Guitarist Mary Halvorson is on the cover, getting all the much-deserved attention that her recent burst of creativity warrants – and as always, the beautiful magazine is overflowing with other articles that really help push our understanding of jazz and other cosmic music! There's additional features on drummer Pierre Courbois, composer Tyshawn Sorey, musical sculptor Bob Ruthman, and clarinetist/electronics wizard Jeremiah Cymerman – plus a look at the Pi Recordings label, the Odysseus music festival, jazz joints in Tokyo, the Motvind label, and the future of jazz eductation – along with page after page of thoughtful record reviews and commentary. As with other issues, this one is more of a book than a magazine – squarebound, full color, and very nicely done! Magazine

Saxophonist Darius Jones is an artist whose music is always in flux – especially in recent years when he's really been stretching out – and that quality is really opened up here in a great cover feature! This issue of the The Wire also features articles on the legendary new age synth wizard Steve Roach, the avant folk group Shovel Dance Collective, avant jazz group Ahmed, and Danish instrumentalist Clarissa Connelly – plus more on the scene in Dublin, the cover art of D'Angelo's Voodoo, and Indian electronic musician Arushi Jain – as well as the usual huge section of record reviews, and Ka Baird on the Invisible Jukebox! And also includes a bonus CD – a new edition of The Wire Tapper, with a great selection of contemporary underground sounds. Magazine

Once again, the Wire goes way past the ordinary – and opens the door to the kinds of sounds that keep our ears happy, and our record collections interesting year after year! In addition to a look at composer/producer Bobby Krlic, aka The Haxan Cloak, on the cover – the issue features articles on singer/songwriter Linda Smith, Angolan DJ Znobia, and electronic wizard Ariel Kalma – plus more on Univers Zero, Billy Bultheel, Lumpeks, Yosuhiro Moringa, John Pope, and the scene in Santiago! And as a great bonus, Kahil El'Zabar takes on the Invisible Jukebox – and the issue ends with the usual huge section of reviews. Magazine