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Don Ball is retired from the National Endowment for the Arts, where he worked for nearly 24 years, focusing on programs such as the NEA Jazz Masters.

Word on the Street

Word on the Street

Steve Rawlins

2026-09-06

4

Inner

Charles Downs

2026-08-20

7

D'une rive à l'autre

D'une rive à l'autre

Pascal Niggenkemper

2026-08-14

3

Caught at Dusk

Mike Caudill

2026-07-04

3

Ensemble Volcanic Ash: Pluto In Aquarius

Ensemble Volcanic Ash: Pluto In Aquarius

Janel Leppin

2026-06-24

9

Now Swim

Filipa Santos ~ Miguel Moreira

2026-06-13

32

Don't Drink the Milk - It's Spoiled

Don't Drink the Milk - It's Spoiled

How Now Brown Cow

2026-05-27

4

Serpentine

Revolutionary Snake Ensemble

2026-04-16

5

Jubilation

Giovanni Hidalgo

2026-04-05

2

Dance! Skip! Hop!

Dance! Skip! Hop!

Tomeka Reid Quartet

2026-03-19

11

On My Own Time

Darren Litzie

2026-02-25

3

Dream Walking

Benjamin Boone

2026-02-12

7

REX

Christopher Hoffman

2026-01-31

7

Letters From Afar

Letters From Afar

Alex Hitchcock

2025-12-23

2

Afro Space Hotel

Afro Space Hotel

Luna Horns

2025-11-30

8

Mô kouzin mô kouzinn

Mô kouzin mô kouzinn

Benoit LeBlanc

2025-11-18

1

A Paradise In The Hold

A Paradise In The Hold

Yazz Ahmed

2025-09-10

12

Consentrik Quartet

Consentrik Quartet

Nels Cline

2025-09-02

22

Read more album reviews by Don Ball

Read "Marta Sánchez: Hitting a Different Note"

Marta Sánchez: Hitting a Different Note

Catching Up With | 2026-04-07

8

Read "Don Ball’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2025"

Don Ball’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2025

Year in Review | 2025-12-08

3

Read "Presenting Great Music: Adam Hopkins and Scott Clark of Out of Your Head Records"

Presenting Great Music: Adam Hopkins and Scott Clark of Out of...

Interview | 2025-11-03

8

Read "Janel Leppin: Her Own Space"

Janel Leppin: Her Own Space

Interview | 2025-07-30

8

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The Duke Ellington Memorial Engineering Room

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Alessandro Florio: Controra Avenue

Album Review | Publish Date: 23

Read "A Paradise In The Hold"

Yazz Ahmed: A Paradise In The Hold

Album Review | 2025-09-10

12

Read "Janel Leppin: Her Own Space"

Janel Leppin: Her Own Space

Interview | 2025-07-30

8

Read "Consentrik Quartet"

Nels Cline: Consentrik Quartet

Album Review | 2025-09-02

22

Read "Presenting Great Music: Adam Hopkins and Scott Clark of Out of Your Head Records"

Presenting Great Music: Adam Hopkins and Scott Clark of Out of Your Head Records

Interview | 2025-11-03

8

Read "Don Ball’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2025"

Don Ball’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2025

Year in Review | 2025-12-08

3

Christopher Hoffman: REX

Album Review | 2026-01-31

7

Read "Dance! Skip! Hop!"

Tomeka Reid Quartet: Dance! Skip! Hop!

Album Review | 2026-03-19

11

Read "Afro Space Hotel"

Luna Horns: Afro Space Hotel

Album Review | 2025-11-30

8

Read "Marta Sánchez: Hitting a Different Note"

Marta Sánchez: Hitting a Different Note

Catching Up With | 2026-04-07

8

Read "Jubilation"

Giovanni Hidalgo: Jubilation

Album Review | 2026-04-05

2

Read "Letters From Afar"

Alex Hitchcock: Letters From Afar

Album Review | 2025-12-23

2

Read "Now Swim"

Filipa Santos ~ Miguel Moreira: Now Swim

Album Review | 2026-06-13

32

Read "Don't Drink the Milk - It's Spoiled"

How Now Brown Cow: Don't Drink the Milk - It's Spoiled

Album Review | 2026-05-27

4

Read "Mô kouzin mô kouzinn"

Benoit LeBlanc: Mô kouzin mô kouzinn

Album Review | 2025-11-18

1

Read "Dream Walking"

Benjamin Boone: Dream Walking

Album Review | 2026-02-12

7

Read "Serpentine"

Revolutionary Snake Ensemble: Serpentine

Album Review | 2026-04-16

5

Read "On My Own Time"

Darren Litzie: On My Own Time

Album Review | 2026-02-25

3

Read "Ensemble Volcanic Ash: Pluto In Aquarius"

Janel Leppin: Ensemble Volcanic Ash: Pluto In Aquarius

Album Review | 2026-06-24

9

Read "Word on the Street"

Steve Rawlins: Word on the Street

Album Review | 2026-09-06

4

Charles Downs: Inner

Album Review | 2026-08-20

7

Read "Caught at Dusk"

Mike Caudill: Caught at Dusk

Album Review | 2026-07-04

3

Read "D'une rive à l'autre"

Pascal Niggenkemper: D'une rive à l'autre

Album Review | 2026-08-14

3

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