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Album Review

Kelly Green: Eat Your Greens

Read "Eat Your Greens" reviewed by Andrew Schinder

by Andrew Schinder
October 31, 2026

Orlando, Florida-reared vocalist-pianist Kelly Green boasts one of the most distinctive styles in modern jazz, combining unique approaches to both the piano and the voice to create a satisfying, pleasurable experience for the listener. Green approaches each song as if she has a story to tell, emphasizing lyricism as much as range, but with the melodic approach of a pianist. Green, therefore, naturally emphasizes musicianship on her sixth album, Eat Your Greens. A substantial, and impressive, group of ...

Radio & Podcasts

Savannah Harris, Tania Giannouli, Nik Bärtsch, Or Bareket & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
October 31, 2026

From Agneya's explorations to Tania Giannouli's and Nik Bärtsch's musical sculptures, and the distinctive worlds of Andrea Keller, Sandy Evans, Or Bareket, and Christian McBride, this selection crosses styles and continents before turning the spotlight on drummer and composer Savannah Harris, a rising voice worth keeping an ear on.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Agneya feat. Ingrid Jensen “Khoj" Agneya (Agneya) 0:16 Host talks 5:34 Tania Giannouli, Nik ...

Album Review

Red Kite: This Too Shall Pass

Read "This Too Shall Pass" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
October 31, 2026

Norwegian quartet Red Kite has long blurred the boundaries between jazz and progressive rock. Formed in 2013, the group brought together musicians associated with Shining, Elephant9, Bushman's Revenge and Grand General, drawing from heavy rock, psychedelia and free improvisation. This Too Shall Pass, the band's third album, follows a lengthy hiatus and a significant personnel change. Founding keyboardist Bernt André Moen departed because of health issues, while saxophonist Gisle Johansen, initially a guest, became a permanent member alongside guitarist Even ...

Radio & Podcasts

Hot horns, hard bop, jazz from China & Japan and more

by Adam Sieff
October 31, 2026

Four very different trumpeters feature on this week's playlist, from the much-missed Roy Hargrove to Li Xiaochuan's folk-inflected “Harvest," Itamar Borochov's exploration of Middle Eastern microtonality and Takuya Kuroda's minimalist funk. There's a sensational Japanese big band discovery in “Fairy Rings" by pianist Masahiko Satoh and Toshiyuki Miyama's New Herd, alongside guitar-led music from Julian Lage and Bill Frisell. Vanisha Gould contributes the sharp, gorgeously sung “Who Knows," while Sean Mason's trio offers the engaging “Honey Pie," with ...

Radio & Podcasts

Wadada Leo Smith: A Trumpeter Composing in Light

by Lawrence Peryer
October 31, 2026

The AACM veteran joins us to discuss Constellations and Hemispheres, a record he built like a dub producer from four ensembles, and the color research he asks of every player, kept secret from the rest of the band. ...

Journey into Jazz

Miles & Trane: Another Jazz Journey

by Lee Whiteman
October 31, 2026

This is the centennial of two jazz giants, Miles Davis and John Coltrane. As I said in previous essays, I got into jazz in my youth. So, a question some may ask is, how did I get introduced to Miles and Trane? Coltrane was easier to get into initially. And it started with another trio of jazz giants, Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea, and John McLaughlin. On Clarke's album Journey to Love (Nemperor, 1975), he wrote a piece called ...

In Pictures

Edgefest 2026

by Frank Rubolino
October 31, 2026

Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor, Michigan hosted its 30th annual Edgefest of creative improvised music early in October 2026. Twenty performances were presented over a four-day period, with the spotlight heavily focused on legendary innovator Roscoe Mitchell. He appeared in three of the sets--one with his trio of bassist Damon Smith and pianist Ursel Schlicht, another with the University of Michigan's Creative Music Orchestra, and the third with a collection of Detroit-area artists. Here are photos of most of ...

Interview

Nicolas King: No bad Chords

by Sherry Rubel
October 30, 2026

Nicolas King was 17 when pianist and arranger Mike Renzi, whom Ella Fitzgerald called “the greatest accompanist in the world," told him over pizza in Rhode Island, “If you ever need someone to play for you, I'll play for you!" King called his bluff a month later, and for the next 14 years Renzi never left his side. Now 35, King pays tribute to his longtime partner with No Bad Chords (401 Records, 2026), recorded live at 54 Below on ...

Album Review

Oded Tzur: In The Arms Of A True Believer

Read "In The Arms Of A True Believer" reviewed by David Bruggink

by David Bruggink
October 30, 2026

Just months after Make A Sound (Sky River Music, 2026), the first full album on his new label, Sky River Music, saxophonist Oded Tzur returns with a confident, exhilarating set of compositions. In the Arms of a True Believer reunites him with past collaborators Petros Klampanis (bass), Nitai Hershkovits (piano), and Cyrano Almeida (drums), and adds two new voices: Anais Benoit on piccolo and Corentin Morvan on euphonium. The pair brings a sprightly, intricate melodicism to the music. Longtime followers will notice this evolution right ...

Album Review

Rempis / Abrams / Ra + Baker: The Walls Of The Temple Are Made Of Sound

Read "The Walls Of The Temple Are Made Of Sound" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
October 30, 2026

Both Chicago architecture and Chicago jazz inspire images of beefy, mammoth structures. The city's skyscrapers, bridges and industrial-strength rhythms seem built to withstand even the harshest winter winds, the kind vocalist Lou Rawls dubbed “the hawk." The quartet of saxophonist Dave Rempis, pianist Jim Baker, bassist Joshua Abrams and drummer Avreeayl Ra trades in similarly brawny sounds on the two-disc The Walls Of The Temple Are Made Of Sound. The group's fifth release since 2016, it follows Scylla (Aerophonic Records, ...