Jazz Articles about Will Lyle

About Will Lyle

Album Review

Eve Cornelious: Eve Again... Naturally

Read "Eve Again... Naturally" reviewed by Acacia Grace

by Acacia Grace
August 5, 2026

After nearly a decade since her 2017 live recording, Eve Cornelious returns to the studio with Again... Naturally, an album that embraces the timeless traditions of straight-ahead jazz while showcasing the confidence and poise of a seasoned interpreter. Rather than chasing contemporary trends, Cornelious delivers an album rooted in classic jazz values--thoughtful storytelling, elegant phrasing, and a deep respect for lyrical interpretation. The album opens with “Big City," a grand and inviting introduction that immediately establishes the sophisticated character of ...

Album Review

Will Lyle: The All Seeing Eye

Read "The All Seeing Eye" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
August 4, 2026

According to bassist Will Lyle, his mentor the late drummer Ralph Peterson Jr. once told him that an album is like a snapshot--a picture of where you are musically at that unique point in time. After scanning the personnel list on Lyle's latest recording, The All Seeing Eye, a second piece of advice must have been, “surround yourself with the best possible musicians you can find." If so, Lyle took that guidance to heart, fleshing out his rhythm ...

Album Review

Will Lyle: L.A. Source Codes

Read "L.A. Source Codes" reviewed by Kyle Simpler

by Kyle Simpler
June 25, 2021

For computer programmers, a source code is a piece of computer language, which they are able to read and transfer and put to use in a practical way. With his debut album, L.A. Source Codes, bassist Will Lyle makes a connection between this concept and jazz. As with computer programming, jazz has its own language, and learning the language of jazz can be somewhat challenging. A skilled player, however, can take musical “source codes," such as chords, scales and arpeggios, ...

Take Five With...

Take Five with Will Lyle

by AAJ Staff
April 27, 2021

Meet Will Lyle Born in Southern California, Will began studying cello when he was three and also played drums, guitar, piano and percussion, taking up the electric bass at the age of 12. “I had aspirations to become a producer and I originally went to Berklee for musical production, but during my freshman year I heard Paul Chambers]} and {{Scott LaFaro and decided that that was what I wanted to do." After graduating, he toured Japan with drummer Billy Kilson, ...