Jazz Articles

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Radio & Podcasts

Audrey Ochoa, Mary Lou Williams, and Michael Garrick

by Jerome Wilson
April 8, 2026

This eclectic episode features recent music from Audrey Ochoa and Charles Chen as well as older work by Mary Lou Williams and Michael Garrick.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 Steven Bernstein “Lucky" from Diaspora Blues (Tzadik) 00:54 Roberta Piket “My Friends and Neighbors" from Sides, Colors (13th Note) 8:16 Host Speaks 15:54 Audrey Ochoa “Another One" from The Sorceress ...

Radio & Podcasts

Outstanding new release from Maria Grand, newly discovered live Roy Hargrove, Tia Fuller with Shamie Fuller-Royston and Simon Moullier

by Hobart Taylor
April 8, 2026

My usual potpourri of avant-garde, historic recordings, and genre-defying releases. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Muriel Grossmann" Diversity" from Quartet (Modernistas) 0:10 Yusef Lateef “I Remember Webster" from Alight Upon the Lake-Live at the Jazz Showcase (Resonance) 07:46 Host Speaks 16:01 Flora Purim /Joe Henderson" Butterfly Dreams" from Jazz Dispensary Magia Brasileira (Craft) 17:06 Ray Barretto “Abijan" from Hard Hands (Fania) 24:02 Fuller Sound Tia Fuller/Shamie Fuller-Royston"Dear John" from Dynasty (Cellar) 28:51 Host Speaks 32:40 Gurf Morlix “Deep Dark ...

Catching Up With

Marta Sánchez: Hitting a Different Note

by Don Ball
April 7, 2026

Marta Sánchez has established herself as one of the up-and-coming musicians in the jazz field, as evinced by her 2025 DownBeat Critics Poll in the Rising Star Pianist category win. In addition to her prowess on the piano, she is a skilled composer, whose compositions with her quintet over the past decade have shown an intricate capacity for writing for horns and interweaving her piano with the other instruments. In the past few years, she has been paring down her ...

Profile

Introducing Pianist Sungtaek Choo

by Eugene Holley, Jr.
April 7, 2026

Toshiko Akiyoshi, Makoto Ozone, Hiromi and Helen Sung are but a few of the talented Asian pianists who have made their mark in jazz. The 30 year-old New York City-based, South Korean-born pianist Sungtaek Choo is a welcome addition to that illustrious list. Born in Daegu, South Korea on September 8, 1995, Choo started playing classical piano at the age of 5, and discovered jazz at 16, when he saw Chet Baker video on YouTube. “I got into ...

Album Review

Art Edmaiston & Chad Fowler: Memphis Mandala

Read "Memphis Mandala" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
April 7, 2026

Recorded live in Memphis, Memphis Mandala is led by Art Edmaiston on tenor and soprano saxophones, alongside Chad Fowler's work on stritch and flute. They are backed by a rhythm section that intuitively knows when to push the accelerator and when to let the engine idle in neutral. The result is collective improvisation--with two drummers--that feels less like a performance and more like five people arguing passionately about the meaning of life, only they are using horns and drums instead ...

Album Review

Pat Metheny: Side-Eye 3 +

Read "Side-Eye 3 +" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
April 7, 2026

Pat Metheny's Side Eye ensemble surfaced in 2016. Its mission was to introduce a younger set of musicians to his music. It began as an organ trio, though the piano and synths--and much more--have since found their place in the unit. Side Eye VI.IV, NYC (Modern Recordings, 2021) introduced the group in a live setting, dishing up a modern take on the time-tested organ trio format. Metheny can always be counted on for creating an atmosphere of positivity, ...

In Pictures

Dave Holland & Lionel Loueke at Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa

by Marek J. Śmietański
April 7, 2026

A collection of photos from the Dave Holland and Lionel Loueke concert at The Polish Theatre in Bielsko-Biała on March 18, 2026. Other photo reports from the same festival: Francesca Tandoi Trio at Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa, Aaron Parks Trio & Kurt Rosenwinkel at Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa, Steve Coleman and Five Elements at Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa, Wayne's Sessions for Miles and Lee at Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa. The rest coming soon... ...

Album Review

Eddie Gripper: Americana

Read "Americana" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
April 7, 2026

Americana, the second album from British jazz pianist and composer Eddie Gripper, takes inspiration from an 8,000 km hitchhiking journey he took from Alaska to California in 2022. His reflections on the warmth of the people he encountered on his journey through nine states, coupled with his impressions on the American spirit, form the basis behind the album's seven tracks. Gripper garnered significant praise for his 2023 debut album, Home (Ubuntu Music), and has also proven himself a ...

Radio & Podcasts

Aubrey Johnson, Joe Henderson, Bévort 3, Noé Huchard, Björn Meyer

by Ludovico Granvassu
April 7, 2026

Here is another edition of Mondo Jazz, celebrating today's creative music and musicians, and musicians celebrating the musicians that inspired them, from Joe Henderson to Lyle Mays. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Bévort 3 “Speak Up" A Cup of Joe (Self-produced) 0:16 Host talks 5:41 Joe Henderson “Relaxin' at Camarillo" Consonance (Resonance) 7:20 Host talks 14:43 Noé Huchard “Too Many Options" Young and Fine (Gaya) 16:21 ...

Radio & Podcasts

Classic jazz from Hazel Scott, Johnny Griffin, and others; recently released from Christopher McBride, Simon Mogul, and more

by David W. Daniels
April 7, 2026

Music as described in the title, and additional classics from Cannonball Adderley, Carmen McRae, and others. Recently released music courtesy of Ulysses Owens Jr., Jeremy Pelt, Brian Jackson, and more. Birthday acknowledgements for Booker Little, Dave Stryker, Larry Coryell, and others.Playlist David Leonhardt Trio “Late Night Blues" from Explorations (Big Bang) 00:00 Phineas Newborn Jr “Sneakin' Around" from The Classic Albums 1956--1962 (Compilation) (Enlightenment) 6:16 Cannonball Adderley “Unit 7" from Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley (Capitol) 10:36 Hazel Scott “Mountain ...