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Nicolas Ferron Trio: Multiverse
by Glenn Astarita
The Nicolas Ferron Trio hails from Montreal's vibrant jazz scene where guitarist Nicolas Ferron has been slinging strings alongside local heavyweights like Rémi-Jean Leblanc and Benjamin Deschamps. With Multiverse, Ferron--joined by Jonathan Cayer on B3 organ and Louis-Vincent Hamel on drums--crafts a sonic wormhole that blends psychedelic rock, a punky attitude and experimental jazz. This eight-track 47-minute journey does not merely nod to jazz tradition--it teleports it into a kaleidoscope of modern energy. Ferron's compositions paired with the trio's taut ...
Continue ReadingMatthieu Clement: RUMA
by Glenn Astarita
Mathieu Clement, born in 2001 in Luxembourg, is a dynamic 24-year-old drummer and composer (with a mature talent that belies his age) now based in Cologne, Germany. He began playing the drums and vibraphone at the age of seven, studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz, and was part of the JugendJazzOrchester NRW. Clement's discography includes his debut Coming Home“ (Jazz Thing Next Generation, 2022), and the trio album Fume, (Klaeng, 2024). Ruma is a spirited septet ...
Continue ReadingAAJ @ 30
by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius
You already know the story. Back in 1990, in some quaint American backwater called Philadelphia somewhere in the Quaker-infested wilds of Pennsylvania, young Michael Ricci dreamt of combining art and technology to create a uniquely American art form and transmit it electronically to every corner of the world except those places where they eat rotting shark meat because dude, seriously. After five years of constant experimentation, at one point even involving a banjo and a KitchenAid mixer connected ...
Continue ReadingRita Marcotulli: Crafting a Self-Portrait Through Jazz and Passion
by Marco Iacoboni
Before her solo piano performance at the Connetto Festival Jazz 2025, we sat down with acclaimed Roman pianist and composer Rita Marcotulli to discuss her artistic evolution, the influence of technology, and the challenges and opportunities for young musicians in today's jazz scene. All About Jazz: Let's begin with your Autoritratto project, a return to solo piano. What inspired this introspective work? Rita Marcotulli: I named it Autoritratto--Italian for “self-portrait"--because it reflects my life's journey, an ...
Continue ReadingZurHub: Countryside Motorways
by Edward Blanco
Israeli flautist Mattan Klein and fellow Jerusalem native guitarist Ezequiel Hezi Jait, based in both Tel Aviv and New York, present a stunning musical portrait on Countryside Motorways, blending the rhythms of Brazil with Israeli folk and classical music while drawing influence from legendary composers such as Hermeto Pascoal and the incomparable Chick Corea. The co-leaders are joined by three other fellow countrymen, including pianist Itay Simhovich, bassist Assaf Hakimi and drummer Dani Benedikt, forming a vibrant quintet known as ...
Continue ReadingRodrigo Amado / Chris Corsano: The Healing
by Mark Corroto
Imagine the blank canvas that tenor saxophonist Rodrigo Amado and drummer Chris Corsano set out to fill in this live recording from Lisbon, Portugal's ZDB in September 2016. Between them, they have nearly three hundred recordings and three times as many performances--an arsenal of sounds, textures, and ideas ready for deployment. Their orbits often intersect: Amado leading his Motion Trio, The Attic, The Bridge and collaborating with Luís Lopes, Alexander von Schlippenbach, among others; Corsano sharing stages and studios with ...
Continue ReadingIrene Schweizer - Rudiger Carl - Johnny Dyani - Han Bennink: Irène's Hot Four
by Glenn Astarita
Irène's Hot Four represents a significant posthumous release from the legendary Swiss jazz pianist Irène Schweizer, who passed away in 2024. This release captures a rare 1981 concert in Zurich featuring Schweizer alongside her companions Rüdiger Carl, Johnny Dyani, and Han Bennink. It is a quartet that existed for only around a year and a half, playing just a handful of performances. The album fills an important gap in Schweizer's discography, documenting this ephemeral but vital collaboration between four master ...
Continue ReadingJason Moran, Fabia Mantwill, Alberto Pinton, ØKSE & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
This playlist kicks off under the banner of “More Is More" spotlighting large ensemble jazz and the creative possibilities that scale can offer. And in doing so it spotlights bands led by forward-looking artists who aren't just writing for big groups but are bringing their own fresh ideas about what big ensemble jazz can sound like. The second part of the show features exciting projects from the Scandinavian scene and, at the end, it goes full circle with an album ...
Continue ReadingSan Jose Jazz Fest 2025
by Ronald Davis
A collection of photos from the 35th San Jose Summer Fest 2025 in San Jose from August 8, 2025 to August 10, 2025 featuring José James, Ghost-Note, Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Carl Allen, Reginald Veal, Ralph Moore, Anthony Arya, Butcher Brown, Mary Stallings, Billy Iuso, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Tyreek McDole, ByWater Call, Lalah Hathaway, Theo Croker, Tom Scott, PJ Morton, The Headhunters, Mohini Dey, Femi Kuti, Vincent Herring, Ray Obiedo, MeloDious, Common, Kiefer, and Mavis Staples. Just to name ...
Continue ReadingRIP Sheila Jordan, New Music from Carlos Jimenez, Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring, and more, Birthday Music from Cyrille Aimee, Stuff Smith, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and More
by David W. Daniels
The program will feature classic jazz, current jazz that is in the tradition of classic jazz, jazz fusion, and music by local artists covering all forms of jazz. We do this in three hour long segments: 1: Classic jazz; 2: Recent jazz that is in the tradition; and 3: Jazz musicians who had birthdays during the week (August 11-16). During this week's classic jazz segment, we are paying homage to the recently transitioned Sheila Jordan. My show is ...
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