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Jazz em Agosto 2026, Part 2
by Petra Cvelbar
The sixth day of the 42nd edition of Jazz em Agosto continued with a performance by The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, featuring Mette Rasmussen on alto saxophone, Mariam Rezaei on turntables, Gabriele Mitelli on piccolo trumpet, electronics, and vocals, and Lukas König on drums, electric cymbals, and synthesizer. On the seventh day, we had the opportunity to hear Anna Webber: Shimmer Wince at the Open-Air Amphitheater of Gulbenkian Garden. The quintet features Anna Webber on tenor saxophone, ...
Continue ReadingYoko Ono, Martin Bisi, Fela Kuti, Sons Of Kemet And Others
by Lawrence Peryer
A wide-open hour: a new quartet session from Christer Bothén, Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling, and Andreas Werliin opens things, and from there we range through Cibo Matto's take on a Yoko Ono song, brand new records from Laura Veirs, Martin Bisi, Cassie Watson Francillon, and the French trio Namas, a Fela Kuti cut from 1973, and Sons of Kemet closing it out. Free improvisation, harp, Afrobeat, post-jazz. Playlist Christer Bothén, Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling & Andreas Werliin “Chrysotile" ...
Continue ReadingThe Blues Project - LIVE & Well in the Redwoods
by Thomas Cole
The Blues ProjectThe Paper Mill Creek SaloonForest Knolls, CAAugust 14, 2026 Some sixty years after The Blues Project first emerged from the ferment of Greenwich Village, Roy Blumenfeld led a fresh incarnation of the band into the tiny Paper Mill Creek Saloon in Forest Knolls, California. Nestled in the scenic redwoods in a small room with a weathered bare wooden floor gleaming with the rich patina that only decades of use can produce in a ...
Continue ReadingGeof Bradfield / Myra Melford / Ben Goldberg / Dana Hall: Open Or Close
by Dan McClenaghan
Ornette Coleman may come to mind at the beginning of the spin of Open Or Close. This is understandable. The title song, which opens the set, is from Coleman's pen. Additionally, the jazz collective at work here--reedmen Geof Bradfield and Ben Goldberg, pianist Myra Melford and drummer Dana Hall play loose and free, à la Ornette, with a lot of seat-of-the-pants energy. The sound has a common thread strung out between Coleman's 1968 Blue Note Records album New York Is ...
Continue ReadingAlexis Marcelo: Solo Piano
by Carl Medsker
"Boogieminish Bop" effusively kicks off Alexis Marcelo's first release under his own name, organically combining stride, boogie-woogie and bop into a contemporary melange. For over two decades, Marcelo has honed his chops and developed his personal language, drawing on the full history of jazz piano, his Hispanic roots, early classical training and experiences with hip hop, progressive rock and exploratory improv. He boldly chose to perform solo in his debut, something most pianists defer to later in their ...
Continue ReadingThe Beatles—Future Perfect, Part 7
by Blue Note Portal
Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Intimate Immersion By the spring of 1969, the Apollo had ceased to be merely a theater in Harlem. It had become a point of origin. The film--Apollo: Future Perfect--opened to excited audiences around the globe. George Lucas's cameras had caught magic discovering itself in real time--the raw, triumphant ...
Continue ReadingJalen Baker: RePaved
by Pierre Giroux
Occasionally, an album comes along that shakes up your thinking about what jazz can do. Jalen Baker's RePaved might be that album. On the surface, it is an eight- part suite about Houston's historic Black neighbourhoods, particularly the 3rd Ward, where Baker's family has deep roots spanning four generations. But on closer listening, it becomes more personal. Baker is not simply documenting places disappearing under the pressure of gentrification; he is keeping their memory alive through music. Baker ...
Continue ReadingArun Ghosh, John Pope Quintet, Manon McCoy, And More
by Colin Muirhead
Colin Muirhead previews the Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music with festival producer and artistic director Wesley Stephenson. Featuring music by festival acts Arun Ghosh, Get The Blessing, John Pope Quintet, Alex Hitchcock, Manon McCoy, Zoe Rahman, and more. Playlist Arun Ghosh “Hanji!" from Seclused in Light (camoci records) 0:00 Wesley Stephenson “Interview, part 1" from () 5:14 Get The Blessing “São Pedro gold" from Pallett (All Is Yes Records) 8:23 Wesley Stephenson “Interview, part 2" from ...
Continue ReadingMartin Bisi: Forty-Five Years Of Sonic Murder
by Lawrence Peryer
This week we're putting The Tonearm's needle on producer and engineer Martin Bisi.Bisi has run BC Studio out of the Gowanus section of Brooklyn since 1981, recording Sonic Youth, Swans, Herbie Hancock's “Rockit," and countless others.We discussed his new album, Dancing On The Power Lines, his ongoing community activism, the changing landscape of New York's music scene, and so much more. It's a good one. ...
Continue Reading2026 Newport Jazz Festival, Part 2
by Mark Robbins
Jazz at Newport has always been about more than keeping a tradition alive. It is also about seeing where the music is going. At the 72nd Newport Jazz Festival, that was clear in the wide range of music heard throughout the weekend, from jazz and soul to R&B, hip-hop, funk and experimental music. Artists from different generations shared the stages at Fort Adams. Herbie Hancock and Charles Lloyd represented generations of jazz history, while artists such as Robert ...
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