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John Santos at Miner Auditorium
by Steven Roby
John Santos Sextet Miner Auditorium John Santos 70th Birthday ConcertSan Francisco, CA November 28, 2025 A warm, familial feeling filled the Miner Auditorium this Thanksgiving weekend, creating a noticeable shift from its usual formal reverence. When John Santos stepped onto the stage--tall, slim, and dressed in a crisp white suit and pork-pie hat--the sold-out audience welcomed him not just as a performer, but as a familiar relative. However, the superficial excitement of the birthday ...
Continue ReadingPatricia Brennan: Of the Near and Far
by John Sharpe
Vibraphonist Patricia Brennan continues to redefine her creative horizons on Of The Near And Far, a fourth leadership date that expands her sonic blueprint without tempering the imagination that has marked her rise. Each of its predecessors has been completely different, from the horn-rich Breaking Stretch (Pyroclastic, 2024), to the percussion-centered More Touch (Pyroclastic, 2022), to her debut, the solo Maquishti (Valley Of Search, 2021). She avoids familiar paths once again here, writing for an accomplished ten-strong unit which merges ...
Continue ReadingCecile McLorin Salvant, Ines Velasco, and Roberto Magris
by Jerome Wilson
This episode features recent music by Cecile McLorin Salvant, Ines Velasco, and Roberto Magris, plus vintage work from Stan Getz and Maria Muldaur. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Larry Coryell “Moment's Notice" from Moment's Notice (Jazz Door) 00:51 Larry Coryell & the Eleventh House “Joy Ride" from Improvisations (Best of the Vanguard Years) (Vanguard) 6:55 Host Speaks 12:59 ...
Continue ReadingMusic from the Branford Marsalis Quartet, Belgian trombonist Nabou Claerhout, Omar Sosa's latest
by Hobart Taylor
A Solstice Meditation with the Branford Marsalis Quartet Plus New Tunes from Nabou, Omar Sosa, the Kate Wyatt Trio and a Resurrected Live Performance from Freddie Hubbard. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Nabou “Flux Bloom" from Indigo (Edition) 00:20 Jakob Bro /Wadada Leo Smith/Marcus Gilmore “Imagine the Fire and Flames that Lights Up the Light World" from Murasaki (Loveland) 6:26 Host Speaks 14:48 Eva Novoa “From Left to Right" from Eva Novoa-Novoa /Kamaguchi/Cleaver Trio Volume 2 (577) 16:11 Branford ...
Continue ReadingJosh Nelson / Kevin Van Den Elzen: West Coast Echoes
by Jack Bowers
Pianist Josh Nelson and drummer Kevin Van Den Elzen (with bassist Eric Sittner) revisit the glory days of West Coast jazz in the 1950s and '60s on West Coast Echoes, a generally smooth and pleasing glance backward at the “cool" school of jazz championed by such legendary artists as Shorty Rogers, Art Pepper, Stan Getz, Shelly Manne, Gerry Mulligan, Bob Cooper, Chet Baker, Chico Hamilton, Bud Shank, Russ Freeman and many others. The “echoes" become louder and more ...
Continue ReadingNiia: V
by Scott Gudell
Niia, the Italian / American singer who has been performing since the mid-2010s, has journeyed through various musical incarnations. From subtle to shocking, she seems to have an insatiable lust for changing musical partners. She had an early dedication to classic jazz vocals, darted over to PJ Harvey-inspired angst; she embraced the smooth purring undulations of Sade as well as the alluring whispers from that elusive girl from Ipanema and more. At one point, Niia pointedly stated that “contradiction is the truth," ...
Continue ReadingLara Somogyi: Finding Her Muse in the Desert
by Dean Nardi
When one is making a pilgrimage to Joshua Tree in California--even by Zoom call--you must be careful about protecting your eyes from the blinding sunlight and keep your cap on to cover your brain. Listening to the music of Lara Somogyi from her album désert (Mercury KX 2025), one's brain is constantly heated by thoughts of striking it rich musically, thoughts that do not fade much with the late afternoon sun going down over the horizon. You may need some ...
Continue ReadingMike Jurkovic's Best Jazz Albums Of 2025
by Mike Jurkovic
Many things besides the demise of democracy got in the way of listening to everything, but these are the discs still in heavy rotation. Vijay Iyer Thereupon Pi Recordings Gonzalo RubalcabaFirst Meeting: Live at Dizzy's Club 5Passion Records Sylvie CourvoisierBone Bells Pyroclastic Records
Continue ReadingOrlando Molina At Scott's Jazz Club
by Ian Patterson
Orlando Molina Scott's Jazz Club Belfast, N. Ireland October 28, 2025 One of the great things about Scott's Jazz Club is that musicians are often invited back. You get to see the first steps and evolution of a band or a leader new to the scene. You experience the growth and development of established acts, and you witness the different skins that many hard-gigging musicians inhabit. Venezuelan Chilean guitarist Orlando Molina first played the Ballyhackamore venue ...
Continue ReadingDavid G White: While You Were Sleeping
by Dan McClenaghan
Guitarist David White made a splash on Origin Records with his Big Neighborhood band. Neighbors was released in 2005 on the label, followed by 11:11 in 2007. He picked up a Grammy nomination. Both albums pushed boundaries--White cites a wide range of influences: singer/songwriter James Taylor, Latin jazz, Led Zeppelin, McCoy Tyner, bebop and free jazz. Big Neighborhood was a quartet--a saxophone and a rhythm section. For While You Were Sleeping he distills things to the trio format. He ...
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