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Cassio Vianna Jazz Orchestra: Vida
by Jack Bowers
As you can't always describe a book by its cover, neither can you invariably pinpoint with accuracy a jazz ensemble's locale by its name alone. The Cassio Vianna Jazz Orchestra, to choose a random example, is not from Italy--nor from anywhere else in Europe. Although born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Cassio Vianna has lived in the United States since 2009 and is, in fact, a music educator and director of Jazz Studies at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, ...
Continue ReadingTrios, Voices And More
by Bob Osborne
A feast of new releases this time includes a selection of albums featuring emerging jazz vocalists. In addition trios make up a good part of the show demonstrating the versatility and impact of that formation of players. Also there is a variety of new music from exciting artists including two tracks from guitarist Doug MacDonald. Three new bands are also featured The Fury with Mark Turner, Lage Lund, Matt Brewer and Tyshawn Sorey; Unleashed Cooperation led by tenorist Krzysztof Kusmierek ...
Continue ReadingBobby Timmons + 2024 Look Back
by David Brown
This week, we sample two albums recorded on this day, December 21, 2024 in history: Andrew Hill's Spiral(1974) featuring Lee Konitz and Duke Ellington's Far East Suite (1966). From there we'll remember Philadelphia pianist Bobby Timmons who was born 89 years ago this week. Tunes will include “Moanin"as performed with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, his work with Lee Morgan and his own solo work. For our second hour, I would like to revisit recordings released in 2024 that ...
Continue ReadingMost Read Album Reviews: 2024
by Michael Ricci
All About Jazz tracks how often an album review is read, and the reviews listed below represent our most popular in 2024. The late Chris May placed five reviews in the top ten. MoonDial Pat Metheny Reviewed by Chris May July 12, 2024 Eagle's Point Chris Potter Reviewed by Chris May March 3, 2024 The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow Charles Lloyd Reviewed by Mike ...
Continue ReadingPericopes + 1: Good Morning World!
by Glenn Astarita
The press announcement accurately states: “Periscopes +1 is an Italian trio project with roots in European tradition, African American music, and improvisation, and an affinity for melody and compositional structure, mixed with other post-rock/prog/avant-garde/electronic influences." This is the band's fourth album, characterized by an ultramodern vibe. The group's fourth album, Good Morning World, proves these sonic alchemists have not lost their taste for musical mayhem. The trio--Emi Vernizzi on saxophone and electronics, Claudio Vignali on piano and Fender ...
Continue ReadingGiancarlo Nino Locatelli: TILIETULUM solo version
by Mark Corroto
The best poems are the ones we write for ourselves. Like poetry, the music a talented artist creates for him or herself is the deepest, most personal expression possible. Like Joe McPhee's Tenor (Hat Hut, 1977) recorded is a farmhouse in Switzerland, Giancarlo Nino Locatelli's Tilietulum recreates the countryside in his solo recording from Area Sismica, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Mention of the countryside comes up because Locatelli incorporated the sounds of his familial lands in ...
Continue ReadingIan Patterson's Best Jazz (And Beyond) Albums Of 2024
by Ian Patterson
A terrific year for new jazz releases, the breath and depth of the music from all corners of the world underlining the robust health of jazz a quarter of the way into the 21st century. Northbound Pernille Bevort Gateway Music “There is a poetic economy, a focused intensity, to these intimate, moving narratives. But do not be fooled, for when the siren calls her, Bévort leads this rhythmically ...
Continue ReadingJohn Daversa, Eric Dolphy, and Jamie Baum
by Jerome Wilson
This program from June 2021 features music from John Daversa, Fred Hersch, Eric Dolphy, Jakob Bro)), and {{Jamie Baum. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 0:00 Thelonious Monk “Monk's Mood" from Thelonious Himself (Riverside) 1:02 The Fred Hersch Trio “Blackwing Palomino" from Sunday Night at the Vanguard (Palmetto) 8:53 Host Speaks 14:59 Eric Dolphy “Mandrake" from Musical Prophet: The Expanded ...
Continue ReadingJane Monheit, Samara Joy, Jazzmeia Horn, Nubya Garcia and more.
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by John Fedchock, Jane Monheit, Christian Sands, Thom Rotella, Samara Joy, Jeff Rupert, Steve Davis, Jazzmeia Horn, Brian Lynch, Joel Frahm, OJT, Nubya Garcia, Omer Leshem, Delfeayo Marsalis, Mike Stern, Brandon Sanders, Sarah Hanahan, Anne Saidera, Immanuel Wilkins, JD Allen, and more. Playlist John Fedchock “Minor Mist" from Justifiably J.J. (Summit) 00:00 Ginetta's Vendetta “Tell Your Story Walkin'" from Fun Size (Kickin' ~ Wiccan Music) 07:23 Hyeseon Hong “Raindrop's Journey" from Things Will ...
Continue ReadingLudovico Granvassu's Garden of Jazzy Delights 2024
by Ludovico Granvassu
Have you noticed how many “best of the year" listicles start with an apologetic preamble ("these are not necessarily 'the best albums of the year' but 'my favorites';" “it's all subjective;" “tomorrow I might have chosen different titles;" “I could only select ten albums" etc.)? Those disclaimers channel the writer's discomfort of having to summarize a vast artistic ecosystem by selecting a “fateful ten" out of thousands of albums, a choice that, supposedly, should provide readers with a balanced, fair, ...
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