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New Albums from Top-Drawer Vocalists Andrea Wolper and Roxana Amed

Two accomplished female vocalists, Andrea Wolper and Roxana Amed, backed by superlative musicians, each have a new album in which they address the pleasures and pains of being human.

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The Irrepressible Matt Wilson Quartet Brings It

Matt Wilson Quartet: Kirk Knuffke, Jeff Lederer, Wilson, and Chris Lightcap. Photo by Tom Foley.

Like Louis Armstrong, drummer/composer Matt Wilson makes no distinction between high art and low art. He probably wouldn’t even accept the use of those terms. So he finds beauty and meaning in just about any piece of music, and he manages to satisfy both the demanding jazz veteran and the tentative jazz newcomer. His quartet—composed of four leaders who manage to work together seamlessly—is always fun, always surprising, and always communicating something behind the music, as it does on the new release, Hug!

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