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Standard Deviations

Standard Deviations

Mike Clark
2025-08-06
9
Add a Zero

Add a Zero

Chris McCarthy
2025-07-30
3
Delight

Delight

Dawn Clement
2025-07-21
3
I Remember Why Now

I Remember Why Now

Xavier Lecouturier
2025-07-16
3
New America

New America

Nick Biello
2025-07-05
9
City Life: Music of Gregg Hill

City Life: Music of Gregg Hill

Michael Dease
2025-06-24
11
Rivers

Rivers

Reggie Watkins
2025-03-29
6
Jauron Perry Quintet Live at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival

Jauron Perry Quintet Live at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival

Jauron Perry
2025-03-17
7
Dual Citizen

Dual Citizen

Kasan Belgrave
2025-03-10
5
Mosaic: The Music of Gregg Hill

Mosaic: The Music of Gregg Hill

Rodney Whitaker
2025-02-20
8
Dare to Hope

Dare to Hope

Rivkah Ross
2025-02-06
6
Screen Time

Screen Time

Thomas Marriott
2025-01-17
17
Un Mundo en Soledad

Un Mundo en Soledad

Darryl Yokley
2025-01-06
9
The Embrace Vol. 1

The Embrace Vol. 1

Noah Halpern
2024-12-26
5
Confluence: The Ireland Sessions

Confluence: The Ireland Sessions

Benjamin Boone
2024-11-21
6
The True Story of Bears and the Invention of the Battery (Deluxe Edition)

The True Story of Bears and the Invention of the Battery (Deluxe Edition)

Caleb Wheeler Curtis
2024-11-15
14
Found in Space: The Music of Gregg Hill

Found in Space: The Music of Gregg Hill

Michael Dease
2024-10-16
12
Heading Home

Heading Home

Eric Jacobson
2024-09-09
14
Plays

Plays

Nicole Glover
2024-07-25
10
Live at the Poster Museum

Live at the Poster Museum

Robby Ameen
2024-07-20
9
Flow

Flow

Jihee Heo
2024-07-10
6
Vacilón Santiaguero

Vacilón Santiaguero

Kiki Valera
2024-06-30
5
Influences

Influences

Jared Hall
2024-06-15
6
Back Burner

Back Burner

Martin Budde
2024-03-16
9
The Door is Open: The Music of Gregg Hill

The Door is Open: The Music of Gregg Hill

Randy Napoleon
2024-02-05
7
Improbable Solutions

Improbable Solutions

Bill Anschell
2023-12-31
8
The Vision

The Vision

Trunino Lowe
2023-11-05
6
Caught in the Rhythm

Caught in the Rhythm

Benjamin Boone
2023-09-28
3
Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast

Ray Vega & Thomas Marriott East West Trumpet Summit
2023-06-16
11
My Heart

My Heart

Jeff Johnson
2023-04-10
11
Variable Clouds: Live at the Earshot Jazz Festival

Variable Clouds: Live at the Earshot Jazz Festival

Scenes
2022-12-01
9
Urbanessence

Urbanessence

Tito Carrillo
2022-11-23
7
Camaraderie

Camaraderie

BrandonLee Cierley
2022-10-07
3
Heatmap

Heatmap

Caleb Wheeler Curtis
2022-06-29
10
The New Black

The New Black

Darrell Grant
2022-06-12
4
Esthesis Quartet

Esthesis Quartet

Dawn Clement, Elsa Nilsson, Emma Dayhuff, Tina Raymond
2022-06-01
5
Gradient

Gradient

Machado Mijiga
2022-05-17
3
Substrate

Substrate

Caleb Wheeler Curtis and Laurent Nicoud
2022-04-30
2
No One is Any One

No One is Any One

Ember with Orrin Evans
2021-11-06
7
Mike Drop

Mike Drop

Mike Clark & Michael Zilber
2021-09-03
5
Seen on the Scene

Seen on the Scene

Jared Hall
2021-08-16
11
Transformation

Transformation

Glenn Close & Ted Nash
2021-05-19
3
Outrospection: The Music of Gregg Hill

Outrospection: The Music of Gregg Hill

Rodney Whitaker
2021-05-08
4
Ain't No Storm

Ain't No Storm

Caleb Wheeler Curtis
2021-04-12
7
Hindsight

Hindsight

Charlie Porter
2021-03-04
7
Uncivil War

Uncivil War

Shemekia Copeland
2021-02-11
4
The Democracy! Suite

The Democracy! Suite

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet with Wynton Marsalis
2021-02-08
10
Flash of the Spirit

Flash of the Spirit

Santi Debriano
2021-01-15
6
Introducing Nicole McCabe

Introducing Nicole McCabe

Nicole McCabe
2021-01-10
10
Rainbow Sign

Rainbow Sign

Ron Miles
2021-01-05
14

Read more album reviews by Paul Rauch
Read "Ravi Coltrane Quartet: Live at Jazz Alley in Seattle"

Ravi Coltrane Quartet: Live at Jazz Alley in Seattle

Live Review | 2025-08-27
6
Read "Hal Galper: Adventures In The Zone"

Hal Galper: Adventures In The Zone

Interview | 2025-07-29
14
Read "The Bad Plus at Jazz Alley"

The Bad Plus at Jazz Alley

Live Review | 2025-05-16
8
Read "Gary Bartz Quintet at Jazz Alley"

Gary Bartz Quintet at Jazz Alley

Live Review | 2025-05-05
1
Read "Greta Matassa Sextet at Jazz Alley"

Greta Matassa Sextet at Jazz Alley

Live Review | 2025-04-06
3
Read "Thomas Marriott Quartet at Jazz Alley"

Thomas Marriott Quartet at Jazz Alley

Live Review | 2025-03-11
1
Read "Immanuel Wilkins Quartet at The Triple Door"

Immanuel Wilkins Quartet at The Triple Door

Live Review | 2025-03-06
8
Read "Ravi Coltrane: Translinear Light—The Music of Alice Coltrane"

Ravi Coltrane: Translinear Light—The Music of Alice Coltrane

Live Review | 2025-03-01
8
Read "Seattle Jazz Fellowship: A New Age In A New Space"

Seattle Jazz Fellowship: A New Age In A New Space

What is Jazz? | 2025-02-19
8
Read "Branford Marsalis Quartet at The Triple Door"

Branford Marsalis Quartet at The Triple Door

Live Review | 2024-12-13
18
Read "Paul Rauch's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024"

Paul Rauch's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

Year in Review | 2024-12-11
12
Read "Xavier Lecouturier: Focus in Constant Motion"

Xavier Lecouturier: Focus in Constant Motion

Profile | 2024-10-07
13
Read "Detroit Jazz Festival 2024: The Year of Alice"

Detroit Jazz Festival 2024: The Year of Alice

Live Review | 2024-09-12
12
Read "Esperanza Spalding with Antonio Brown Dance At Benaroya Hall"

Esperanza Spalding with Antonio Brown Dance At Benaroya Hall

Live Review | 2024-08-09
7
Read "Kasan Belgrave Takes Off"

Kasan Belgrave Takes Off

Profile | 2024-08-04
7
Read "Marina Albero: Musical Nomad"

Marina Albero: Musical Nomad

Profile | 2024-06-24
12
Read "Noah Haidu Trio with Buster Williams & Lenny White at Jazz Alley"

Noah Haidu Trio with Buster Williams & Lenny White at Jazz Alley

Live Review | 2024-05-27
4
Read "Willie Jones III Sextet at Jazz Alley"

Willie Jones III Sextet at Jazz Alley

Live Review | 2024-05-08
11
Read "Anat Cohen Tentet at Jazz Alley"

Anat Cohen Tentet at Jazz Alley

Live Review | 2024-03-04
3
Read "Jahari Stampley at Jazz Alley"

Jahari Stampley at Jazz Alley

Live Review | 2024-02-05
5
Read "David Ambrosio's Civil Disobedience: 50 Years in the Making"

David Ambrosio's Civil Disobedience: 50 Years in the Making

Interview | 2024-01-20
8
Read "The Heavy Hitters Live at Jazz Alley"

The Heavy Hitters Live at Jazz Alley

Live Review | 2023-12-19
5
Read "Jeremy Pelt Quintet at Jazz Alley"

Jeremy Pelt Quintet at Jazz Alley

Live Review | 2023-11-15
13
Read "Detroit Jazz Festival 2023: A Tribute to a Great Jazz City"

Detroit Jazz Festival 2023: A Tribute to a Great Jazz City

Live Review | 2023-09-11
15
Read "Cecil Young: On Coming Home"

Cecil Young: On Coming Home

Catching Up With | 2023-08-07
12
Read "Charles McPherson Quintet at Jazz Alley"

Charles McPherson Quintet at Jazz Alley

Live Review | 2023-06-21
5
Read "Brandee Younger Trio at Jazz Alley"

Brandee Younger Trio at Jazz Alley

Live Review | 2023-06-18
4
Read "Leavenworth Jazz Festival 2023: A First Breath of Mountain Air"

Leavenworth Jazz Festival 2023: A First Breath of Mountain Air

Live Review | 2023-05-28
21
Read "Billy Childs Quartet at Jazz Alley"

Billy Childs Quartet at Jazz Alley

Live Review | 2023-05-13
3
Read "Seattle Jazz Fellowship: How One Week Told the Story of a Jazz Nonprofit's First Year"

Seattle Jazz Fellowship: How One Week Told the Story of a Jazz...

What is Jazz? | 2023-05-04
16
Read "The Cookers at Jazz Alley"

The Cookers at Jazz Alley

Live Review | 2023-03-29
5
Read "Hal Galper Quintet: Live at the Berlin Philharmonic 1977"

Hal Galper Quintet: Live at the Berlin Philharmonic 1977

Liner Notes | 2023-02-19
3
Read "Meridian Odyssey: Second Wave"

Meridian Odyssey: Second Wave

Liner Notes | 2023-02-12
4
Read "Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding at Jazz Alley"

Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding at Jazz Alley

Live Review | 2023-02-02
7
Read "Hal Galper: Ivory Forest Redux"

Hal Galper: Ivory Forest Redux

Liner Notes | 2023-01-29
7
Read "Thomas Marriott: Live From the Heat Dome"

Thomas Marriott: Live From the Heat Dome

Liner Notes | 2023-01-28
5
Read "Hal Galper Trio: Invitation to Openness"

Hal Galper Trio: Invitation to Openness

Liner Notes | 2023-01-28
4
Read "Joachim Mencel: An Eye on Brooklyn From Poland"

Joachim Mencel: An Eye on Brooklyn From Poland

Interview | 2022-12-27
4
Read "Detroit Jazz Festival 2022: The 43rd Edition Returns to a Live Audience"

Detroit Jazz Festival 2022: The 43rd Edition Returns to a Live...

Live Review | 2022-09-22
11
Read "Seattle Jazz Fellowship Presents: Orrin Evans & the Captain Black Big Band"

Seattle Jazz Fellowship Presents: Orrin Evans & the Captain...

What is Jazz? | 2022-06-14
5
Read "Remembering Jessica Williams: Trailblazing Pianist/Composer"

Remembering Jessica Williams: Trailblazing Pianist/Composer

Big Band in the Sky | 2022-03-18
12
Read "Kandace Springs Quartet / Sasha Berliner Quartet at Jazz Alley"

Kandace Springs Quartet / Sasha Berliner Quartet at Jazz Alley

Live Review | 2022-03-08
8
Read "Seattle Jazz Fellowship: A New Beginning For Live Resident Jazz"

Seattle Jazz Fellowship: A New Beginning For Live Resident Jazz

What is Jazz? | 2022-02-21
9
Read "Jazzmeia Horn at Jazz Alley"

Jazzmeia Horn at Jazz Alley

Live Review | 2021-12-15
6
Read "Jazz Returns to Seattle's Central District: Two Evenings of Black Brilliance"

Jazz Returns to Seattle's Central District: Two Evenings of...

What is Jazz? | 2021-11-19
5
Read "East-West Trumpet Summit at Meydenbauer Center Theatre"

East-West Trumpet Summit at Meydenbauer Center Theatre

Live Review | 2021-10-18
3
Read "Shirazette Tinnin: Artistry in Motion"

Shirazette Tinnin: Artistry in Motion

Interview | 2021-10-06
9
Read "The 2021 Detroit Jazz Festival: The Future is Female, Day 4"

The 2021 Detroit Jazz Festival: The Future is Female, Day 4

Live Review | 2021-09-17
3
Read "The 2021 Detroit Jazz Festival: A World Community, Day 3"

The 2021 Detroit Jazz Festival: A World Community, Day 3

Live Review | 2021-09-15
5
Read "The 2021 Detroit Jazz Festival: Against All Odds, Day 2"

The 2021 Detroit Jazz Festival: Against All Odds, Day 2

Live Review | 2021-09-14
5


Read more articles by Paul Rauch

Khalil Childs and Jacob Hart: Two Young Stars Rise From Detroit

Interview | This article has not been scheduled yet.

William Hill III: Keep it Movin'

Album Review | This article has not been scheduled yet.
Read "Roxy Coss: Standing Out"

Roxy Coss: Standing Out

Interview | 2017-10-22
20
Read "Carmen Rothwell: The Art of Intuition"

Carmen Rothwell: The Art of Intuition

Interview | 2017-08-25
26
Read "Julian Priester: Reflections in Positivity"

Julian Priester: Reflections in Positivity

Interview | 2017-12-08
25
Read "Bill Anschell: Curiosity and Invention"

Bill Anschell: Curiosity and Invention

Interview | 2017-11-09
21
Read "Jay Thomas: We Always Knew"

Jay Thomas: We Always Knew

Interview | 2018-11-16
15
Read "Sidney Hauser: Justice and Jubilation"

Sidney Hauser: Justice and Jubilation

Interview | 2018-07-17
12
Read "Chuck Deardorf: Hanging On To The Groove"

Chuck Deardorf: Hanging On To The Groove

Interview | 2019-01-19
14
Read "Generation Next: Four Voices From Seattle"

Generation Next: Four Voices From Seattle

Interview | 2017-06-19
38
Read "Jessica Lurie: In It For The Long Haul"

Jessica Lurie: In It For The Long Haul

Interview | 2018-01-09
5
Read "Dawn Clement: Here In The Moment"

Dawn Clement: Here In The Moment

Interview | 2018-01-23
10
Read "Rick Mandyck: The Return From Now"

Rick Mandyck: The Return From Now

Interview | 2017-02-03
65
Read "Tula's Jazz Club: A Seattle Tradition in the Making"

Tula's Jazz Club: A Seattle Tradition in the Making

Profile | 2016-09-07
58
Read "Johnaye Kendrick: In The Deepest Way Possible"

Johnaye Kendrick: In The Deepest Way Possible

Interview | 2017-03-08
39
Read "The Future is Female"

Roxy Coss: The Future is Female

Album Review | 2018-03-23
9
Read "Tula's Jazz Club: Soliloquy to a Seattle Jazz Institution"

Tula's Jazz Club: Soliloquy to a Seattle Jazz Institution

Profile | 2019-08-16
14
Read "Marina Albero: The Sweetness of the Edge"

Marina Albero: The Sweetness of the Edge

Interview | 2016-08-26
54
Read "Thomas Marriott: Balance in Life and Music"

Thomas Marriott: Balance in Life and Music

Interview | 2016-09-21
88
Read "Contrast"

Josh Lawrence & Color Theory: Contrast

Album Review | 2018-03-07
7
Read "Cubist"

Hal Galper: Cubist

Album Review | 2018-02-11
12
Read "Originals For the Originals"

Michael Zilber: Originals For the Originals

Album Review | 2017-11-20
14
Read "20 Seattle Jazz Musicians You Should Know: Jovino Santos Neto"

20 Seattle Jazz Musicians You Should Know: Jovino Santos Neto

Profile | 2020-02-16
13
Read "Omega"

Immanuel Wilkins: Omega

Album Review | 2020-09-03
15
Read "Open Heart"

Randy Halberstadt: Open Heart

Album Review | 2018-10-22
4
Read "Brittany Anjou: Visionary Soul"

Brittany Anjou: Visionary Soul

Interview | 2019-09-06
11
Read "Romance Language"

Thomas Marriott: Romance Language

Album Review | 2018-11-08
5
Read "Don't Look Down"

Ken Fowser: Don't Look Down

Album Review | 2018-03-01
2
Read "Over the Rainbow"

Chano Dominguez: Over the Rainbow

Album Review | 2017-02-24
40
Read "Happy Orchestra: Baba"

Tarik Abouzied: Happy Orchestra: Baba

Album Review | 2017-09-14
12
Read "Ariel"

Greg Sinibaldi: Ariel

Album Review | 2017-11-22
5
Read "Bliss"

Lauren Sevian: Bliss

Album Review | 2018-06-05
1
Read "20 Seattle Jazz Musicians You Should Know: Jay Thomas"

20 Seattle Jazz Musicians You Should Know: Jay Thomas

Profile | 2020-06-22
8
Read "D'Vonne Lewis: It's About the Love"

D'Vonne Lewis: It's About the Love

Interview | 2016-12-22
54
Read "Crossing Borders"

Eva Cortés: Crossing Borders

Album Review | 2018-02-28
5
Read "Perception"

Chuck Deardorf: Perception

Album Review | 2019-02-20
6
Read "I Always Knew"

Jay Thomas with the Oliver Groenewald Newnet: I Always Knew

Album Review | 2018-12-12
7
Read "Flying"

Johnaye Kendrick: Flying

Album Review | 2018-08-10
4
Read "Straight Forward"

New Faces: Straight Forward

Album Review | 2018-01-14
10
Read "Por Causa De Voce"

Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto: Por Causa De Voce

Album Review | 2019-01-06
2
Read "Hal Galper: Adventures In The Zone"

Hal Galper: Adventures In The Zone

Interview | 2025-07-29
14
Read "Chasing the Unicorn"

Roxy Coss: Chasing the Unicorn

Album Review | 2017-09-06
13
Read "Samantha Boshnack: A Musical World Without Boundaries"

Samantha Boshnack: A Musical World Without Boundaries

Interview | 2016-11-17
54
Read "Tuesday Night Jams at the Owl: A 25 Year Legacy in Seattle"

Tuesday Night Jams at the Owl: A 25 Year Legacy in Seattle

What is Jazz? | 2021-06-04
15
Read "Shifting Standards"

Bill Anschell: Shifting Standards

Album Review | 2018-05-14
3
Read "Vagabond Soul"

Nick Biello: Vagabond Soul

Album Review | 2018-07-23
5
Read "Maximum Enjoyment"

Something Blue: Maximum Enjoyment

Album Review | 2019-03-14
2
Read "Syzygy"

Curtis Brothers Quartet: Syzygy

Album Review | 2017-03-06
24
Read "Winds of Change"

Alexa Tarantino: Winds of Change

Album Review | 2019-06-10
2
Read "There Will Be Trouble"

LaVon Hardison: There Will Be Trouble

Album Review | 2018-11-01
4
Read "Drift"

Duende Libre: Drift

Album Review | 2018-07-18
1
Read "Basic Economy"

Ben Markley Quartet: Basic Economy

Album Review | 2018-08-04
6

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