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Brad Mehldau Trio At National Concert Hall
by Ian Patterson
Brad Mehldau Trio National Concert Hall Perspectives Dublin, Ireland June 25, 2025 Brad Mehldau looked like a man at ease as he walked to his piano, turned and bowed graciously to the audience. For sure, Dublin's National Concert Hall is a familiar venue--he had played here at least four times previously since a solo performance in 2004. At the end of the day, however, it is probably just another well--appointed venue among many to ...
Continue ReadingDavid Ecker: How to Rebuild
by Carl Medsker
Attempting to enhance jazz with classical music trappings is nothing new and has previously yielded mixed results. Often, the music comes across as saccharine, or the strings serve as mere window dressing to add a faux classical touch. At best, when the two worlds are creatively combined, the emergent results are something new and vibrant. Frequently, though, the jazz component and its companion classical group alternate and support each other, which, although it can be beautiful at times, dodges the ...
Continue ReadingClay Wulbrecht: The Clockmaster
by Jack Bowers
Composer and pianist Clay Wulbrecht's new album, Clockmaster, has a sound and cadence all its own. The sound is produced using various blends of instruments, plus reverb, electronics and perhaps other special effects, while the rhythms flow naturally from their pop, rock, blues, R&B and funk roots into Wulbrecht's imaginative hands. The question is, to what extent is jazz a part of Wulbrecht's blueprint? Even though the harmonic substratum often suggests a jazz-like patina, there is on ...
Continue ReadingMax Alduca: Monastery
by Barry O'Sullivan
Max Alduca is an Australian in-demand bassist who regularly tours nationally and internationally. On this debut album as a leader, he draws inspiration from a personal journey through music, reflecting themes of interconnectedness, trust and hope while paying homage to his teachers and collaborators. It is a culmination of his experiences touring Scandinavia with a Danish band and living in Stockholm for some time. After returning from intensive study in New York City in 2022, he began weaving elements of ...
Continue ReadingMarc Ribot, Nicolò Ricci, Mary Halvorson, Shake Stew & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Enjoy a set full of surprises and delights, with a special mention for Marc Ribot's latest album, a 9-song collection bearing the mark of Hal Willner, and a quarter century in the making!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Shake Stew “Wake Up and Be Gone" Live in Chur (Traumton) 0:16 Host talks 9:08 Nicolò Ricci “Primo" Schiacciasette (Dox) 10:04 Host talks 16:24 Mary Halvorson Amaryllis “Amaranthine" About Ghosts ...
Continue ReadingEfraïm Trujillo, Pau Li Liem, Loek van den Berg, Suzan Veneman, Timothy Banchet and more!
by Co de Kloet
With inJazz Radio we also host shows on location. In jazzclub Nieuw & Diep in the north of the Netherlands, we made exclusive live recordings with the Loek van den Berg Trio. In April we were at jazzahead! and spoke with the talented singer and composer Pau Li Liem. And we proudly present a track from our new series Pocket Concerts with trumpet player & composer Suzan Veneman and pianist Timothy Banchet. This and much more in this new inJazz ...
Continue ReadingDaniel Garbin: Rising
by Freddie Bryant
The maxim that music and math are related is a truism that seldom gets explored in a deep fashion. It lies like a cliché that we take for granted and rarely appreciate. Daniel Garbin's life and music is a true celebration of that relationship. He is an associate professor with the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York (CUNY) and a multifaceted musician. His journey from an early love of ...
Continue ReadingChapter Eleven: The Brotherhood Expands
by Alan Bryson
Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 Dirk Bakker, ever thoughtful, decided to pick Bobbi Holloway up from Schiphol Airport alone. A transatlantic flight was exhausting, and he figured the young woman would appreciate a quiet welcome rather than an immediate immersion into the full, boisterous band. He found ...
Continue ReadingMeet Tyreek McDole
by Cheryl K.
In this hour, an interview with New York City-based baritone vocalist Tyreek McDole. His debut album Open Up Your Senses is available on Artwork Records. Plus, new music from vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater and pianist Bill Charlap and the Jazz-Funk unit Azymuth. Playlist Tessa Souter “If You Go Away (Ne Me Quitte Pas)" from Shadow and Silence--The Erik Satie Project (Noanara Musicl) 5:50 Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap “Mood Indigo" from Elemental (Mack Avenue) 7:01 Gregory Porter ...
Continue ReadingGard Nilssen, Antonio Borghini, Ehwald/Schultze/Rainey
by Maurice Hogue
Norwegian powerhouse drummer Gard Nilssen marks his move to a new label, Action Jazz, by releasing two live sessions from recent years. ... And It's Yours Forever is with his ultra-dynamic Supersonic Orchestra, while the second is with his Acoustic Unity trio, recorded when they were serving as a back-up band to Norwegian singer Susanne Sundfør.Other new releases from Europe sampled include a brilliant trio recording by Peter Ehwald, Stefan Schultze & Tom Rainey, Italian bassist Antonio Borghini and his ...
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