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Maria Grand

María Grand is a saxophonist, composer, educator, and vocalist. She moved to New York City in 2011. She has since become an important member of the city’s creative music scene, performing extensively in projects led by or including musicians such as Nicole Mitchell, Vijay Iyer, Craig Taborn, Mary Halvorson, Jen Shyu, Aaron Parks, Fay Victor, Joel Ross, etc. María writes and performs her original compositions with her ensemble, DiaTribe; her debut EP “TetraWind” was picked as “one of the 2017’s best debuts” by the NYC Jazz Record and her full-length album Magdalena was praised by major publications such as the New York Times, Downbeat, JazzTimes, Billboard, JazzIz, and others.

2024 Winter JazzFest Marathons: A Survival Guide

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 6, 2024

Twenty years is a remarkable milestone for any activity, let alone one that comes with the wear and tear of a high-profile jazz festival that every year strives to up its own ante, like the Winter JazzFest. From January 11 to 18, 2024, fans, musicians, promoters and other industry people from around the world ...

The Parable Of The Poet

By Joel Ross

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Prayer; Guilt; Choices; Wail; The Impetus (To Be And Do Better); Doxology (Hope); Benediction.

Joel Ross: The Parable Of The Poet

by Chris May
April 22, 2022

The story of jazz is part musical and part social, the two strands interacting to shape, on one hand, the sound we hear and, on the other, the demographic who make it and constitute its audience. Viewed from London, the semiology surrounding New York-based vibraphonist Joel Ross' octet, heard on his third Blue Note album, The ...

Rhoda Scott, Jorge Rossy, N∆BOU, Mirra&Petrella

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 25, 2022

The queen of the Hammond organ, Rhoda Scott, opens an episode that hops from organists, to saxophonists, from vibraphonists to trombonists, and pianists, with trumpets and guitars for good measure, all playing in the key of fun and adventurous jazz.Happy listening!PlaylistBen Allison Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 ...

Reciprocity

By Maria Grand

Label: Biophilia Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Creation: The Joy of Being; Whabri; Creation: A Home In Mind; Fundamental Pt. I; Fundamental Pt. 2; Creation: Ladder of Swords; Prayer; Creation: Interlude; Now, Take, Your, Day; Creation: Superbear; Creation: Matrescence; Canto Manta; Creation: Welcome, Starseed.

Ludovico Granvassu's 2021 Sonic Delights

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 29, 2021

Jazz is not a competitive sport and “Best Ofs" are misnomers. End of the year listicles have no bearing on the artistic standing of the albums they include, or on those they neglect, just like a five star review doesn't make the album it graces any better than it already is. But, apparently, humans ...

Attarian's Dozen: Twelve Superb Releases That Made 2021 Tolerable

by Hrayr Attarian
December 28, 2021

The year 2021 started full of hope yet it did not live up to its promises. Musically, however, it saw the release of several outstanding recordings. Below are a dozen that helped kept me sane and grounded throughout the year. Featured are the two mammoth and stimulating boxsets from saxophonist and improviser par excellence ...

George Mraz & Kenny Garrett

by Joe Dimino
October 10, 2021

We begin the 720th Episode with storied saxophonist Kenny Garrett with a track off his 2021 release Sounds from the Ancestors. This episode also features new music from Russell Ferrante, Papo Vazquez, Maria Grand and Yoonmi Choi. We give a fitting send off to a great friend of Neon Jazz and a wonderful friend from childhood ...

Dewey Redman, Bugpowder, Mario Pavone & Miles

by Maurice Hogue
August 4, 2021

Pianist Barney McCall was a member of the Dewey Redman Quartet several years ago and he happened to record one of their gigs in jny: Chicago. He didn't expect the audio quality would be much good so he forgot about it. Recently thought he gave it a listen, did some serious tweaking to the sound, et ...