Jazz Articles

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Radio & Podcasts

Dave Holland at 80 + New Music from Anna Webber, JD Allen and Danny Green

by Hobart Taylor
October 21, 2026

Also music from William Parker's latest, and Jason Robinson honors the spirit of Yusef Lateef. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 William Parker “ The Golden Light of Love" from Waltz for Gregory (AUM Fidelity) 00:04 JD Allen “SÖWT" from SÖWT (Savant) 04:53 Migiwa Miyajima/Ron Blake “Sunset Embrace" from The Sax Project 1(Soundspore) 12:35 Host Speaks 19:50 Jason Robinson “Horizon" from Blue Salience: For Yusef Lateef (Circumvention) 21:11 Host Speaks 35:08 Peggy Lee “Since You Have Gone" from Since You ...

Cool Vic Files

Case File: The Walkin' Papers

by Cool Vic, The Music Dick
October 20, 2026

There are two things I don't trust: a man who claims to know everything about jazz and a record that changes its name without leaving a forwarding address. I was halfway through a respectable cup of coffee when a letter arrived from a reader who'd been listening to Miles Davis's “Walkin.'" He'd come across an earlier recording called “Gravy" by Gene Ammons. Same tune, he figured. Different title. Different composer. Was somebody playing games with the ...

Live Review

Arcanum at Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo

by Artur Moral
October 20, 2026

Arcanum Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene Oslo, Norway October 9, 2026 Forget the hermetic allusions suggested by their name; forget the content of their first and only album, even though part of their live set is based on it; and forget, above all, preconceived notions about national characteristics and artistic approaches. An Arcanum performance shatters every stereotype and established mold we might associate with its members, its music, or the stylistic identity of the label that houses ...

Album Review

Houston Person: From the Heart

Read "From the Heart" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
October 20, 2026

There are seldom any big surprises when tenor saxophonist Houston Person releases a new album. On the other hand, there are few moments that are less than pleasing, as consistency and good taste have been and remain Person's calling cards throughout his more than 60-year career as one of the jazz world's leading artists. Known for his warm, blues-drenched sound, Person, now in his 90s but showing few signs of bowing to Father Time, draws his magnetism From ...

Album Review

Earl Carter: 495

by Jacob Sylvester
October 20, 2026

Earl Carter is a guitarist whose craft and artistry are fully expressed on his release, 495. The title of the CD is a reference and dedication to the area in which Carter grew up--The DMV (Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia), home to Interstate 495 (the Capital Beltway). On this CD, he showcases his knowledge of smooth jazz at its best, blending soulful melodies with polished urban rhythm tracks. Because Carter is a multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, bass, saxophone, and handles ...

Take Five With...

Take Five with Multi-instrumentalist MTNLLY

by AAJ Staff
October 20, 2026

MTNLLY is a Nottingham, UK-based independent jazz artist whose music inhabits the space between atmosphere, introspection, and narrative. Rather than treating jazz simply as a musical language, MTNLLY approaches it as a vehicle for storytelling, using mood, texture, and composition to explore memory, emotion, solitude, and the complexities of human experience. All About Jazz: What instruments do you play? MTNLLY: I mainly play saxophone and piano, but I also play guitar and drums. In primary school, ...

Album Review

Us3: Snap, Crackle and Bop!

Read "Snap, Crackle and Bop!" reviewed by Mike Raggett

by Mike Raggett
October 20, 2026

Geoff Wilkinson's music first gained wider attention through production library discs, often used for projects requiring a funky hip-hop style backing. Lesser known at the time was his involvement with Blue Note Records through his group Us3, which had a smash hit with a remix and sample of Herbie Hancock's “Cantaloupe Island," released under the title “Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)," and selling 2.5 million copies in the '90s. After a break, Wilkinson returned to Us3 in 2025 with the instrumental album ...

Radio & Podcasts

Monktober continues with covers from Abbey Lincoln, Art Blakey, Chick Corea, and Billy Higgins. Also new music from Janis Siegel, Bobby Watson, and Others

by David W. Daniels
October 20, 2026

In addition to the musicians mentioned in the title, this edition of Exploration includes newly released music from Tommy Flanagan, Amber Weekes, Ray Russell, and more. Birthdays for Freddy Cole, Roy Hargrove, Kazumi Watanabe, and others are recognized.Playlist Chick Corea and Eddie Gomez and Paul Motian “Little Rootie Tootie" from Further Explorations (Concord Jazz) 00:00 Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane “Sweet And Lovely" from Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane--At Carnegie Hall (Blue Note/Thelonious) 13:24 John Coltrane “Traneing ...

Radio & Podcasts

Giraffe, Jan Harbeck Quartet, Kirsten Sym Undectet, Linda Sikhakhane & more

by Marek J. Śmietański
October 20, 2026

The 131st episode is built around August 2026 releases. Two debuts--one from Los Angeles, one from Norway--set the tone: jazz without fixed borders, shaped by listening rather than planning. From there the programme moves through stillness and restraint, then into the question of what happens when musicians spend decades absorbing tradition until it becomes entirely their own. Identity rooted in place drives the next stretch, from the Mediterranean to Western Australia to South Africa. The episode's most personal moment comes ...

Radio & Podcasts

Fay Claassen, Peter Tiehuis, North Sea String Quartet, Teus Nobel, TJ's Pretty People and more

by Co de Kloet
October 20, 2026

In this edition of the international injazz podcast, we present exclusive recordings from our own podcast room at the Orange Jazz Days festival. We start with the intimate duo of vocalist Fay Claassen and guitarist Peter Tiehuis, who give Lee Ritenour's “Malibu" a new setting. The adventurous North Sea String Quartet follows with compositions by its own members, and TJ's Pretty People bring the music of the talented Teddy Sicking, including a playful excursion into the Aviary. We close with ...