los Lobos was once my favorite rock band.
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Bill Doss of Olivia Tremor Control has died.
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Saint Vitus will perform at the Granada in October. I've never seen the influential metal band.
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Several sets from last weekend's Newport Folk (ahem) Festival are available as free downloads from NPR. I'm enjoying digital versions of performances by Charles Bradley and the Alabama Shakes.
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I just discovered that the Persuasions recorded at least one album of Dead covers. Their version of "Ripple" is lovely.
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Longtime readers of There Stands the Glass won't be surprised to learn that the new collection of material from Terje Rypdal makes me weak in the knees.
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DJ Booth offers three remixes of Tech N9ne's "Blur."
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In case anyone was wondering, I'm still not over "Call Me Maybe."
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Kansas City Click: My official picks are published here.
(Original image by There Stands the Glass.)
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