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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 ...

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" ...

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 featuring Francesco D'Auria, Michel Godard and Tino Tracanna. ...

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 ...

Album Review

Neil Cowley: Built on Bach

Read "Built on Bach" reviewed by Tyran Grillo

by Tyran Grillo
November 4, 2026

In the summer of 2023, pianist Neil Cowley wandered into Leipzig's St. Thomas Church, where Johann Sebastian Bach had spent much of his working life, and nearly stepped upon the composer's gravestone beside the altar. A fugue sounded from the organ overhead, its contrapuntal architecture suspended above the mortal remains of the imagination that had conceived it. Between these two registers of existence, Cowley experienced a sudden inundation of memory. The countless hours of childhood practice returned, bearing the mathematical ...

Album Review

Howard Levy: Heavy World

Read "Heavy World" reviewed by Jeff Cebulski

by Jeff Cebulski
November 4, 2026

The multi-instrumentalist Howard Levy--author, educator, and master of the diatonic harmonica--has released a solo album, Heavy World, the title being an anagram of his name and perhaps a representation of his current thoughts and feelings. Yet, the music within is bright and spirited enough to lift the souls of his listeners, especially his regional fans who will be excited to receive the first recorded version of Levy's multi-genre harmonica rendition of “Amazing Grace." On Heavy World, recorded at ...

Album Review

Marty Ehrlich: Open Air: The Complete Saxophone Quartet Compositions Of Julius Hemphill

Read "Open Air: The Complete Saxophone Quartet Compositions Of Julius Hemphill" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
November 4, 2026

Julius Hemphill's saxophone quartets reveal a compositional imagination as resourceful as it is distinctive. In assembling all of Hemphill's known works for the format, reedman Marty Ehrlich brings a remarkable body of music into sharp focus, foregrounding the harmonic ingenuity and structural precision that can be obscured by extensive improvisation. Hemphill, best known as a founding member and principal composer of the World Saxophone Quartet (WSQ), wrote consistently for reed ensembles from 1977 until his death in 1995. ...

The Blue Note Portal

Wolf—Future Perfect, 4. Brubeck

by Blue Note Portal
November 4, 2026

New York 1970 Wolf beamed, pointing an accusatory, joyous finger at the turntable. “What else are you hiding in those crates next?" Julian leaned over the studio console, a wide grin spreading across his face. “Summer of 1959, Wolf. Columbia Records' 30th Street Studio, right here in New York City. Up until this specific moment in history, American jazz lived and died by four-four time--the straight four-four you played in your blues stunt earlier. Or, occasionally, a three-four ...

Radio & Podcasts

Joey DeFrancesco all the way live + Eco Friendly tunes from Fabian Almazan, Ekep Nkwelle and Florian Hoefner

by Hobart Taylor
November 4, 2026

Also Samara Joy Live at the Blue Note, Ralph Alessi, Nick Mazzarella and introducing Zohar and Adam Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Joey DeFrancesco/Lucas Brown/Anwar Marshall “ One More Blues" from Live at Keystone Korner (Mack Avenue) 00:08 Samara Joy “Yesterdays" from Live at the Blue Note (Verve) 09:26 Host Speaks 16:46 Fabian Almazan “Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah" from A World of Wounds (Biophilia) 18:14 Zoë Aqua “Asore Debraye (Ten Commandments)" from From the Open Place (Adhyâropa) 24:10 Nick ...