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Bria Skonberg at SFJAZZ
by Ronald Davis
A collection of photos from the Bria Skonberg Quintet concert at SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco on November 5, 2025 featuring Bria Skonberg, Patrick Bartley Jr, Mathis Picard, Liany Mateo and Darrian Douglas. ...
Continue ReadingBenoit LeBlanc: Mô kouzin mô kouzinn
by Don Ball
If you were ever curious as to what pre-jazz music might have sounded like in the Louisiana area, then Benoît LeBlanc's Mô kouzin mô kouzinn is the album for you. LeBlanc presents 27 Creole songs that in many ways form the basis for the emergence of jazz in New Orleans in the late 19th century, songs that enslaved Creole people might have played at New Orleans' Congo Square in the 19th century, one of the few places in the country ...
Continue ReadingRIP Ray Drummond and Klaus Doldinger--Additional jazz classics from Charles Mingus and others
by David W. Daniels
Tribute to Ray Drummond including music from Grachan Moncur III and more. Other jazz classics from Wayne Shorter, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and more. Newly released jazz from Horace Silver, Carmen Bradford, and more. Music recognizing the birthdays of Mose Allison, Houston Person, and more. Playlist Grachan Moncur III “Exploration" from Exploration (Capri) 00:00 Bobby Hutcherson “The Moontrane" from Live At Montreux (Blue Note) 11:30 Abbey Lincoln “Runnin' Wild" from It's Me (Verve) 22:13 Ray Drummond “Susanita-Like" from Vignettes ...
Continue ReadingShuteen Erdenebaatar, Anthony Braxton, and Jim McNeely
by Jerome Wilson
This eclectic show includes music from Shuteen Erdenebaatar, Jim McNeely, Chris Connor. Anthony Braxton. and Juan Pastor.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 Ben Tiberio “Midwife Crisis" from Rare Peace (Outside In) 00:50 Lello Molinari “Na Tazzulella 'E Cafe" from Lello's Italian Job, Volume 2 (Fata Morgana) 8:13 Host Speaks 14:01 Rigmor Gustafsson “Big Yellow Taxi" from Come Home (ACT) ...
Continue ReadingJack DeJohnette August 9, 1942 - October 26, 2025
by Maurice Hogue
This show honours Jack DeJohnette, one of my all-time favourite musicians, and certainly my favourite drummer. His name is everywhere in my music collection and I am so thankful that I got to see him play live. Those performances were spectacular and so very memorable. In this show, you'll hear Jack featured in a number of different contexts. R.I.P. Jack. (There are are some other new albums in this show, from Kevin Sun, Anders Lonne Gronseth and Paul Williamson & ...
Continue ReadingRed Garland Revisited!
by C. Michael Bailey
Prestige Records released Red Garland Revisited in 1969. However, Rudy Van Gelder recorded the eight selections comprising the album 12 years earlier at his Hackensack, New Jersey studio. Using bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor as his rhythm section, adding guitarist Kenny Burrell on two pieces--Miles Davis's “Four" and “Walkin.'" Recorded May 24, 1957, this session took place during a busy period for Garland, between a date for trombonist Curtis Fuller on May 14 resulting in Curtis Fuller with ...
Continue ReadingAlex Chadsey: Invocation
by Paul Rauch
The fourth album from the trio Duende Libre is entitled Invocation, the act of summoning a deity or the supernatural. The band's name itself is rooted in flamenco culture, a term of great emotion that identifies a magical quality in an artist. The concept was famously theorized by Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca, identifying elements that quantify this conception--irrationality, earthiness, a heightened awareness of death, and a touch of the diabolical. It is both a gift and a burden, a ...
Continue ReadingJazz & Wine of Peace 2025, Part 1
by Luciano Rossetti
A collection of photos from the Jazz & Wine of Peace in Cormons, from October 23-26, 2025. This was the first year with the new Artistic Director, Enrico Bettinello. The festival lineup featured William Parker Trio, James Brandon Lewis Quartet, Valentina Fin, Simona Severini, The Necks, Nubya Garcia Quartet, Tania Giannouli Trio, Anais Drago Trio, Silvia Bolognesi and many others. In addition, celebrated photographer Ziga Koritnik was the subject of a photo exhibition, coinciding with the publication of his book ...
Continue ReadingThe Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective: Cortadito
by Jack Bowers
The Afro-Caribbean Collective is a high-energy nonet led by Puerto Rican-born guitarist Jose Guzman. On Cortadito, the ensemble's fourth album, the accent as always is on the lively rhythms and charming melodies of Guzman's home country and nearby equatorial locales. There is one immediate problem, as Guzman writes that his composition “Orchard Downs" is the opening number, whereas the album's jacket places his “Holande Pa Uste" in the lead-off spot and lists “Orchard Downs" as the finale. From ...
Continue ReadingJazz and Wine of Peace 2025, Part 2
by Luca A. d'Agostino
A collection of photos from the Jazz&Wine of Peace 2025 in Cormons (Italy) from October 22, 2025 to October 25, 2025 featuring James Brandon Lewis, Nubya Garcia, Tania Giannouli, The Necks, Anais Drago and William Parker. ...
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