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Brandon Woody, Dabin Ryu, ESINAM, Sibusile Xaba, Butcher Brown & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Believe it or not, another week has gone by and Mondo Jazz is back with its usual cargo of recent and upcoming releases, debut albums, new collabs, sharp dressed old partnerships, and more... Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Dabin Ryu “Vertigo" Trio! (Endectomorph) 0:16 Host talks 5:12 Brandon Woody “We, Ota Benga" For the Love of It All (Blue Note) 6:54 Host talks 15:34 ESINAM, Sibusile ...
Continue ReadingJason Kao Hwang: Soliloquies, Unaccompanied Pizzicato Violin Improvisations
by Mark Corroto
Violinist Jason Kao Hwang is the kind of collaborator every creative improviser dreams of having. His résumé reads like a who's who of avant-garde jazz, including partnerships with Butch Morris, Henry Threadgill, William Parker, Ivo Perelman, Anthony Braxton, and Steve Swell, among others. Hwang's musical versatility and deeply intuitive improvisational sensibility have made him a sought-after voice across a wide spectrum of exploratory music. With Soliloquies, Hwang steps away from the dynamic interplay of ensemble work to present ...
Continue ReadingArmageddon Flower, Felix Henkelhausen Quintet & Darrifourcq/Hermia/Ceccaldi
by Maurice Hogue
It seems like everyone is talking or writing about Armageddon Flower, the excellent new album by Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp's String Trio. It may well be the pinnacle of the Perelman/Shipp musical relationship, and it will no doubt be one of the more highly regarded albums of 2025. But can I throw a little light on bassist Felix Henkelhausen's way too? His previous release got a German Jazz Prize nomination, and The Excruciating Pain Of Boredom, his latest, is ...
Continue ReadingAvishai Cohen Trio at Lana Meets Jazz Fest 2025
by Danilo Codazzi
A collection of photos from the Avishai Cohen Trio concert at Lana Meets Jazz Fest in Lana on June 13, 2025 featuring Avishai Cohen, Itay Simhovich and Eviatar Slivnik. ...
Continue ReadingChris Cheek: Songs Of Inspiration And Atonement
by Frank Housh
Chris Cheek's Keepers of the Eastern Door (Analog Tone Factory, 2025) was inspired by the suffering and resilience of Native Americans. Cheek grew up in the area of Cahokia Mounds World Heritage & State Park, the largest pre-Columbian site north of Mexico. In his book 1491: New Revelations Of The Americas Before Columbus (Knopf, 2005), Charles C. Mann wrote: Anyone who traveled up the Mississippi in 1100 AD would have seen it looming in the distance: ...
Continue ReadingChapter Six: The London Gambit
by Alan Bryson
Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 The Paradiso gig was more than a lightning strike; it was an earthquake. By a stroke of luck Dirk still marvelled at, The Django Phralipen Brotherhood had landed the coveted opening slot for Pink Floyd, EMI's rapidly ascending psychedelic behemoth, right there ...
Continue ReadingTreverket: Et Bedre Sted
by Glenn Astarita
Treverket's second album, Et Bedre Sted (A Better Place), is a delightful romp through a musical galaxy where genres collide like overzealous bumper cars. Hailing from Norway's jazz-soaked Bergen scene, this band--led by multi-instrumentalists, album composers Mathias Marstrander and Martin Hjetland--does not merely dip their toes into jazz, country, pop, and other genres; they dive in headfirst, splashing everything in sight. From the opening of “Ouverture," you may be whisked into a melodious, anthem-like soundscape that blends Nordic ...
Continue ReadingHannah Brine: Blue Sky Now
by Neil Duggan
Blue Sky Now is the debut album from British singer-songwriter Hannah Brine. Whilst subtly rooted in jazz, the album also draws inspiration from singer-songwriters of the 1970s, along with elements of pop, folk, and soul. Brine either wrote or co-wrote the songs, collaborating with a range of composers including Michael Garvin and Emily Phillips. With a background in directing choirs, Brine has led vocal ensembles for numerous television projects and music festivals. She has performed alongside artists such ...
Continue ReadingSFJAZZ Spring Festival 2025
by Ronald Davis
A collection of photos from the SFJAZZ Spring Festival in San Francisco from June 13, 2025 to June 15, 2025 featuring SFJAZZ Collective, Don Was, Charles Lloyd, Eric Harland, Larry Grenadier, Sachal Vasandani, Dayna Stephens, Braxton Cook, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Mark Lettieri, Kassa Overall, Lakecia Benjamin, Somi, Nicholas Payton, Lisa Fischer, Grand Baton, Stanley Clarke, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Jahari Stampley, New Jazz Underground, SML, Theo Croker, Vernon Reid, Melvin Gibbs, William Calhoun, The Soul Rebels, Orrin Evans, Sullivan Fortner, Ambrose ...
Continue ReadingJosh Sinton: Couloir & Book of Practitioners, Volume 2 (Book W)
by Mark Corroto
Saxophonist Josh Sinton returns once more to the work of Steve Lacy, crafting a two-disc set that bridges meticulous study and spontaneous creation. One disc features interpretations of Lacy's exercises, the other, titled Couloir, presents a series of free improvisations. Lacy (1934--2004), who began his musical journey in Dixieland jazz before becoming a seminal figure in the avant-garde, was among the first to champion the music of Thelonious Monk, translating Monk's piano compositions to soprano saxophone. Perhaps it is a ...
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