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Luciano Biondini, Michel Godard, Lucas Niggli: Lawns

by Ludovico Granvassu
May 19, 2026

Since Carla Bley's passing in 2023, the growing fascination with her songbook--which had already been steadily building for years--has increased exponentially, as more and more musicians turn to her unique blend of melodic clarity and emotional ambiguity. And so, by now, pieces such as “Ida Lupino" and “Lawns" have cemented their place in the pantheon of modern standards, embraced by artists drawn to Bley's knack for memorable themes that feel at once simple and mysteriously open-ended.With its suspended ...

Album Review

Perelman / Ribot / Sharp / Morris: Trifecta

Read "Trifecta" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
May 19, 2026

With a discography approaching 200 releases, it might be tempting to imagine saxophonist Ivo Perelman as a kind of jazz gunfighter, in the lineage of Charlie Parker or Coleman Hawkins, stepping into one cutting contest after another. But that image misses the mark. Perelman's recordings are rarely about competition. Instead, they are grounded in creation, collaboration and deep musical partnership. The closest he comes to that rough-and-tumble spirit is in his long-running exchanges with pianist Matthew Shipp, where the intensity ...

Album Review

Ada Rave & Marta Warelis: Peel/Mondo

Read "Peel/Mondo" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
May 19, 2026

On Peel/Mondo, two distinctive voices sport in adventurous communion. Polish pianist Marta Warelis and Argentinean saxophonist Ada Rave first met as part of the fertile Amsterdam scene. As a result, they know each other well, so the empathy and highly attuned responsiveness they display on these six collective inventions from a 2024 concert performance comes as little surprise. Rave's singular approach has graced outfits as diverse as the Kaja Draksler Octet, all-women supergroup Hearth and venerable Dutch punk ...

Radio & Podcasts

Hélène Duret, Jens Düppe, Jon Irabagon, Louis Matute, Joel Lyssarides

by Ludovico Granvassu
May 19, 2026

The European and US jazz scenes in a dialogue full of elegance and surprises.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Louis Matute “Le jour où je n'aurai d'autre désir que de partir" Dolce Vita (Naive) 0:16 Host talks 5:20 Jens Düppe “Strolling with Chris" Ism (Enja) 6:30 Host talks 11:30 Jon Irabagon “Focus Out" Focus Out (Irabbagast) 13:29 Hélène Duret “Point commun" Perception (Igloo) 22:45 Joel Lyssarides “Raqs Sharqi" ...

Album Review

Sean Imboden Large Ensemble: Uncharted Realms

Read "Uncharted Realms" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
May 19, 2026

Saxophonist and composer Sean Imboden's Large Ensemble springs forth from America's heartland--more specifically, the thriving capital city of Indianapolis, Indiana. The ensemble is indeed large--18 members strong--and Imboden gives every one of them serious work to do on the group's second recording, Uncharted Realms, unraveling a series of colorful and adventurous charts written with the ensemble's skill-sets in mind. Even though there are solos--impressive ones at that--on each of the album's five numbers, Imboden's primary focus is on ...

Radio & Podcasts

Classic Jazz from Sonny Rollins, Kenny Dorham, and others; recently released music from Steve Wilson, Snarky Puppy, and more

by David W. Daniels
May 19, 2026

In addition to the artists mentioned above, classic jazz vocals from Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine together, and Gloria Lynn are included in this week's show as well as other instrumental artists. A pending release from the Helen Sung Big Band is sampled, and new music from The Sistering and Altin Sencalar is featured. Birthday recognition for Benito Gonzalez, Gil Evans, Billy Cobham, and others is provided in this week's show.Playlist Steve Turre “Exploration" from Sanctified Shells (Antilles) ...

Radio & Podcasts

Isabelle Bodenseh, Pat Bianchi, Mammal Hands, Bellbird & more

by Marek J. Śmietański
May 19, 2026

The 124th episode delivers another regular edition of the show, this time dedicated to February jazz premieres from around the world. The playlist journeys through new sounds and fresh perspectives, showcasing a diverse array of artists and a broad spectrum of musical languages--from intimate, lyrical compositions to bold, innovative explorations. Along the way, we encounter inspiring collaborations that cross borders and traditions, weaving a vibrant mosaic of contemporary jazz in 2026. Thoughtful, cinematic, energetic, and occasionally unpredictable, this selection invites ...

In Pictures

Wayne's Sessions for Miles and Lee at Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa

by Marek J. Śmietański
May 19, 2026

Once upon a time, Miles Davis asked Wayne Shorter to compose music for an orchestral album. Yet neither those legendary sessions with Miles nor the similarly planned recordings with Lee Morgan ever came to life. The extraordinary scores remained hidden for decades--a silent treasure stacked in Wayne's home-- until they were rediscovered by Phillip Golub, assistant musical director of Shorter's opera Iphigenia, with a libretto by Esperanza Spalding. When conductor Clark Rundell first laid eyes on the manuscripts written for two of ...

Festivals Talking

Moers Festival Interviews: Evi Filippou

by Martin Longley
May 18, 2026

The annual tradition of the Moers Festival is to appoint and import an Improviser In Residence, who subsequently dwells in this German city's dedicated weirdo music apartment, right in the center of the community. Just a few years back, the housing was in a different parkside location, so this new venue has the advantage of being more accessible to its potential audiences when performances are organized. Moers is situated not so far from Cologne, and the festival has been running ...

Album Review

Things Of This Nature: Things Of This Nature

Read "Things Of This Nature" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
May 18, 2026

Caylie Davis grew up in Eugene, Oregon, playing trumpet in a town not exactly known for avant-garde-leaning jazz before making her way to New York to enroll at the Manhattan School of Music. There, she studied under Ingrid Jensen, Nadje Noordhuis and Jon Faddis--three players who, between them, cover a wide stylistic range. Davis casts an even broader net. Booker Little and Maurice Ravel both factor into how she thinks about sound, while the human voice remains just as central to ...