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Tom Gershwin, Jim Witzel, Jonathan Moritz, Jennifer Madsen and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Tom Gershwin, Tyler Henderson, Tyreek McDole, Jim Witzel, Jonathan Moritz, Jennifer Madsen, Airmen Of Note, Art Hirahara, NYO Jazz, Etienne Charles, Alex Sipiagin, Joe Farnsworth, Dwight Trible, Greg Chako, Mike Clark & Mike Zilber, Danny Grissett, Naama, Ben Sidran, Benny Benack III, Nicole Glover, Alan Broadbent, Jacob Chung, Mark Winkler, Joshua Redman, Allan Harris, and more. Playlist Tom Gershwin “Still" from Wellspring (Tom Gershwin) 00:00 Tyler Henderson “On A Clear Day" ...
Continue ReadingPianist Paul Cornish, saxophonists Melissa Aldana, Felipe Salles, Nicole Glover and Jane Ira Bloom
by Hobart Taylor
New music from Blue Note's Paul Cornish, Felipe Salles joined by Jaques Schwarz-Bart, a chestnut from Chet Baker and introducing Ukrainian pianist Anton Mikhailov. Playlist Fabia Mantwill “Sleeping Giant" from In Sight (Initiative Musik) 00:00 Paul Cornish “Queen Geri" from You're Exaggerating (Blue Note) 5:53 Jaimie Branch “Theme 001" from Fly or Die Live (International Anthem) 10:06 Host Speaks 14:48 Alina Bzhezhinska “Warm Days, Cold Nights" from Whispers of Rain (Self-Produced) 16:22 Chet Baker George ...
Continue ReadingJihye Lee, Jaleel Shaw, and Brandee Younger
by Jerome Wilson
This episode covers a lot of stylistic ground with music from guitarists, vocalists, large groups, and small groups. Musicians heard include Jihye Lee, Brandee Younger, Lucy Woodward, Jaleel Shaw, and Kip Hanrahan. 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 Johnny Smith “Lover" from The Classic Roost Album Collection (Enlightenment) 00:59 Brandee Younger “Breaking Point" from Gadabout Season (Impulse) 4:22 Bobby ...
Continue ReadingJason Kao Hwang: Myths of Origin
by Jerome Wilson
Violinist and composer Jason Kao Hwang has worked with groups of every size, from duos up to full orchestras. “Myths of Origin" is one of his large-scale pieces, an imposing 42-minute work for an improvising string orchestra and drum set. It runs without interruption, but the recording breaks it down into nine sections. The music starts slowly, rising in a mass of seething bowed strings with a slight trace of Asian melody. It progresses into a dense cloud ...
Continue ReadingNicolas Ferron Trio: Multiverse
by Glenn Astarita
The Nicolas Ferron Trio hails from Montreal's vibrant jazz scene where guitarist Nicolas Ferron has been slinging strings alongside local heavyweights like Rémi-Jean Leblanc and Benjamin Deschamps. With Multiverse, Ferron--joined by Jonathan Cayer on B3 organ and Louis-Vincent Hamel on drums--crafts a sonic wormhole that blends psychedelic rock, a punky attitude and experimental jazz. This eight-track 47-minute journey does not merely nod to jazz tradition--it teleports it into a kaleidoscope of modern energy. Ferron's compositions paired with the trio's taut ...
Continue ReadingMatthieu Clement: RUMA
by Glenn Astarita
Mathieu Clement, born in 2001 in Luxembourg, is a dynamic 24-year-old drummer and composer (with a mature talent that belies his age) now based in Cologne, Germany. He began playing the drums and vibraphone at the age of seven, studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz, and was part of the JugendJazzOrchester NRW. Clement's discography includes his debut Coming Home“ (Jazz Thing Next Generation, 2022), and the trio album Fume, (Klaeng, 2024). Ruma is a spirited septet ...
Continue ReadingAAJ @ 30
by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius
You already know the story. Back in 1990, in some quaint American backwater called Philadelphia somewhere in the Quaker-infested wilds of Pennsylvania, young Michael Ricci dreamt of combining art and technology to create a uniquely American art form and transmit it electronically to every corner of the world except those places where they eat rotting shark meat because dude, seriously. After five years of constant experimentation, at one point even involving a banjo and a KitchenAid mixer connected ...
Continue ReadingRita Marcotulli: Crafting a Self-Portrait Through Jazz and Passion
by Marco Iacoboni
Before her solo piano performance at the Connetto Festival Jazz 2025, we sat down with acclaimed Roman pianist and composer Rita Marcotulli to discuss her artistic evolution, the influence of technology, and the challenges and opportunities for young musicians in today's jazz scene. All About Jazz: Let's begin with your Autoritratto project, a return to solo piano. What inspired this introspective work? Rita Marcotulli: I named it Autoritratto--Italian for “self-portrait"--because it reflects my life's journey, an ...
Continue ReadingZurHub: Countryside Motorways
by Edward Blanco
Israeli flautist Mattan Klein and fellow Jerusalem native guitarist Ezequiel Hezi Jait, based in both Tel Aviv and New York, present a stunning musical portrait on Countryside Motorways, blending the rhythms of Brazil with Israeli folk and classical music while drawing influence from legendary composers such as Hermeto Pascoal and the incomparable Chick Corea. The co-leaders are joined by three other fellow countrymen, including pianist Itay Simhovich, bassist Assaf Hakimi and drummer Dani Benedikt, forming a vibrant quintet known as ...
Continue ReadingRodrigo Amado / Chris Corsano: The Healing
by Mark Corroto
Imagine the blank canvas that tenor saxophonist Rodrigo Amado and drummer Chris Corsano set out to fill in this live recording from Lisbon, Portugal's ZDB in September 2016. Between them, they have nearly three hundred recordings and three times as many performances--an arsenal of sounds, textures, and ideas ready for deployment. Their orbits often intersect: Amado leading his Motion Trio, The Attic, The Bridge and collaborating with Luís Lopes, Alexander von Schlippenbach, among others; Corsano sharing stages and studios with ...
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