Jazz Articles

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Album Review

Lars Danielsson Liberetto: Echomyr

by Neil Duggan
April 5, 2026

The Lars Danielsson Liberetto ensemble has assembled a distinctive body of work over its four previous albums. That development and continuity derive from his core partners for over 15 years, drummer Magnus Ostrom (Esbjorn Svensson Trio) and UK guitarist John Parricelli. They were joined in 2017 by Martinican pianist Gregory Privat, who replaced original member Tigran Hamasyan). With Echomyr, bassist Danielsson continues to carve out a singular musical path, drawing on his classical roots and folk-influenced melodic ideas ...

Radio & Podcasts

From New Age to Nuclear

by Patrick Burnette
April 5, 2026

We try to cover a wide gamut of improvised music in the podcast, but today's episode must surely have the widest spread of any recent offering. We've got spiritual jazz from the late sixties, a quartet featuring clarinet from a few weeks ago, an album by a British mover and shaker that could easily be filed under New Age, and an encounter between a saxophonist and guitarist that will leave most listeners cowering under their sofas. In pop matters, Pat ...

Album Review

Giovanni Hidalgo: Jubilation

by Don Ball
April 5, 2026

While Bad Bunny is making Puerto Rican culture better recognized in contemporary popular music, jazz has long championed the island's rich musical traditions and artists, from the legendary composer and trombonist Juan Tizol to the rollicking pianist Eddie Palmieri to the soulful saxophonist Miguel Zenón, among many others. Included in that group would be Giovanni Hidalgo, whose release Jubilation demonstrates why he is considered one of the premier conga players performing in jazz. Commissioned by the island's arts ...

Radio & Podcasts

Ornette Coleman, Bill Evans, Ulysses Owens, Jr., Paul Edis & Noa Levy

by Joe Dimino
April 5, 2026

We launch into the 952nd episode of Neon Jazz with a spark of elegance and invention--UK pianist Paul Edis and San Francisco vocalist Noa Levy reimagining “Peri's Scope," the classic by Bill Evans, from their 2026 release Portrait in Evans. It's a bold, beautiful opening that sets the tone for a journey rich in texture and soul. From there, we shine a light on the artistry and insight of Glenn Makos, Joe Steels, and author John Gennari with his standout ...

Album Review

Brian Landrus: Just When You Think You Know

Read "Just When You Think You Know" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
April 5, 2026

Brian Landrus, best known for his eloquent performances on baritone sax, shows his versatility--as player, composer and arranger--on Just When You Think You Know, his tenth album as leader, adding tenor sax, bass clarinet, flute, alto flute and bass flute to enlarge an impressive arsenal of musical weaponry. In fact, Landrus unlimbers the baritone on only three of the album's fourteen eclectic numbers--all of which he wrote and arranged. He plays tenor sax on five selections, one or another of ...

In the Artist's Own Words

Miles Davis Centennial Celebration At SFJAZZ 2026

by Walter Atkins
April 5, 2026

The 2026 Miles Davis Centennial Celebration at SFJAZZ marked the first hundred years of the innovator, musician and painter Miles Dewey Davis III. Davis' nephew, producer and Miles Electric Band leader Vince Wilburn Jr has maintained and directed the influential legacy of Davis for decades. This year, Wilburn introduced several fresh elements to his annual visit to honor his uncle's 100th anniversary. These included a panel discussion of Davis' posthumously released 1992 album doo-bop (Warner Bros.), featuring collaborator and hip-hop ...

Radio & Podcasts

It Only Takes One Note

by Monk Rowe
April 5, 2026

The celebrated jazz masters all had a distinctive sound. Ernie Watts, Phil Woods, Holly Hofmann, Sweets Edison, and others offer their thoughts on how to develop your own audio trademark. ...

Record Label Profile

Ogun Recordings: Small Is Beautiful

by Duncan Heining
April 5, 2026

In 2023, Ogun Recordings celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, making it the longest living independent British jazz label. It was a huge achievement for an undertaking that was begun somewhat reluctantly by its co-creators ex-pat South African bassist Harry Miller, his partner Hazel and recording engineer Keith Beal and was run out of the Miller's home in North London. As Hazel Miller notes on the label's site, “Harry was working with several bands and a friend had ...

Interview

Tommy Emmanuel: Finding Common Ground On Guitar

by Jim Trageser
April 4, 2026

Tommy Emmanuel began his musical career at age 6, playing guitar in his family's band as they busked around the Australian bush more than six decades ago. An invitation from guitar legend Chet Atkins to visit Nashville led to Emmanuel's relocating to the United States in 1997, where his genre-defying career has only further exploded. Emmanuel is on tour in support of Living in the Light (CGP Sounds, 2025). As at home in pop and country as he ...

Journey into Jazz

Big Ears Gets Bigger: A Personal Perspective

by Todd Steed
April 4, 2026

Big Ears Festival Knoxville, TN March 26-29, 2026 Big Ears is growing like a well-fed wild beast. At this rate, the festival might need a “Colossal Ears" rebrand in the next few years. The expansion of venues and options can be overwhelming until you learn the festival's most profound lesson: if you try to control your own festival experience, you will fail gloriously. Big Ears, it seems, has other plans for you. Forget FOMO. There is ...