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Moers Festival Interviews: Bart Maris
by Martin Longley
Bart Maris is a heroic Belgian trumpeter, deeply committed to the art of improvisation, treading a wilder jazz path, and possessing a mighty appetite for road-life, gigging prolifically and always seeking out unfamiliar collaborators, knowing that this act will force his own playing into a continual sense of vital change. Therefore, he is a fine choice for this year's Improviser In Residence, a position that's been connected to the Moers Festival for nearly two decades. The concept involves an artist ...
Continue ReadingElijah Jeffery & Eddie Gripper: Elijah Jeffery & Eddie Gripper
by Neil Duggan
English pianist Eddie Gripper was last featured on All About Jazz in 2023 with his debut album, Home (Ubuntu Music). He returns in the company of vocalist Elijah Jeffrey with their self-titled album, featuring eight tracks, seven of which are original songs, together with an adaptation of a 17th-century aria. Jeffrey has a distinctive voice; he commands attention not only from his impressive vocal range but also from the clarity of his delivery. With his phrasing showing influences ...
Continue ReadingMarina Pacowski: New Jazz Standards, Volume 7
by Jack Bowers
To those who know--really know--their breathtaking jazz trumpeters, Carl Saunders was definitely in a class by himself. Simply put, there was nothing Saunders could not do on the horn, from nailing seemingly insurmountable high notes to creating intricate and mind- blowing solos, all the while making it seem so effortless that many listeners thought he must have found and harnessed a secret weapon of which others were unaware. What many of his admirers did not know was ...
Continue ReadingBehn Gillece, Charles Chen, Greg Murphy, Masha Campagne and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Behn Gillece, Charles Chen, Greg Murphy, Masha Campagne, Brad Turner, Saul Dautch, Greg Hopkins, Sandra-Mae Lux, Mike Prigodich, Mark Masters, Tyler Henderson, Dale Fielder, Robert Turner, Jeffrey Gimble, Sean Nelson, Diego Rivera, Bill Stewart, Deborah Silver, Carlos Mena, Brandon Woody, James Moody, Cyrus Chestnut, Kandace Springs, John Clayton, Sharel Cassity, and more. Playlist Behn Gillece “Stranded In Elizabeth 1644" from Pivot Point (Posi-Tone Records) 00:00 Charles Chen “Chang Fei, Fierce Warriors" from ...
Continue ReadingDenny Zeitlin: With a Song In My Heart: Exploring The Music of Richard Rodgers
by Pierre Giroux
Richard Rodgers' melodic genius has long been a favoured playground for jazz musicians, but few reimagine his work with the intellectual depth and intuitive poetry of pianist Denny Zeitlin. On With A Song In My Heart, Zeitlin offers a riveting solo piano exploration of eleven Rodgers classics, combining architectural reharmonization, rhythmic invention and unflinching emotional insight. This is not mere homage; it is a deeply personal conversation with one of the 20th century's great composers. The ...
Continue ReadingDeborah Silver: Deborah Silver with the Count Basie Orchestra: Basie Rocks!
by Kyle Simpler
Jazz musicians frequently cover popular songs, but few do it quite like vocalist Deborah Silver. With Basie Rocks!, Silver teams up with the iconic Count Basie Orchestra for a genre-crossing collection that you truly have to hear to believe. This is a groove-charged big band album that reimagines classic rock and pop classics through the swinging lens of traditional jazz. While that premise might sound gimmicky on paper, the result is total sonic satisfaction. Produced by ...
Continue ReadingFabio Arisi Quartet, BEATrio, Carol Liebowitz & Nick Lyons, Sabeth Pérez
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, new works by vocalist Marilyn Kleinberg, the Fabio Arisi Quartet, BEATrio, the Shiri Zorn Trio, pianist Carol Liebowitz and saxophonist Nick Lyons, vocalist and composer Sabeth Perez, and the group Archer. Playlist Stanley Cowell “Maimoun" from Strata-East Sampler (Mack Avenue/Strata-East) 5:29 Isaiah J. Thompson “Spring Flower, Sprung Flower" from The Book of Isaiah: Modern Jazz Ministry (Mack Avenue) 4:44 Brandee Younger “Gadabout Season" from Gadabout Season (Impulse!) 4:45 ...
Continue ReadingJazz Interpretations Of The Film Music Of Henry Mancini, Part 2
by Larry Slater
Henry Mancini was born Enrico Nicola Mancini in the Little Italy neighborhood of Cleveland to Italian immigrant parents. He is universally acknowledged as one of the great American film composers, and his melodies have long appealed to jazz artists. Mancini had an affinity for jazz. In the '50s and early '60s he led his own jazz big band that included the brothers Ted Nash, Sr. and Dick Nash on saxophone and trombone. Ted Nash, a saxophonist who spent ...
Continue ReadingHayeli: Mirrors Unto The Improvising Soul
by Ian Patterson
Two double basses is an uncommon lineup, particularly when it comes to improvised music. But Lebanese double bassist Donna Khalifé and Armenian double bassist Khachatur Savzyan are well attuned to one another. Partners in life, their creative philosophy is reflected in each other's approach to improvisation. Not for nothing is their project entitled Hayeli, which means “mirror" in Armenian. Their debut album, Home (Self Produced, 2025), is a visceral, haunting and ultimately uplifting affair. In essence, home means ...
Continue ReadingNYO Jazz: Live in Johannesburg
by Jack Bowers
In the summer of 2024, trumpeter/music director Sean Jones and Carnegie Hall's prodigious NYO (National Youth Orchestra) packed their bags and headed overseas for a tour of South Africa, pausing at one of that country's historic landmarks, the Market Theatre, on July 26-28 to present three days of impressive concert performances that thankfully were taped and preserved on this marvelous two-disc compilation, Live in Johannesburg. If these twenty-two young musicians represent any sort of barometer, the future ...
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