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Live Review

Jazz Without Borders: The France–Balkans Network Conference in Dijon, France

by Nenad Georgievski
June 12, 2026

Sixth gathering of the Jazz France Balkans Network / D'Jazz dans la Ville Festival (featuring the France Balkans Jazz Band residency and the Sašo Popovski Trio concert) Dijon Conservatory & Cour de Bar at the Palace of the Dukes Dijon, France (Burgundian capital) May 14-15, 2026 Arrival: From Skopje to BurgundyThe distance separating North Macedonia from the historical heart of Burgundy cannot be measured by the mere mechanics of flight hours or transit connections. It ...

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Ben Flocks: Moon and Sand

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 12, 2026

Moonshades--a collection of twelve compositions inspired by the moon--is the third album by Ben Flocks. At a time when, with the Artemis II mission, we seem to be entering a new--and perhaps more ominous--space age, the Los Angeles-based saxophonist prefers to look at the moon the way generations of artists, poets and philosophers have: as a symbol of mystery, of the unknowable and of the human impulse to explore... before our presence risks turning even that new frontier into real ...

Album Review

Kenny Barron: So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon

Read "So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
June 12, 2026

Some guys have all the luck, and Zev Feldman is a lucky guy. Imagine criss-crossing the world on a rogue yet holy mission to bring the music all back home, and listening to, for the first time, works of art as snazzy or as regal as “Up Jumped Spring," the second of six tracks on CD1 of the 2-CD / 2-LP set, So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon. Jazz has known its shamans: those few who roam ...

Album Review

Helen Sung Big Band: Oracles

Read "Oracles" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright

by Katchie Cartwright
June 12, 2026

"The jazz bandstand is where true democracy lives," the great saxophonist and composer Jimmy Heath told a young Helen Sung. “Everyone must understand their role and come prepared by doing the hard work of study and practice," he said. “Each person will get to say their piece, but it is in the act of integrating as a band that the musicians ultimately create something bigger, richer, and deeper." Oracles launches into a time and place where divisions are deep and ...

Album Review

Alexander Hawkins: No Nation but Imagination

Read "No Nation but Imagination" reviewed by Kevin Poindexter

by Kevin Poindexter
June 12, 2026

Pianist and composer Alexander Hawkins has spent years at the forefront of the European jazz avant- garde scene, leading various mutations of the standard group format, from solo piano to large ensembles and everything in between. Experimenting with different dynamics, instruments, and musicians, and adapting them to fulfill the needs of the music has been his calling card for nearly two decades now. On No Nation But Imagination, Hawkins once again mixes things up, putting together a unique lineup featuring ...

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Marc Johnson's Right Brain Patrol: Samurai Hee Haw

by Mike Jacobs
June 12, 2026

Though, what might be called the “seminal version" of this tune--on Bass Desires (ECM, 1986)--is much more widely known, this rendition, featuring Marc Johnson in league with Wolfgang Muthspiel and Arto Tuncboyaciyan is a thrilling alternate version of the bassist's signature tune that deserves wider exposure. From Magic Labyrinth (JMT, 1995) ...

Radio & Podcasts

Miles the Composer: Jazz Musicians play Miles. Part 1: The early tunes

by Larry Slater
June 12, 2026

Miles Davis is justly celebrated for his harmonic sense, his tone, his style, and his ever-changing musical career, but we rarely hear about Miles the composer. In this hour, you'll hear jazz artists covering Miles' early tunes, including his bebop compositions and those from the early '50s.Miles certainly wasn't a prolific composer, but many of his tunes have stood the test of time to become jazz standards.His best-known bebop tunes include “Donna Lee,""Half Nelson" and “Little ...

Album Review

Babies On Airplanes: Music For A Noisy Environment

Read "Music For A Noisy Environment" reviewed by Daniel Mège

by Daniel Mège
June 12, 2026

Babies On Airplanes is Anna Ueland's trio project. The cover's suggestion of a run-of-the-mill piano/synthesiser-bass-drums trio formula is deceptive. The album deploys a bric-à-brac in the service of a jazz that navigates between synth-pop, pure improvisation (whatever that means), rock, and pretty much anything else one might want to put in it. Ueland, a physicist who turned to music early, is a unique voice on the young Norwegian jazz scene, impressing through her vigorously melodic instinct (melody: first keyword), without any ...

Radio & Podcasts

Forecast Presents: A Tribute to Roy Ayers

by Daniel Peck
June 12, 2026

One of contemporary jazz's best vibraphonists, Roy Ayers passed away in May of 2025, leaving behind a legacy of recordings that would be the envy of many.Forecast has been a mainstay on the Cleveland music scene for over 30 years, selling out shows consistently and opening for acts as diverse as Grover Washington Jr, Brian Auger and Roy Ayers himself. So, it's only fitting that when the occasion called for it, they paid tribute to the master in ...

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Russ Gold: Drummer Extraordinaire and Long Time Friend of Jonesy

by Mike Jones
June 12, 2026

This week's episode is a little different. Back when we were first discussing the idea of a podcast, Russ Gold agreed to talk with Mike as a test run. He was so much fun that we wanted to release it! Mike and Russ have known each other since their days at Berklee College of Music together. Mike was a pianist and Russ was a drummer and percussionist. Russ discusses the ups and downs of the life of a ...