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Take Five With...

Take Five with Guitarist Joey Stuckey

by AAJ Staff
November 5, 2026

Editor's Note: Guitarist, producer, and educator Joey Stuckey completed this Take Five interview shortly before his passing in October 2026. We're grateful that he took the time to share his experiences, musical philosophy, and reflections with All About Jazz. We publish his answers in his own words, as he intended. An inspirational, award-winning artist, producer, and podcast host, Joey Stuckey blazed a trail for three decades before his untimely passing last month. Blind since age two, ...

Album Review

Stephan Crump: Passerine

Read "Passerine" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
November 5, 2026

Bassist and composer Stephan Crump has rarely been interested in conventional jazz architecture. His ensembles emphasize interaction, with compositions that leave ample space for musicians to reshape the music as it unfolds. On Passerine, Crump leads a quartet featuring Kenny Warren on trumpet, David Leon on alto flute and saxophone and Ches Smith on percussion. Inspired by the ways birds construct nests, the seven compositions suggest structures assembled piece by piece, sometimes orderly, sometimes deliberately precarious, often through chamber-like passages.

Album Review

Noel Langley: Syzygy

by Neil Duggan
November 5, 2026

There has been a 12-year gap since British trumpeter, composer and producer Noel Langley released his debut as a leader, Edentide (Suntara Records, 2014). He returns with Syzygy, an album that offers a partial account of what he has been doing in the intervening years. The core of the album was recorded during a session with pianist Alcyona Mick in 2000. Having also featured on Langley's debut, Mick shares an established musical rapport with him, allowing the duo to explore ...

The Blue Note Portal

Wolf—Future Perfect, 5. So What

by Blue Note Portal
November 5, 2026

1970--New York The applause and laughter that followed Wolf's impossible five-four duet with Kyle took a long time to settle. Kyle was still sitting behind the drum kit with both sticks resting across his lap, grinning in a kind of exhausted disbelief. Zack leaned against his upright bass with his head tilted back and his eyes closed, as if recovering from a mild spiritual assault. Chloe had reclaimed her Telecaster but hadn't bothered to plug it back in. ...

Radio & Podcasts

New Music from Max Light And More

by Bob Osborne
November 5, 2026

Telepathic interplay between musicians is a common theme in this selection of tracks from mostly new releases. Whether it is on written material or pure improvisation the interaction by both seasoned professionals and younger faces on the scene is demonstrated clearly in this exciting playlist.Playlist Max Light “Talking To You" from Unlearning (Chill Tone Records) 00:00 Joey DeFrancesco “Vibrations In Blue" from Live At Keystone Korner (Mack Avenue Records) 08:14 Charged Particles with Tod Dickow, Special Guest Randy ...

Album Review

Kris Davis Trio: Lost In Geneva

Read "Lost In Geneva" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
November 5, 2026

On Lost In Geneva, pianist Kris Davis extends the compositional and improvisational inquiry of Run The Gauntlet (Pyroclastic, 2024), deepening her interplay with bassist Robert Hurst and drummer Johnathan Blake. While the trio does not attempt to reinvent the format--bass and drums adroitly take care of business--it nonetheless subtly flexes the language. As well as tonal improvisations, the group also buys into Davis' singular writing, integrating nagging diversions and passages of minimalist patterning alongside the melodic invention and driving beat. ...

Radio & Podcasts

Amina Figarova, Fumi Tomita, Devra Hoff, Rempis/Abrams/Ra + Baker

by Cheryl K.
November 5, 2026

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music--pianists Sir Roland Hanna and Amina Figarova; vocalist Joan Watson-Jones; harmonica player Roni Eytan; bassists Fumi Tomita and Devra Hoff; saxophonists Rahsaan Barber and Azar Lawrence; and an extended piece by saxophonist Dave Rempis, pianist Jim Baker, bassist Joshua Abrams, and drummer/percussionist Avreeayl Ra.Playlist Sir Roland Hanna “Dalarna" from Songs of Hope, Inspiration & Joy (IPO Recordings) 5:18 Amina Figarova “Sapphire Veil" from Flying High Above (AmFi) 7:51 Jenny ...

In Pictures

Spiritus Spiritus Trio at Milestone in Piacenza

by Danilo Codazzi
November 5, 2026

A collection of photos from the Spiritual Spiritus Trio concert at Milestone Jazz Club in Piacenza, Italy, on October 31, 2026 Year featuring Francesco D'Auria, Michel Godard and Tino Tracanna. ...

Radio & Podcasts

Sinsuke Fujieda, Akusmi, GáBor Gadó, Jon Hassell And Others

by Lawrence Peryer
November 5, 2026

A long opening: seventeen minutes of the title track from Tokyo saxophonist Sinsuke Fujieda's Fukushima. From there, Akusmi's London-built global jazz, Group Listening's clarinet and piano take on Roedelius, and a new piece from Hungarian guitarist Gábor Gadó. John Fahey's requiem for Mississippi John Hurt airs sixty years and a day after Hurt's death, then Stephen Rush and Rafael Toral from a record just out, and Jon Hassell's final concert closes the hour.Playlist Sinsuke Fujieda Group “Fukushima" from ...

Inside AAJ

All About Jazz: Building the Future of Jazz, Together

by Michael Ricci
November 4, 2026

When I founded All About Jazz in 1995, I envisioned a place where people who loved jazz could share their knowledge, discover new music, and connect with others who shared their passion. Thirty-one years later, that vision has grown into an internationally respected institution serving musicians, writers, photographers, venues, record labels, presenters, educators, broadcasters, and listeners around the world. Today, All About Jazz encompasses an independent publication, Jazz Near You, an extensive musician database, a historical ...