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Saw these two interviewed by Ashley Kahn at Big Ears, and it was a very sober sociopolitical discussion about life and the state of the world. I bought the CD at the venue.

Hello, all - I figure a few of you may be interested in this brand new album, releasing April 15 on the venerable Asian Improv Records. The release in question is called Solace Angles, featuring the mighty cast of Bobby Bradford, William Roper, and my Grex mates Rei Scampavia and Robert Lopez. Solace Angles is a tribute to Los Angeles - a place I love dearly, and that has needed dear love as of late. Recorded in 2023, this recording is the culmination of a longstanding ambition of mine to record an intergenerational document of West Coast free improvisation. It touches on elements of Bobby's collaborations with the great John Carter, with shades of the seminal trio Purple Gums and the daring, open-ended work of Nels Cline and many others.  In the interim between recording and release, Bobby and Roper were both impacted by the 2025 greater Los Angeles wildfires. (You may have caught wind of our fundraisers.) It was never my intention for this recording to engage with that tragic event. Rather, I'd like to think of Solace Angles as a celebration of West Coast free improvisation at its most resilient. Pre-orders and a representative preview track are available now at https://karlevangelista.bandcamp.com Thanks to all!  K

A great time, for sure! So much music, so little time. Top picks in no particular order: Axiom 5, Nels Cline Singers, Jamaaladeen's 101 Audio Odyssey, Ambrose Akinmusire, Sorey/Britt/Melz/Ndegeocello, Sorey Trio, Scheinman’s All Species Parade, Fieldwork, Consentrik Quartet Most intense experience: Fieldwork with Iyer/Lehman/Sorey was something I'll never forget. Those 3 were on fire! All the conversations were excellent, too. And there were several that I wasn't able to attend, like the ones with legendary producer Joe Boyd THURSDAY Critics Picks - Ann Powers, Nate Chinen, Ashley Kahn, And Marcus J. Moore Yo La Tengo w/Wm Tyler + 2nd drummer (McIntyre) Charles Lloyd - Homage To Zakir Hussein (Bill Frisell, Ganavya, Eric Harland, And Harish Raghavan) Axiom 5 - Barry Altschul w/(John Irabagon (saxophone), Uri Caine (piano), Mark Helias (bass) FRIDAY Philip Glass Ensemble "Music In Twelve Parts (Parts 1-3)" The Nels Cline Singers - Skerik (sax), Cyro Baptista (perscussion), Trevor Dunn (bass), Scott Amendola (drums)  Sun Ra Arkestra & Yo La Tengo Wadada Leo Smith & RedKoral Quartet Squanderers - David Grubbs, Wendy Eisenberg, Bonner Kramer Jamaaladeen Tacuma: "101 Audio Odyssey" w/ Nels Cline, Immanuel Wilkins, King Nol, Braxton Bateman Ambrose Akinmusire: "Honey from a Winter Stone" w/Rapper/Producer Kokayi, Sam Harris (piano), Justin Brown (drums), 'synth sorceress' Chiquita Magic, Mivos Quartet [yes - all that including the strings!] SATURDAY Conversation: Bill Frisell, Nels Cline & Don Was Kris Davis Trio (Robert Hurst & Jonathan Blake) Tyshawn Sorey, King Britt & Friends (Melz (guitar), Meshell Ndegeocello (bass) Sylvie Courvoisier: Chimaera 133 Years of Reverb (composed by Johnny Greenwood) - Performed By James Mcvinnie & Eliza Mccarthy (Cathedral pipe organ) Tyshawn Sorey Trio (Aaron Diehl, Harish Raghavan) Jenny Scheinman’s All Species Parade w/Julian Lage, Bill Frisell, Nels Cline, Carmen Staaf, Tony Scherr & Kenny Wollesen SUNDAY Conversation: Wadada Leo Smith & Vijay Iyer with Ashley Kahn Magic Tuber Stringband Susan Alcorn Tribute - Mary Halvorson, Bonnie Lander, Ryan Sawyer, yuniya edi kwon, and Lester St. Louis Fieldwork (Vijay Iyer / Steve Lehman / Tyshawn Sorey) Nels Cline: Consentrik Quartet - Tom Rainey, Chris Lightcap, Ingrid Laubrock Steve Lehman Trio + Mark Turner | The Music of Anthony Braxton - Matt Brewer (bass) and Damion Reid (drums)

Apologies for the belated notice.  I just read about it tonight on discogs. Passed on November 16, 2024. I learned about Aketagawa on this forum and have accumulated more than a few recordings. I enjoy his music, and he seemed like a real character one would enjoy meeting.  

We've had multiple 78 advocates here over the years. I've had just a bit of exposure to them and I do not at all scoff at the medium. Them bigass grooves don't mess around.