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Album Review

The Composers' Orchestra Berlin: Telling Stories

Read "Telling Stories" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
April 20, 2026

The Composers' Orchestra Berlin is precisely that: a 15-piece ensemble, now a battle-tested 16 years old, all of whose handsome compositions on its eighth recording, Telling Stories, were written and arranged by members of the orchestra or its conductor and music director, Hazel Leach. The COB includes a small string section (two violins, viola, cello) that is more than mere window dressing, as it plays an important role on most numbers, as does the solitary 'trumpet section' (Amadeo ...

Journey into Jazz

Lee Whiteman: My Jazz Odyssey

by Lee Whiteman
April 20, 2026

Everybody has their own jazz journey, which details what attracted them to this art form. Something clicked when they were introduced to jazz. Each one of us has a unique story to tell about how they became entranced with jazz. So, without any reservations, here is my story. Being from New York City, you would think that I would be introduced to jazz early in my childhood. That was not the case. My mother was an elementary music ...

Radio & Podcasts

From This Very Moment On with Alan Schulman and Stacey Schulman

by Katchie Cartwright
April 20, 2026

The program begins with an alchemic single from Crazy World, the 2026 album by Philadelphia-based guitar-voice duo Alan Schulman and Stacey Schulman. With the help of the brilliant rapper Kokayi, they have managed to turn a romantic Cole Porter song into a contemporary something-else-entirely (All About Jazz's review is here). Our theme is topical, and the releases range from new-to-the-moment offerings to outstanding cuts from the '60s, '70s, '80s and aughts: names like Nascimento, Mingus, Marsalis, Toussaint, Staples, and Nyro, ...

Film Review

Köln 75

by Maciej Stasiowski
April 19, 2026

Köln 75One Two Films / Extreme Emotions / Gretchenfilm / MMC Studios Köln GmbHDIrector: Ido Fluk2025 There is a scene mid-way through Ido Fluk's whimsical dramedy that plays like an European art-house tune. Three figures are traveling at night in a tiny Renault 4. Keith Jarrett (musician, played by John Magaro) is in the front seat, Manfred Eicher (label owner/producer--Alexander Scheer) at the wheel, and Michael Watts (with Michael Chernus embodying the universe's idea of ...

Album Review

Sylvie Courvoisier: Eclats - Live in Europe

Read "Eclats - Live in Europe" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
April 19, 2026

Sylvie Courvoisier has never been easy to pin down, which is exactly the point. The Lausanne-born pianist moved to New York City in 1998 and spent the next two-plus decades making herself indispensable to the downtown avant-garde, working alongside John Zorn, Evan Parker, Wadada Leo Smith, and Mark Feldman, among others. She received the Swiss Grand Prix Music and an American Academy of Arts and Letters Music Award in 2025, recognition that felt overdue rather than surprising. Her long-running piano ...

Album Review

Rich Pelegrin with Neil Welch: Before After

Read "Before After" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
April 19, 2026

Pianist Rich Pellegrin has fashioned something of a template for creating recorded music--go into the studio in the summer months (when teaching duties have abated somewhat) and lay down a bunch of tracks. Two albums' worth. Then he releases the music a year or two apart, as separate CDs (or vinyl discs or downloads). This was the mode for Solitude: Solo Improvisations (2021) and Passage: Solo Improvisations II (2022), both on OA2 Records; and so it goes with Topography (2024) and ...

Radio & Podcasts

Peter Erskine, Bryan Lynch, Bria Skonberg, Carolyn Trowbridge & David Basse

by Joe Dimino
April 19, 2026

We kick off Episode 954 of Neon Jazz with serious firepower--one of the most commanding voices in jazz today, especially out of Kansas City, David Basse. The acclaimed singer, drummer, radio host, and advocate sets the tone with music from his powerful 2025 album War Within. From there, we dive into the compelling artistry and stories behind Mark Christian Miller and Carolyn Trowbridge, before opening the floodgates to a wave of fresh, forward-thinking jazz. Expect standout cuts from bold modern ...

Album Review

Freddie King: Feeling Alright: The Complete 1975 Nancy Jazz Pulsation Concerts

Read "Feeling Alright: The Complete 1975 Nancy Jazz Pulsation Concerts" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
April 19, 2026

Some archival releases simply take up space on the record shelf, while others are rare discoveries that reignite passion, danger, and significance in an artist's legacy. Freddie King--Feeling Alright: The Complete 1975 Nancy Jazz Pulsation Concerts, is issued by Elemental Records in a limited edition 3-LP set in time for Record Store Day and later available in CD and digital formats. Sourced from ORTF (Office de radiodiffusion-télévision française) original recordings, this set clearly belongs in the latter category. This previously ...

Album Review

Joe Henderson: Consonance: Live At The Jazz Showcase

Read "Consonance: Live At The Jazz Showcase" reviewed by Joshua Weiner

by Joshua Weiner
April 19, 2026

After 15 years in the vaults, Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase represents the first fruits of “Jazz Detective" producer Zev Feldman's expedition into the tape archives of Chicago club owner Joe Segal. Working with Joe's son Wayne Segal, Feldman and Resonance Records founder George Klabin have prepared a quartet of vinyl sets, recorded live at The Jazz Showcase, for Record Store Day 2026, with CD and digital releases to follow a week later. Joining Joe Henderson's triple LP (or ...

Radio & Podcasts

Javon Jackson, Renown Saxophonist, Channels Dylan In New Release

by Doug Hall
April 19, 2026

Today our musical guest artist is American saxophonist Javon Jackson, renown horn player, composer and bandleader. A protege of both Art Blakey and Elvin Jones, Jackson has been actively recording and performing around the globe for decades. He now shares his personal journey to his Dylan tribute in a compelling conversation about his latest project, Jackson Plays Dylan (Solid Jackson Records, 2026).Following his acclaimed collaborations with poet and activist Nikki Giovanni, Jackson turns his focus to the music ...