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Interview

Sunna Gunnlaugs: A Merry Old Time

by Ian Patterson
July 12, 2026

From the kinetic hurly burly of New York to the dramatic landscape and wide-open spaces of volcanic Iceland. Both environments have informed the music of Icelandic pianist-composer Sunna Gunnlaugs. Twelve years in New York, saw her play and record with some of the city's finest jazz musicians, including drummer Scott McLemore, her husband, and closest musical partner of over 30 years. Gunnlaugs returned to her native Reykjavik in 2005, since when she has raised a family--not without McLemore's ...

In Pictures

Tubis Trio at Łódź Events Center

by Marek J. Śmietański
July 12, 2026

A collection of photos from the Tubis Trio concert at Łódź Events Center in Lodz on July 7, 2026 as part of the Jazz Tuesdays series, featuring Maciej Tubis, Przemysław Pacan and Marcin Lamch. ...

Radio & Podcasts

LINER NOTES Year 9 Kickoff: Organ Trio Mastery with Larry Goldings

by David Bixler
July 12, 2026

This episode marks a massive milestone for LINER NOTES as this episode officially kicks off Year 9 of the podcast. For the past eight years, this show has been about pulling back the curtain on the creative process, and I couldn't think of a better artist to help us launch this anniversary season than keyboard wizard Larry Goldings. Larry has been a definitive voice on the Hammond B3 for over three decades, shaping the sound of modern jazz organ. He ...

Album Review

Sunna Gunnlaugs: Go Round Merry

Read "Go Round Merry" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
July 12, 2026

The title of Icelandic pianist-composer Sunna Gunnlaugs' 15th album as leader is a manifesto of sorts--a call to embrace the moment and savor life's simple pleasures as we go about our business. Gunnlaugs has always shown a penchant for memorable melodies, and this album--her sixth with her longstanding trio partners, bassist Þorgrímur Jónsson and drummer Scott McLemore--is no exception. A working unit since 2011, it should come as no surprise that there is an egalitarian esprit de corps across these ...

Live Review

Iris DeMent at The Freight

by Harry S. Pariser
July 12, 2026

Iris DeMent The Freight Berkeley, California June 27, 2026 Singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist Iris DeMent returned to The Freight in Berkeley, California to hold forth on a Saturday evening. Iris Luella DeMent is famous for songs that touch on political and social issues as well as the romantic. She definitely knows how to warm up a room. With her distinctive twang, there is nobody else quite like her. DeMent's personal history is remarkable. ...

Album Review

Robert Jukič 4 + Bram De Looze: Congregation

Read "Congregation" reviewed by Maciej Stasiowski

by Maciej Stasiowski
July 12, 2026

How about approaching this one through visuals rather than sound for a change? Album covers alone do a remarkable job of transporting us into a particular state of mind, and Robert Jukic's catalog testifies to a consistently compelling visual identity. Izza's (ZKPRTVS, 2022) forsaken armchair beside a crooked telegraph pole or the disintegrating Ford Cortina in the woods on We All Bleed (Real Over Junk, 2026) are every bit as persuasive as the music itself--because of the atmosphere they evoke. ...

Album Review

Ran Blake & Dominique Eade: Roots & Byways

Read "Roots & Byways" reviewed by Troy Dostert

by Troy Dostert
July 12, 2026

For a pianist whose prodigious recorded legacy goes back to the 1960s, Ran Blake has only rarely deviated from his preferred settings: solo albums and duos with vocalists. While his Short Life of Barbara Monk (Soul Note, 1987) is arguably one of the finest quartet records of the 1980s, and his Sonic Temples (GM Recordings, 2001) is a superb later trio effort, he has for the most part been largely content to limit himself to more intimate contexts, especially with ...

Radio & Podcasts

A Few of My Favorite 2026 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 6

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 12, 2026

These past two weeks have been an opportunity to leaf back through six months of listening and rediscover the tracks that turned out to have the longest shelf life--music that still feels as fresh and compelling now as when we first heard it. Here's the last installment. We'll get back to this in six months! Stay tuned.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 André Fernandes “Dragon'S Blood Red" Centauri ...

Film Review

Peter Asher: Everywhere Man

by Thomas Cole
July 11, 2026

Peter AsherPeter Asher: Everywhere Man Greenwich Entertainment 2026 As the title of this documentary implies, Peter Asher was everywhere, a virtual Zelig-like figure in music history beginning in the 1960s. With the boomer theme running throughout, the film is framed around a 2019 live performance and monologue performed at Bimbo's in San Francisco with master of ceremonies Peter Asher addressing and singing for an invited audience of friends and colleagues. He recounts his history with humor, ...

Album Review

Miles Davis' 3rd Quintet: Reference: Bitches Brew Live 1969 In Europe

Read "Reference: Bitches Brew Live 1969 In Europe" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
July 11, 2026

For Miles Davis, timing was everything. His music rarely stood still long enough for audiences to catch up. The Columbia releases of Filles de Kilimanjaro (January 29, 1969) and In a Silent Way (July 30, 1969) marked the decisive bridge between his acoustic past and electric future. Yet Davis was already moving beyond that bridge before listeners had a chance to cross it. Less than a month after In a Silent Way reached record stores, he assembled musicians for what ...