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Interview

Yazz Ahmed on "Bitches Brew"

by David Unger and Samuel Thiebaut
November 11, 2026

This interview was conducted as part of the FranceTV.com special Miles Davis, 100 ans d'avance. More than fifty years after its release, Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1970) still sounds like a leap into the unknown. It remains one of Miles Davis' boldest reinventions, a work whose influence extends well beyond jazz into electronic music, rock and experimental sound. For Yazz Ahmed and her band featuring Samuel Hällkvist (guitar), Alcyona Mick (keyboards), Rosa Brunello (bass), Jason Singh (beatbox) ...

Album Review

Shuteen Erdenebaatar: Bright Folk

Read "Bright Folk" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
November 11, 2026

Be it said that Bright Folk, 28 year-old pianist/composer/bandleader Shuteen Erdenebaatar's third, vivaciously daring Motéma recording, was born with a depth of classical understanding and underpinning that most fail to entertain well into their AARP membership. The unspoken hypothesis put forth on Bright Folk is that it is the most personal but wide-open statement of intent heard in these parts in a longish while. Take, for instance, the barely contained, Celtic title shanty. Its Gobi-swept, Mongolian breezes wrest ...

Album Review

Jeff Johnson: Meanwhile...

Read "Meanwhile..." reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
November 11, 2026

Bassist Jeff Johnson has a way with the piano trio, having recorded several with drummer John Bishop and pianists Jessica Williams and Hal Galper. His Origin Records collaboration with Galper culminated in five trio albums in the rubato style that the pianist had taken up in his late career. The Galper/Johnson trio--that included Origin Records founder John Bishop on drums--turned out to be the crowning achievement of Galper's career. Despite his successful and prolific sideman work, jazz freelancer ...

Album Review

Flying Horse Big Band: Swingin' with the Flying Horse Big Band

Read "Swingin' with the Flying Horse Big Band" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
November 11, 2026

Swingin' is indeed the hallmark and animating purpose of the 11th recording by the stellar Flying Horse Big Band, the flagship jazz ensemble of the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Under saxophonist Jeff Rupert's able direction, the FHBB plants the pedal on the metal at the outset and doesn't slow the engine before the album's rather peculiar and awkward finale, John Hiatt's sauntering blues, “Feels Like Rain," mournfully sung by guest artist Rob Paparozzi who doubles on harmonica.

The Blue Note Portal

Wolf—Future Perfect, 11. Desert Swan Song

by Blue Note Portal
November 11, 2026

The ringing in their ears took forty-eight hours to die down, but the silence that took its place was far louder. Back in the sun-drenched loft on the Lower East Side, the afterglow of the Fillmore East had settled into the humdrum rhythm of ordinary days. Dust motes drifted lazily through the amber beams cut by the tall warehouse windows. The Hammond B3 sat cold in the corner, its drawbars pushed in, its Leslie speaker utterly silent.

Radio & Podcasts

Matthew Shipp, Danilo Perez, Lee Konitz, and Georgie Fame

by Jerome Wilson
November 11, 2026

This program includes a wide variety of modern jazz artists, such as the Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo, Danilo Perez, Lee Konitz, and Georgie Fame. PlaylistHenry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00Tucker Brothers “Shakshuka (live)" from Live at Chatterbox (Self-Produced) 00:56Konitz “Triste" from Pride (SteepleChase) 8:42Host Speaks 15:37Peter Brendler “Country" from And Then, Nothing (Lost Song) 17:09Julie Driscoll with Brian ...

Radio & Podcasts

Nicole Mitchell, Brandon Sanders, Satoko Fujii, Miles Okazaki and remembering Alan "Chip" White

by Hobart Taylor
November 11, 2026

Debut from Japan's Tamami Koyake, saxophonist Yasuaki Shimizu, Jane Ira Bloom's latest and Finland's Kannaste 4. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Miles Okazaki “ Thermopolis" from Boomtown (Pi) 01:35 Nicole Mitchell/Joe Westerlund “Amber Waves" from Written in the Universe (Psychic Hotline) 09:05 Host Speaks 15:41 Chip White “Another Planet" from Harlem Sunset (Postcards) 17:37 Tamami Koyake “Sea and My Children" from Tamami First (Sound Fuji) 29:08 Andrej Thompson /Piergiorgio Pirro"Pentagonal Sea" from Embroidered Time (Aut) 36:28 Host Speaks 40:28 ...

Radio & Podcasts

Fonville x Fribush, Claudia Acuña, Mark Isham, Chris McCarthy, Jens Düppe, Gregor Schwellenbach

by Ludovico Granvassu
November 11, 2026

A playlist tracing different paths between past, present, and future, from musical roots and inspiring poetry to unexpected comebacks and evocative field recordings. Happy listening! PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (featuring Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00Dan White “Valley Bee" Dee Dub (Self-produced) 0:16Host talks 2:55Chris McCarthy “Curtain Call" Too Late to Quit (La Reserve) 4:34Host talks 10:16Fonville x Fribush “Talk About It" Blue Collar Jazz (WarHen/Flybird) 12:28Claudia Acuña “Piececitos de Niño" Ave de Luz: Chilean ...

Interview

Avishai Cohen on "Jack Johnson"

by David Unger and Samuel Thiebaut
November 10, 2026

This interview was conducted as part of the FranceTV.com special Miles Davis, 100 ans d'avance. More than a conventional studio album, Jack Johnson (Columbia, 1971) documents a creative process. Assembled by producer Teo Macero from long, exploratory sessions, it embraces spontaneity, interruption and reinvention as part of its very fabric. That openness made it the perfect starting point for Avishai Cohen and his band Big Vicious, featuring Uzi Ramirez (guitar), Yonatan Albalak (bass), Aviv Cohen (drums) ...

Inside AAJ

The Tools Behind the Music: Building a More Connected Jazz Community

by Michael Ricci
November 10, 2026

Beyond articles and album reviews, All About Jazz and Jazz Near You provide musicians, publicists, record labels, venues, and festivals with tools to share information, connect with audiences, and participate in a growing jazz ecosystem. For many visitors, All About Jazz is a destination for album reviews, interviews, articles, news, and music discovery. Jazz Near You serves a complementary purpose, helping audiences find live jazz in their communities. But behind these familiar experiences is something more ...