Jazz Articles

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Interview

Donald Brown: Delaney Inspirations

by Todd Steed
July 17, 2026

Donald Brown--renowned pianist, composer, and longtime University of Tennessee professor--brings a deeply personal and culturally resonant vision to his recording Donald Brown and Knoxville Celebrate Beauford Delaney (Kendoray, 2026) inspired by the life and artistry of Knoxville-born painter Beauford Delaney. In partnership with the University of Tennessee Libraries' Boundless: Artists in the Archives program, Brown immersed himself in Delaney's archival materials and artwork, allowing the Boundless initiative to serve as both catalyst and creative framework for the project. In this ...

Album Review

Sullivan Fortner: Leave That In There

Read "Leave That In There" reviewed by Andrew Schinder

by Andrew Schinder
July 17, 2026

Pianist Sullivan Fortner is on a roll. Already one of the most respected contemporary jazz pianists, Fortner leveled up in 2025 with the Grammy-winning Southern Nights (Artwork Records, 2025), a tribute to his New Orleans heritage that was a critical and commercial smash. Along with the collaboration albums Wildflowers Vol. 1 (Edition Records, 2024) (with vocalist Kurt Elling) and Play (ACT Music, 2025) (with trumpeter Theo Croker) and playing to packed houses both as a leader and accompanist, the year was an unqualified success. ...

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Liner Notes

Joe Beck: Beck

by Arnaldo DeSouteiro
July 17, 2026

Beck is back! A perfectionist, gifted with a sharp sense of self-criticism, Joe Beck (born on July 29, 1945, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was making good music (and a lot of money) when he disappeared from the NY music scene in 1971 to become a dairy farmer in Vermont. After his professional debut with Paul Winter's group in 1964, he had played with such masters as Gary McFarland, Charles Lloyd, Chico Hamilton, and Gil Evans, on whose orchestra he was a ...

Album Review

UDEiGWE: Four Lemmas

Read "Four Lemmas" reviewed by Andrew Hunter

by Andrew Hunter
July 17, 2026

Jazz is a beautifully broad church. Whoever you are, whatever you have to say, you are welcome to say it as long as you bring an open heart and an open mind. So when a math professor chooses to express his thoughts on identity through “an eight track concept suite structured as four lemmas [in math, supporting propositions that prepare the ground for larger ideas], each anchored in a mathematical idea used as a conceptual framework," well, why ...

Album Review

Kevin Mackenzie: PRIME Play Standards

Read "PRIME Play Standards" reviewed by Mark McKergow

by Mark McKergow
July 17, 2026

Scottish guitarist Kevin Mackenzie steps forward with the second album from his collaborative organ trio PRIME. The music swings with a deft touch, with sharp arrangement adding fuel to a burning set of well-chosen standards. Mackenzie has been a fixture in Scotland's jazz scene for more than three decades. He has worked extensively in trio formats, notably with Tom Bancroft and Phil Bancroft in Trio AAB, whose Cold Fusion (Caber Music, 1998) won the BBC Radio 3 Album Award in ...

Radio & Podcasts

Jo Harrop, Jamie McCredie, Pat Metheny, And More

by Colin Muirhead
July 17, 2026

Vocalist Jo Harrop and guitarist Jamie McCredie talk about their current tour, plans for new music, and their individual projects. Featuring tracks by Jo and Jamie, plus music by corto.alto, Pat Metheny, and more. Playlist Jo Harrop & Jamie McCredie “My Foolish Heart" from Weathering the Storm (Lateralize Records) 0:00 Jo Harrop & Jamie McCredie “ Interview, part 1" from () 5:32 Jo Harrop & Jamie McCredie “Guilty" from Weathering the Storm (Lateralize Records) 9:31 Jo Harrop & ...

Radio & Podcasts

Zach Brock and Bob Lanzetti

by Daniel Peck
July 17, 2026

Snarky Puppy's reputation precedes itself, of course, but for this performance, violinist Zack Brock and guitarist Bob Lanzetti step out on their own to create soundscapes that invite deep listening, emphasizing nuance, spontaneity, and the power of musical storytelling.It's a performance that's as intimate as it is inspiring. From April 23rd, 2025 Daniel Peck is your host for Zack Brock and Bob Lanzetti... Live at the Bop Stop.Playlist “Any Why Not?" 00:56 “Los Caballeros" 11:15 “Jando" ...

Radio & Podcasts

Sonny Rollins tribute, part 1: Sonny in the '50s

by Larry Slater
July 17, 2026

Sonny Rollins, the saxophone colossus, left us on May 25th 2026 at age 95. Rollins, one of the music's great improvisers, left a rich legacy of recordings. His early recordings date from 1949, when he was 19. Even at that age, he was recognized as a rare talent. In this hour, you'll hear Rollins' recordings from the 1950s, with several iconic performances. “Saxophone Colossus," from 1956, was a tour de force that established him ...

Live Review

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2026

by Mark Sullivan
July 16, 2026

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Various Venues Montreal, Canada June 30-July 4, 2026 The 46th edition of the Festival presented over 350 shows, two-thirds of which were free. The festival organizing team highlighted performances by legendary jazz-funk band The Headhunters, the Charles Lloyd Quartet, St. Vincent Symphonique (a series of orchestral concerts featuring her repertoire), Kamasi Washington, French-Haitian vocalist Naïka, French-Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf, and vocalist Melody Gardot. This year's honorees were ...

Album Review

Zacc Harris: American Reckoning

Read "American Reckoning" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
July 16, 2026

There is something quietly compelling about guitarist-composer Zacc Harris's continued revisiting of the American songbook. Rather than treating these familiar melodies as museum pieces, he treats them as living conversations spanning generations. In American Reckoning, his reunion with longtime collaborators Matthew Peterson on bass and Lars-Erik Larson on drums deepens the exploration, which is both musically adventurous and emotionally resonant. Throughout, the trio reshapes a set of nine well-known songs through inventive reharmonizations, shifting metres, and subtle textural interplay.