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Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo': Room On The Porch
by Frank Housh
In 2017 blues legend Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' recorded TajMo, (Concord Records), which won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Eight years later, the two follow up with Room On The Porch, released May 23, 2025, also on Concord Records. Its ten tracks feel like a cool dive into a swimming hole, long forgotten by the crowds posing by the hotel pool. The album begins with the title song's shuffling welcome. Taj Mahal said, “That started ...
Continue ReadingAustralian guitarist Alex Stuart, Japanese band Nanki trio, Norwegian drummer Andre Drage and The Fearless Flyers
by Len Davis
Welcome to an electrifying journey through jazz/rock/fusion and beyond. This episode features a dynamic mix of new and classic sounds from around the globe. Discover fresh music from Paris-based guitarist Alex Stuart, the genre-bending Mr Mayo from Nashville, and Melbourne's groove-rocky G-Tano. From Japan, the Nankai Trio brings their distinct voice, while Norwegian drummer Andre Drage and Hungarian bassist Giret Gabor add deep rhythmic flavours. And don't miss the irresistibly funky grooves of The Fearless Flyers. Take a step back ...
Continue ReadingVlatko Stefanovski 50th Anniversary Concert in Skopje
by Nenad Georgievski
Vlatko Stefanovski Macedonian Philharmonic HallSkopje, Macedonia May 10, 2025 There are moments in a music lover's life when time stands still, when decades of sound, emotion, and history converge into a single, unforgettable evening. That's what happened on May 10 at the Macedonian Philharmonic Hall in Skopje, as Vlatko Stefanovski marked 50 years of music with a second, sold-out, three-hour concert that felt more like a celebration of shared memory than a mere performance.
Continue ReadingGeorge Colligan: Live At The Jazz Standard
by Carl Medsker
During its relatively brief life, the Jazz Standard hosted many wonderful evenings of creative music. Artists performing in the basement beneath the barbecue restaurant ranged from Houston Person to Roy Haynes to Wadada Leo Smith. The Mingus Big Band held forth on most Monday evenings. Sadly, the club succumbed in 2021 to the economic pain caused by the pandemic. In memorium, we now have a robustly recorded live set from 2014 by the George Colligan trio. It is ...
Continue ReadingSteve Ross at Birdland
by Mark Edelman
Steve Ross Birdland New York, NY May 19, 2025 The food was great and the service fine, so you'd be forgiven for confusing Birdland with the cozy confines of the Oak Room at the Algonquin, circa 1981. Nevertheless, there we were (or weren't) as cabaret great Steve Ross took the Birdland stage and wowed another adoring audience, as he first did more than 45 years ago. Dressed smartly in a rich velvety dinner jacket--purportedly a ...
Continue ReadingJames Davis' Beveled: Arc and Edge
by Jack Bowers
Beveled, according to Webster's, translates roughly to “slanted" or “grooved." On Arc and Edge, flugelhornist James Davis' Chicago-based sextet clearly has its own slant on contemporary post-bop jazz wherein the groove ranges from typically improvised passages to cutting-edge motifs and classical chamber music, using a second flugelhorn, two bass clarinets and rhythm to flesh out the leader's sonically unique and harmonically sophisticated compositions. The second flugelhorn is that of Chad McCullough. Geof Bradfield and Michael Salter man ...
Continue ReadingLauren Kinsella, Amina Claudine Myers, Michele Polga, Quantum Blues Qt & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Songs, blues, cosmic jazz and more in this playlist featuring some of the most exciting new releases.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Fontamar Consort (Jean Fontamar, Laurianne Langevin) “Perdue" Ramour (Tuk) 0:16 Host talks 4:07 Snowpoet “tenderness" Heartstrings (Edition) 6:09 Shadowlands (Robin Fincker, Lauren Kinsella, Kit Downes) “Roll on Buddy" Ombres (BMC) 11:49 Host talks 20:21 Amina Claudine Myers “African Blues" Solace of the Mind (Red Hook) 22:22 ...
Continue ReadingRyoko Ono: The Days
by Hrayr Attarian
Saxophonist Ryoko Ono may not be well known in the United States, yet she has been active for almost two decades in her hometown of Nagoya, Japan. Both as an independent artist and with her genre-defying ensemble Ryorchestra, Ono has recorded several superb albums. The haunting The Days, on the New York based Relative Pitch label, is her first US release. Made up of nine solos, most named after days of the week, this set is entirely improvised. ...
Continue ReadingJAZZINEC #27 in Trutnov
by Luciano Rossetti
A collection of photos from the JAZZINEC #27 in Trutnov (Czech Republic) from April 11 to 12, 2025, Jazz Festival and a Gala of Jazz World Photo featuring Paolo Fresu, Omar Sosa, Gavin Skeggs and many others. ...
Continue ReadingAtzko Kohashi & Tony Overwater: Porgy
by Dan McClenaghan
George Gershwin's 1935 folk opera, Porgy and Bess, a quintessentially American masterpiece, has had its share of jazz interpretations. Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald visited the work in 1957 on Verve Records. Pianist Oscar Peterson dug into the Gershwin score--again, on Verve--in 1959. But the most notable rendition is the Miles Davis/Gil Evans collaboration Porgy and Bess (Columbia Records,1958), one of the finest big band jazz albums of all time. So what more is there to say about ...
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