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Radio & Podcasts

Javon Jackson, Jack McDuff, and Brian Landrus

by Jerome Wilson
March 25, 2026

This episode features new music from Javon Jackson and Brian Landrus as well as older music by Tom Skinner and Brother Jack McDuff. 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 Laura Jurd “Pirates" from Human Spirit (Chaos Collective) 00:52 George Russell “Round Johnny Rondo" from Jazz Workshop (RCA) 4:49 Beto Paciello “Mediterranean Sea" from The Stoic Suite (11 Moons Arts) ...

Album Review

Tumbao Bravo with Paul Vornhagen: Joy of the Mambo

Read "Joy of the Mambo" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
March 25, 2026

Dance music means a good time. The mambo, the cha cha, 'rhumba' and bolero beats challenge the feet to stay still, they challenge the butt to stay in the chair. The music is pure joy, and reed man Paul Vornhagen and his sextet, Tumbao Bravo, exploit that joy to the max on the fittingly titled Joy of the Mambo. The tone is set with the opener “Firefly Mambo." It is a percolating stew of sound, smile-inducing and dance-friendly, ...

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Marion Rampal: And It's Supposed to Be Love

by Ludovico Granvassu
March 25, 2026

More than fifteen years after her passing, Abbey Lincoln continues to move listeners and inspire fellow jazz singers--perhaps even more than during her lifetime. One of the most beautiful testaments to her enduring influence can be found in the recent album Song for Abbey by Marion Rampal. Both intimate and reverent, the recording serves not only as a heartfelt tribute but also as Rampal's personal acknowledgment of the profound artistic debt she owes to Lincoln. It is challenging ...

Radio & Podcasts

Stride, Stories, and Legendary Mentors: Judy Carmichael, Part 1

by Mike Jones
March 25, 2026

This week on The Stereo Image, stride piano virtuoso Judy Carmichael joins Mike for a lively conversation about her musical path--from early inspiration through vintage player pianos and Count Basie records to formative gigs and mentorship under Dave McKenna. She shares insights on learning by ear, the art of solo performance, and how collaborating with top jazz musicians helped shape her distinctive style. ...

Multiple Reviews

More Muse-ical Masterpieces Reissued By Time Traveler Recordings

by Joshua Weiner
March 24, 2026

Shortly after the label was sold to Fantasy in 1971, Prestige Records producer Joe Fields founded Muse Records to document the next phase in jazz. Selections from the Muse catalog are now being given audiophile-quality vinyl reissues by producer Zev Feldman, whose new imprint, Time Traveler Recordings, extends his what he calls his “jazz detective" work for the Resonance, Elemental, and Blue Note labels. Feldman was able to work from the original Muse master tapes, which were thankfully in good ...

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Take Five with singer-songwriter-pianist EBBA

by AAJ Staff
March 24, 2026

Meet EBBA NYC-based Swedish singer-songwriter-pianist EBBA is reshaping what it means to be a jazz artist in 2025. A Berklee Presidential Scholar and recent graduate, she moves fluidly between jazz sophistication and raw, modern songwriting, carving out a sound that's fearless and arrestingly original. Fresh off the road with Jon Batiste, adding keys and vocals to his global tour and his latest album Big Money, EBBA has proven she can hold her own alongside one of music's most adventurous voices. She co-writes and performs ...

Live Review

Omar Sosa Suba Trio at SFJAZZ Center

by Harry S. Pariser
March 24, 2026

Omar Sosa Suba Trio SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, CA March 8, 2026 Pianist and composer Omar Sosa saved something very special for the fourth and final evening performance of his SFJAZZ Center residency, his second for the institution. In mid-2012, Sosa had encountered London-based Senegalese kora master and singer Seckou Keita at a recording session there. They began jamming, which led to the genesis of what was to be a sustained musical collaboration. This led, ...

Album Review

Maria Schneider Orchestra: American Crow

Read "American Crow" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
March 24, 2026

Maria Schneider has a thing for birds. Credible sources have reported sightings of the jazz composer frequenting Central Park wearing a floppy hat, a pair of binoculars hanging from her neck. Her 20-plus minute “Cerulean Skies," from her album (one of her masterpieces) Sky Blue (ArtistShare, 2007) speaks to her love for birds; her fascination with their migratory nature and their arduous flights, which span continents and beyond. The composition “Bluebird," from the “Our Natural World"' half of her 2-disc ...

Album Review

Pat Bianchi: Confluence

Read "Confluence" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
March 24, 2026

Pat Bianchi has never been content to let the organ settle into its own mythology. With Confluence, he shows that the organ trio, when in skilled hands, remains one of the most energetic formats in jazz. Joined by saxophonist Troy Roberts and drummer Colin Stranahan, Bianchi delivers a seven-track session that feels more like a late-night set in a lively club than a studio recording; urgent, honest, and full of purpose. The opener, “It Was A Very Good ...

Radio & Podcasts

Metropole Orkest, Michael League, Booker Stardrum, Luca Dell'Anna & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
March 24, 2026

This week we celebrate 80 years of music by the Metropole Orkest, the restless spirit of Michael League, and flying carpets made of percussions, pianos and Hammond organs that take the listener to a hypnotic new dimension.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Parlor Greens “Eat Your Greens" Emeralds (Colemine) 0:16 Host talks 3:49 Snarky Puppy, Metropole Orkest “Only Here and Nowhere Else" Somni (GroundUP) 4:47 Host talks 11:30 ...