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Lacy Pool , by pianist Uwe Oberg, drummer Michael Griener , and trombonist Christof Thewes, demonstrates the "circles within a circle" puzzle that mathematicians have riddled over for centuries.

It could easily be argued that the "loft jazz" era of the '70s was a direct product of Chicago's Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians , both in its moral structure and its eventual fragmentation.

When clarinetist Ben Goldberg dubbed his new quartet Go Home, the imperative was mostly self-directed, a mission statement indicating a change of course for a musician known for bracing excursions to jazz's fringes.

New England Conservatory has the party hat on for what Mayor Thomas M. Menino has dubbed Hot and Cool: 40 Years of Jazz at NEC Week.

Recorded at Vision Festival XIII in 2008, this pairing of French bassist Joelle Leandre and American trombonist George Lewis brings together two of the most gifted and committed musicians in improvised music.

The much-admired 1950s work of clarinetist Jimmy Giuffre is the inspiration for James Falzone's quartet, known as Klang.

The much-admired 1950s work of clarinetist Jimmy Giuffre is the inspiration for James Falzone's quartet, known as Klang.

British reedman Paul Dunmall breaks bread with a wide range of collaborators. While the ensuing documentation is less prolific than say Anthony Braxton's or Steve Lacy's in either's heyday, there is rarely overlap in personnel on consecutive discs.

By definition, the classical or jazz duo is the most intimate performance format.

The UW Memorial Union Terrace was already full when the Isthmus Jazz Festival kicked off at 4 pm on June 5. I walked in just as Patrick Breiner blew the first blast of the evening: a startling, corkscrewing, unaccompanied improvisation on tenor sax that lasted for minutes without a break.

Ronnie Boykins is probably best known for being a member of the Sun Ra Arkestra.