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Fabia Mantwill Orchestra: Whirl the Wheel
by Ludovico Granvassu
German saxophonist Fabia Mantwill is also an adventurous composer and arranger for large ensembles. Her new album, In.Sight, is her most ambitious to date--a wide-ranging and deeply imaginative project recorded with the Fabia Mantwill Orchestra, which features a vibrant mix of young players from Berlin's buzzing jazz scene. The album also marks Mantwill's debut on GroundUp Music, the label founded by Snarky Puppy's Michael League--further cementing her growing international presence. The new release features high-profile guests including Anat ...
Continue ReadingRyan Lee Crosby, Kent Burnside and Garry Burnside: Blues As A Way Of Life
by Doug Collette
The eternal appeal of the blues lies in the attraction it holds to successive generations of musicians and music lovers. And such connections are not necessarily grounded in blood relations, as is the case with Kent and Garry Burnside, but also in the bonds of mentorship as with Ryan Lee Crosby: while there are more than a few breeding grounds for genre seeds, Mississippi's Hill Country and beyond may be the most fertile. Promising durability in these efforts and in ...
Continue ReadingRon Blake, feat. Reuben Rogers & John Hadfield: SCRATCH Band
by Jack Bowers
There several interesting features that single out saxophonist Ron Blake's new recording with what he refers to as his SCRATCH Band. First, the Puerto Rican-born Blake, best known for his work on tenor saxophone, plays baritone sax on five of the album's nine numbers, tenor sax on only three, tenor and soprano (separately) on one of his four original compositions, “Appointment." Second, the SCRATCH Band is actually a duo with bassist Reuben Rogers on four tracks, a trio with drummer ...
Continue ReadingRoger Glenn: My Latin Heart
by Pierre Giroux
Roger Glenn, son of the renowned instrumentalist Tyree Glenn, has never been content to stay in one lane. A master of reeds and vibraphone, he continues to embody the spirit of crossing boundaries. On My Latin Heart, Glenn undertakes an energizing session that celebrates the rhythmic vitality of the African diaspora as much as it serves as a personal manifesto. Flanked by a stellar ensemble of seasoned collaborators--pianist David K. Mathews, guitarist Ray Obiedo, bassist David ...
Continue ReadingRez Abbasi: When Everything Else Fades, Sound Remains
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines on guitarist and composer Rez Abbasi.Rez's new album with his Acoustic Quintet, Sound Remains (Whirlwind Recordings), puts steel-string acoustic guitar at the center of a deeply personal meditation on presence and impermanence. The album adds master percussionist Hasan Bakr to Rez's long-standing quartet with Bill Ware, Stephan Crump, and Eric McPherson, creating what Rez calls music where “often the only thing that remains is sound."The 2021 Guggenheim Fellow has spent decades finding ...
Continue ReadingAlexia Gardner, Nel Begley, Fergus McCreadie, And More
by Colin Muirhead
Featuring music by acts performing in North East England soon and showcasing new releases, with tracks by Dean Stockdale, Alexia Gardner, Nel Begley, Fergus McCreadie, the Strictly Smokin' Big Band, and more. Playlist Dean Stockdale “Blues Etude" from Celebrating Oscar (Self Released) 00:00 Milne Glendinning Band “Am I Missing Something?" from You Me Him (Self Released) 09:10 Alexia Gardner “ Everything Must Change" from A Little Closer: Live at the Birds Eye Jazz Club (Self Released) 13:25 Chris ...
Continue ReadingKinga Glyk Garda at the Jazz Festival 2025
by Danilo Codazzi
A collection of photos from the Kinga Glyk 5th concert at Palacongressi in Riva del Garda on August 2, 2025 featuring Kinga Glyk, Rodney Barreto, Pierre Lapprand, Jan Uvira and Arek Grygo. ...
Continue ReadingIvan Farmakovsky 4tet at the Garda Jazz Festival 2025
by Danilo Codazzi
A collection of photos from the Ivan Farmakovsky 4tet concert at Garda Jazz Festival 2025 in Dro, on August 3, 2025 featuring Ivan Farmakovsky, Federico Califano, Francesco Tino and Michael Harding. ...
Continue ReadingBen Sidran at 82: Still auditioning for the role of myself
by Leo Sidran
Every year on his birthday, my dad Ben Sidran and I sit down for a conversation. It started when he turned 76, and we've done it ever since--capturing an ongoing record of where his head and heart are at that particular moment. Over the years we've talked about music, memory, politics, travel, the craft of performing, and the art of living. These annual conversations have become a kind of time-lapse portrait: the same two people returning to the ...
Continue ReadingJazz em Agosto 2025
by Stefano Merighi
Jazz em Agosto Gulbenkian Foundation Lisbon, Portugal August 1-10, 2025 Despite the “onda de calor" which hit it, Lisbon remains as peaceful as ever in its saturnine routine--even though invasive tourism in the Baixa neighborhood has already changed its appearance, and not for the better. August, however, is also the jazz month in the Portuguese capital--a time for exploratory, avant-garde sounds, leaning heavily toward electronics at the newly renovated Gulbenkian Foundation--with architecture by ...
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