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Martin Johnson

@martinvjohnson.bsky.social

Writer, mostly jazz criticism, but I've also written on cinema and NBA. Cheesemonger too.

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Morning Listening, 02.16.26

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Morning Listening, 02.15.26

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Morning Listening, 02.14.26

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Very nice rendition of a contemporary classic!

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At WSJ on the Mary Halvorson Octet and Taylor Ho Bynum’s PlusTet ‘Enter the PlusTet’ and ‘Away With You’ Reviews: Making Space for Large Ensembles Two recordings offer new sounds coming from bigger bands. ENLARGE Guitarist Mary Halvorson plays on ‘Enter the Plus…

Ten years ago, I wrote about this recording for WSJ. rotations.wordpress.com/2016/11/23/a...

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Morning Listening, 02.13.26

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Morning Listening, 02.12.26

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Morning Listening, 02.11.26

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Morning Listening, 02.10.26

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At WSJ on Ingrid Laubrock’s Last Quiet Place BOOKS & ARTS MUSIC REVIEW Follow ‘The Last Quiet Place’ by Ingrid Laubrock Review: A Jazz Sextet’s Outsize Sound The German-born saxophonist issues a dynamic, sprawling album with a band that i…

I wrote about this recording three years ago. rotations.wordpress.com/2023/06/16/a...

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Morning Listening, 02.09.26
Ingrid Laubrock, The Last Quiet Place

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Morning Listening, 02.08.26

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Morning Listening, 02.07.26

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Morning Listening, 02.06.26

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Morning Listening, 02.05.26

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Morning Listening, 02.04.26

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From the Archives: at WSJ on Ornette Coleman’s The Shape of Jazz To Come I was delighted to write this and even better, it ran the weekend of my only trip to the Pop Conference. MASTERPIECE Bluesy and Achingly Beautiful Coleman’s ‘The Shape of Jazz to Come&#…

17 years ago, I wrote about this Masterpiece for WSJ. rotations.wordpress.com/2019/05/29/f...

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Morning Listening, 02.03.26

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Morning Listening, 02.02.26

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Morning Listening, 02.01.26

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Morning Listening, 01.31.26

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Movie review from Guardian on Melania.

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Wonderful work! Inspires me to do similar justice to the new Tomeka Reid album.

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Morning Listening, 01.30.26

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Morning Listening, 01.29.26

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Morning Listening, 01.28.26

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Morning Listening, 01.27.26

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Morning Listening, 01.26.26

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Morning Listening, 01.24.26

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