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Ron Rieder: Dia Precioso!
by Jack Bowers
Dia Precioso! is the second album of exuberant Latin Jazz designed by Massachusetts-based composer Ron Rieder, gliding in on the heels of his well-received debut recording, Latin Jazz Sessions (2024). As before, Rieder leads a more-or-less octet comprised of topnotch Boston-area musicians; and as before, Rieder's music is for the most part arranged by percussionist Ricardo Monzon. While personnel remains roughly the same as on the earlier album, more brass (trumpeters Yaure Muniz or Greg Hopkins, trombonist ...
Continue ReadingJames Yorkston: Yorkston / Jaycock / Langendorf
by James Taylor
Yorkston Jaycock Langendorf is the latest trio outing from Scottish folk songwriter James Yorkston. A unique pairing that blends elements of Nordic folk, American primitive guitar, swirling saxophones, moody ambience, and a fair amount of free improvisation, the trio engages in surprising levels of interplay, despite recording their parts remotely. Each composition began with Scottish songwriter James Yorkston improvising on the nyckelharpa. The keyed fiddle's origins date back to the 11th century, and its bowed performance and distinctive ...
Continue ReadingNew Music from Dease, Woody, Bancroft, Sturino And More
by Bob Osborne
On this edition there is a selection of the best in new releases together with two outstanding albums from the recent re-release of the Strata East catalogue.Playlist Michael Dease “Catalyst" from City Life (Origin Records) 00:00 Brandon Woody “Beyond The Reach Of Our Eyes" from For The Love Of It All (Blue Note) 07:08 Eli Wallace, Pablo Vazquez, Marcelo Von Schultz “Volar. No Sos El Laberinto" from Siesta (577 Records) 14:16 Phil Bancroft “Testimony Part 5" from Testimony ...
Continue ReadingArthur Kell Speculation Quartet At Scott's Jazz Club
by Ian Patterson
Arthur Kell Speculation Quartet Scott's Jazz Club Belfast, N. Ireland May 23, 2025 Outlier comedian and agent provocateur Bill Hicks had a sketch where he greeted the audience with the news that this would be his last gig. Yeah, it was sad, he acknowledged, but he had enjoyed every minute of the ride--every lonely car journey between towns, every featureless airport waiting lounge, every cancelled flight, every mattress-stained motel room, and every dumb audience ...
Continue ReadingAlbare, Pete McGuinness, Royce Campbell and Vosbein Magee, Marilyn Kleinberg and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! ... Fantastic music by Albare, Pete McGuinness, Royce Campbell and Vosbein Magee, Marilyn Kleinberg, Bob James & Dave Koz, Rob Clearfield, Dave Robbins, Gillian Margot & Geoffrey Keezer, Leon Anderson, Posi-Tone Swingtet, Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Cyrus Chestnut, Rodney Jordan, Nnenna Freelon, Max Leake, Eric Alexander, Reid Hoyson, John Stein, The Empress, Steve Allee, Sharel Cassity, Lorraine Feather, Lucía, Lyn Stanley, Jane Ira Bloom, and more. Playlist Albare “Long Haul" from Eclecticity (Alfi Records) 00:00 Pete McGuinness “The ...
Continue ReadingNew Music from Ambrose Akinmusire, Emma-Jean Thackray, Isaiah J. Thompson and Olga Amelchenko
by Hobart Taylor
This week we dive deeper into Amina Claudine Myers' newest release “Solace of the Mind," explore the latest from Ivo Perelman and the Matthew Shipp String Trio, “Armageddon Flower," delight in Pianist Julian Shore's Trio work, “Sub Rosa," and remember Thelonious Monk via a newly remastered selection from the classic, “Monk Himself."Playlist Host Speaks 0:00 Emma Jean Thackray “Black Hole (feat. Reggie Watts)" from Weirdo (Brownswood) 0:20 Daniel Garbin “Anomisericordo" from Rising (6X20 Records) 4:32 Anita Donndorff" Thirsty ...
Continue ReadingFievel Is Glauque: For Ma Clément Anything Goes But Be Careful
by Dean Nardi
This interview is with Ma Clément, who is the vocalist half of the Fievel Is Glauque compositional duo, in partnership with Zach Phillips. The tandem typically eschews digital correspondence, opting to meet in either Brussels or New York when the muse is calling. Assuredly, they would appreciate the muse even more if it would purchase air fare. All About Jazz corresponded with Clément in French, so the text is a translation from both the interviewer and her. It is not ...
Continue ReadingDee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap at Kennedy Center
by Mark Edelman
Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap Kennedy Center Washington, DC May 5, 2025 In advance of the much anticipated release of her forthcoming album “Elemental" on Mack Avenue Records, three-time Grammy ® Award winner Dee Dee Bridgewater gave a powerful performance to open this year's Mary Lou Williams (previously “Women In Jazz") Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington. Just as powerful, her co-star--accompanist doesn't begin to describe him--Bill Charlap drove through an astonishing series ...
Continue ReadingElla Sophie Quartet at Sam First
by Alex Siegers
Ella Sophie Quartet Sam First Los Angeles, CAMay 21, 2025 The future of jazz singing is bright. Ella Sophie (Ella Dunbar-Wilcox) is a New Zealander jazz vocalist and composer living in Los Angeles took audiences on a journey through the American Songbook, shedding new light on these well-loved tunes. She was joined by an all-star lineup: Matt Richards (tenor sax), Josh Nelson (piano), Alex Frank (bass), and Ryan Shaw (drums) at Los Angeles' Sam First. ...
Continue ReadingTerry Waldo & the Gotham City Band: Treasury, Volume 2
by Jack Bowers
Like any other handiwork you can name, contemporary jazz did not emerge from a vacuum. It sprang forth from a variety of sources, including but not limited to bebop, cool jazz, swing, trad jazz (Dixieland), blues, stride and perhaps the granddaddy of them all, ragtime. Yes, ragtime. Before there was King Oliver or Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington or Woody Herman, Charlie Parker or Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson or John Coltrane, there was ragtime. And for those who surmise that ragtime ...
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