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Blue Divide

Rob Derke & the NYJAZZ Quartet

2014-01-02

Prism

Dave Holland

2013-08-27

People Music

Christian McBride & Inside Straight

2013-05-20

Aliso

David Binney

2010-05-24

304

100 Years of Django

Frank Vignola

2010-03-24

354

American Rock Beauty

Torben Waldorff

2010-03-15

217

Purpose Built

Michael Janisch

2010-03-03

205

Starbound

Robin Verheyen

2010-02-07

308

Lagos Blues

Antonio Ciacca

2010-02-06

277

Risa Negra

Arturo O'Farrill

2009-12-24

319

Fortuna

Roni Ben-Hur

2009-11-17

342

Music Update

Jason Marsalis

2009-10-08

276

I Talking Now!

Luis Bonilla

2009-09-20

251

Third Occasion

David Binney

2009-07-17

271

Courageous Hearts

Towner Galaher

2009-07-04

255

Narrow Margin

Andrew Green

2009-06-27

200

Hometown

Sam Yahel

2009-06-18

390

In This Day

E.J. Strickland

2009-06-05

256

Yotam Silberstein

2009-05-23

253

Spoke

2009-05-21

142

Mosaic

Kendra Shank

2009-04-15

315

Balance

Will Sellenraad

2009-03-30

268

White Rocket

2009-03-25

251

Human Activity Suite

Brad Shepik

2009-03-05

227

The Sage

Jason Rigby

2009-02-25

240

Brother to Brother

Clayton Brothers

2009-01-12

484

Mosaic: a Celebration of Blue Note Records

Blue Note 7

2009-01-07

332

Flood

Avishai Cohen

2009-01-03

410

Smile: Jazz Therapy Volume 1

Gene Bertoncini / Roni Ben-Hur

2008-12-27

409

The Turning Gate

New Jazz Composers Octet

2008-12-08

296

Above the Clouds

Amina Figarova

2008-11-18

429

McCoy Tyner: Guitars

McCoy Tyner

2008-11-10

816

Lee Shaw Trio: Live in Graz

Lee Shaw

2008-11-07

482

Cirio: Live at the Blue Note

Francisco Mela

2008-10-30

403

Live 2008: 5th Annual Concert Tour

SFJazz Collective

2008-10-17

442

Kinsmen

Rudresh Mahanthappa

2008-09-16

427

Capitol Diner Vol. 1

The Wee Trio

2008-09-01

627

Invisible Cinema

Aaron Parks

2008-08-12

374

Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard

Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

2008-08-06

443

Luminosity

Giacomo Gates

2008-05-23

241

Mental Weather

Jane Ira Bloom

2008-05-14

197

Avatar

Gonzalo Rubalcaba

2008-05-08

288

When You Know

Dianne Reeves

2008-04-21

409

Live at Newport '58

Horace Silver

2008-04-07

273

Day Trip

Pat Metheny

2008-04-04

238

Shayari

Ron Blake

2008-03-31

209

Dream Garden

Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures

2008-03-17

306

One Sky

Ryan Cohan

2008-01-09

251

Everything Starts Now...

Michael Pedicin

2007-12-31

239

Lockout

Ehud Asherie

2007-12-16

224

J Hunter's 2013 Top 10 Countdown

Year in Review | 2013-12-23

It's an Upstate Thing: John Medeski and Lee Shaw; Joe Barna and...

Multiple Reviews | 2011-03-06

194

J Hunter's Best Releases of 2010

Year in Review | 2011-01-09

392

Michael Dease, Mike Fahie: Attack of the Killer Trombones!

Multiple Reviews | 2010-09-15

384

New Voices: Sarah Manning, John Escreet, Kneebody

Multiple Reviews | 2010-09-08

378

Robillard & Crownover / Samuel Torres / Andy Cotton: Let's...

Multiple Reviews | 2010-06-07

471

Rufus Reid: Out Front and with Old Friends

Multiple Reviews | 2010-04-28

399

Ralph Bowen, Dan Pratt, Brandon Wright: Posi-Tone strikes gold...

Multiple Reviews | 2010-04-27

372

Daniel Kelly, Gary Peacock & Marc Copland, Allison Miller:...

Multiple Reviews | 2010-04-18

493

Great Vibes: Nova NOLA and The Wee Trio

Multiple Reviews | 2010-04-12

575

For Latin Lovers: Mark Weinstein, Claudio Roditi, Emilio Solla

Multiple Reviews | 2010-02-17

395

Upstate New York Jazz: Brian Patneaude, Lee Shaw, Steve Lambert

Multiple Reviews | 2010-01-11

343

J Hunter's Best Jazz Discs of 2009

Year in Review | 2009-12-30

841

The Art of the Trio: John Patitucci, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Marcus...

Multiple Reviews | 2009-12-09

490

McCoy Tyner: alone and (in spirit) with SFJAZZ Collective

Multiple Reviews | 2009-12-04

442

Let's Party: Anthony Wilson Trio, Joel Frahm & Bruce Katz,...

Multiple Reviews | 2009-11-05

324

No "Vanity" Here: Jackie Ryan, Denise Donatelli, Lisa Sokolov,...

Multiple Reviews | 2009-10-15

356

Jazz Legacy Productions: Sprucing up the Old School

Multiple Reviews | 2009-09-15

231

The (Modern) Big Band Era: Dave Rivello, James Carney, Joris...

Multiple Reviews | 2009-09-03

463

Posi-Tone Records: More Home Runs with Mike DiRubbo, Ralph...

Multiple Reviews | 2009-08-04

437

Brooklyn Jazz Underground: Revolution on the F Train

Multiple Reviews | 2009-06-16

301

Fresh Sound New Talent: Truth in Advertising

Multiple Reviews | 2009-06-05

223

SFJAZZ Collective: Live at Jazz a Vienne

Film Review | 2008-02-06

410

Ron Carter: Dear Miles,

Album Review | 2007-06-12

522

Sonny Rollins Quartet: Tenor Madness

Album Review | 2006-11-13

482

Christian McBride & Inside Straight: People Music

Album Review | 2013-05-20

Eric Dolphy Quintet: Outward Bound

Album Review | 2006-11-14

268

McCoy Tyner: McCoy Tyner: Guitars

Extended Analysis | 2008-11-10

816

John Patitucci: Line by Line

Album Review | 2006-10-23

306

Read "Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard"

Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard

Album Review | 2008-08-06

443

Kendrick Scott Oracle: The Source

Album Review | 2007-06-11

311

Avishai Cohen: Flood

Album Review | 2009-01-03

410

Ben Riley's Monk Legacy Septet: Memories of T

Album Review | 2006-10-30

282

Sam Yahel: Hometown

Album Review | 2009-06-18

390

J Hunter's Best Jazz Discs of 2009

Year in Review | 2009-12-30

841

Robert Glasper: In My Element

Album Review | 2007-06-08

424

Clayton Brothers: Brother to Brother

Album Review | 2009-01-12

484

Dianne Reeves: When You Know

Album Review | 2008-04-21

409

Steve Kuhn Trio: Live at Birdland

Album Review | 2007-02-13

440

Paul Motian: Time And Time Again

Album Review | 2007-03-29

347

Rudresh Mahanthappa: Kinsmen

Album Review | 2008-09-16

427

Frank Vignola: 100 Years of Django

Album Review | 2010-03-24

354

Kurt Elling: Nightmoves

Album Review | 2007-03-27

339

The (Modern) Big Band Era: Dave Rivello, James Carney, Joris Teepe

Multiple Reviews | 2009-09-03

463

Jackson Harrison Trio: Land Tides

Album Review | 2007-05-22

308

Read "Live 2006: 3rd Annual Concert Tour"

SF Jazz Collective: Live 2006: 3rd Annual Concert Tour

Album Review | 2007-02-25

432

No "Vanity" Here: Jackie Ryan, Denise Donatelli, Lisa Sokolov, Kat Edmonson

Multiple Reviews | 2009-10-15

356

Read "New Constellations: Live in Vienna"

Josh Roseman: New Constellations: Live in Vienna

Album Review | 2007-11-30

305

BeatleJazz: All You Need

Album Review | 2007-03-26

303

Fred Anderson & Hamid Drake: From the River to the Ocean

Album Review | 2007-04-26

382

Frank LoCrasto: When You're There

Album Review | 2007-02-27

330

Lee Shaw: Lee Shaw Trio: Live in Graz

Extended Analysis | 2008-11-07

482

Upstate New York Jazz: Brian Patneaude, Lee Shaw, Steve Lambert

Multiple Reviews | 2010-01-11

343

E.J. Strickland: In This Day

Album Review | 2009-06-05

256

Read "Live 2007: 4th Annual Concert Tour"

SFJazz Collective: Live 2007: 4th Annual Concert Tour

Album Review | 2007-10-01

365

Rufus Reid: Out Front and with Old Friends

Multiple Reviews | 2010-04-28

399

Cyrus Chestnut: Cyrus Plays Elvis

Album Review | 2007-12-08

384

Roni Ben-Hur: Fortuna

Album Review | 2009-11-17

342

Michael Dease, Mike Fahie: Attack of the Killer Trombones!

Multiple Reviews | 2010-09-15

384

Aaron Parks: Invisible Cinema

Album Review | 2008-08-12

374

Ralph Alessi & This Against That: Look

Album Review | 2007-04-19

259

Steve Evans Quartet: 2 Sets

Album Review | 2007-08-22

293

Read "Live 2008: 5th Annual Concert Tour"

SFJazz Collective: Live 2008: 5th Annual Concert Tour

Album Review | 2008-10-17

442

Francisco Mela: Cirio: Live at the Blue Note

Album Review | 2008-10-30

403

Uri Caine: Uri Caine Ensemble plays Mozart

Album Review | 2007-03-13

309

Rob Derke & the NYJAZZ Quartet: Blue Divide

Album Review | 2014-01-02

It's an Upstate Thing: John Medeski and Lee Shaw; Joe Barna and Sketches Of Influence