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Album Review

Richard Baratta: Another Kind of Bird

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by Jack Bowers
June 14, 2026

Even today, more than seventy years after his death at the young age of thirty-four, the legendary alto saxophonist Charlie “Yardbird" Parker remains incomparable, as a player and composer who almost singlehandedly changed the vocabulary of jazz, introducing revisions and concepts that have never worn thin or gone out of style. Simply put, no one had ever heard jazz played the way that Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke and a handful of others approached it in the early ...

Opinion

Standards, Expertise and the Art of Judgment

by Patrick Keeney
June 13, 2026

American musician and musicologist Rick Beato recently criticised a list of the 30 greatest contemporary American songwriters compiled by music critics from The New York Times. He dismissed the exercise as meaningless. His objection was not primarily to compiling such a list, nor to the names nominated, but rather to the dubious authority of the critics themselves. Rick Beato is among the more knowledgeable commentators on contemporary music. He holds a Bachelor of Arts ...

Album Review

Ron Carter & Yotam Silberstein: Duets

by Dan Bilawsky
June 13, 2026

The concept of virtuosity is often misunderstood as an outsized display of technique. In truth though, by definition and in reality, it's about mastery. Such expertise is just as likely to be shown in measured command as it is to appear as fireworks, and this absorbing duo date is a firm reminder of that fact. Legendary bassist Ron Carter and eminent guitarist Yotam Silberstein each possess extraordinary skills and have the wisdom and experience to know when ...

Album Review

Filipa Santos ~ Miguel Moreira: Now Swim

by Don Ball
June 13, 2026

Atmospheric does not begin to describe Filipa Santos and Miguel Moreira's recording Now Swim. The music emits from another dimension, a soundtrack from the bottom of the ocean: exotic and dense, weird and abrasive, soothing and lulling, often simultaneously. Santos' saxophone, flute and voice are often unearthly, being manipulated electronically and creating an eerie, ghostly presence. Moreira's guitar and percussion programming vary from providing a deep rhythm to creating a cacophony of noise that explodes in the middle ...

Live Review

Michael Feinstein and the U.S. Marine Corps Band at The Music Center at Strathmore

by Mark Edelman
June 13, 2026

Michael Feinstein and the U.S. Marine Corps Band The Music Center at Strathmore Bethesda, MD April 26, 2026 “The President's Own," they're called--not as popular a moniker these days with old orangehead closing the Kennedy Center and wreaking whatever havoc he dreams up online at two in the morning. But give the United States Marine Corps Band a break. These are some of the country's finest instrumentalists and their chops were on full display at the ...

Radio & Podcasts

Simon Moullier, André Fernandes, Eleonora Strino, Alexis Cuadrado & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 13, 2026

Here's a little more music for curious ears, restless spirits, and anyone who finds algorithms far too predictable. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Simon Moullier “Low Blues" Ceiba (Self-produced) 0:16 Host talks 4:42 Felice Clemente “Sparkling Blue" Le nuvole e il fulmine (Da Vinci) 6:04 Host talks 11:48 Alexis Cuadrado “Algie the Miner: Algie Shows His Mettal / Sober Saloon / Claim My Girl / Back ...

Album Review

Rich Willey: Laid Back Vol. 1, featuring John Swana

Read "Laid Back Vol. 1, featuring John Swana" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
June 13, 2026

Chicago-based trumpeter and composer Rich Willey oversees an impressive eleven-piece ensemble on Best Laid Plans, which embodies seven of his melodically enticing and rhythmically strong compositions, all neatly arranged by Wally Minko. The one clear drawback in this otherwise pleasing session, however, is an incessant rock beat, which lends an aura of sameness to every number that serves to weaken its purpose and impede even the most valiant efforts to separate it from the herd. That is countered ...

Album Review

Krokofant: 6

by Glenn Astarita
June 13, 2026

Krokofant is a Norwegian trio formed in 2011, built around the combustible chemistry of Tom Hasslan on guitar, Jorgen Mathisen on saxophone and synthesizers, and Axel Skalstad on drums. After two albums as a five-piece, they stripped back to their original trio format for 6, and the results are formidable. “Oh My God" announces itself immediately. A striking and melodic unison hook shifts across registers, giving the track a bold, gripping energy that does not let up. The ...

Book Review

Mujician: Keith Tippett – The Authorised Biography by Martin Phillips

by Mark McKergow
June 13, 2026

Mujician: Keith Tippett--The Authorised Biography Martin Phillips 325 Pages ISBN: 978 1916320697 Jazz In Britain 2026 Pianist, composer, improviser, and educator Keith Tippett (1947--2020) was a truly original voice in jazz. Born in Bristol, England, to a policeman father and Irish mother, he remained closely connected to his roots in southwest England. He is best remembered for his free improvisation work--both solo and with his quartet Mujician alongside Paul Dunmall, Tony Levin and Paul Rogers. (The name came ...

Radio & Podcasts

Duchess, Chuck Bergeron, Le Boeuf Brothers, Fjall

by Cheryl K.
June 13, 2026

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music--pianist Kemuel Roig; the vocal trio Duchess; bassist/composer Chuck Bergeron; the Le Boeuf Brothers; the Claudio Scolari Project; and the quartet Fjall.Playlist Chick Corea-Steve Gadd “Serenity" from Chinese Butterfly (Stretch) 6:39 Kemuel Roig “How Can I Be Sure" from Both Sides Now (Life In Music) 4:29 Duchess “Is That All There Is?" from A Marvelous Party (Anzic) 4:52 Hannah Marks “Shadow Woman" from Feed the Fire (Endectomorph) 3:08 Chuck ...