Essential New Music: Peter Brötzmann/Heather Leigh’s “Ears Are Filled With Wonder”

At age 75, saxophone/clarinet/taragato player Peter Brötzmann could easily coast on past accomplishments. Instead, the German free-jazz founder is forging new relationships and touring them around the world. This duo with pedal-steel guitarist Heather Leigh (Charalambides, Scorces, Tarpis Tula) proves to be a simpatico pairing on this 28-minute set, which was recorded late last year … Continue reading Essential New Music: Peter Brötzmann/Heather Leigh’s “Ears Are Filled With Wonder”