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Delfeayo Marsalis: Crescent City Jewels
by Pierre Giroux
Delfeayo Marsalis' release Crescent City Jewels is a vibrant tribute to the resilience and spirit of New Orleans, expertly captured by his Uptown Jazz Orchestra. The album reads like a journal from Marsalis, full of musical moments that celebrate life's joys. Featuring an array of veteran musicians and rising stars from the Crescent City, it is a high-energy collection that showcases the vitality of big-band jazz with an infectious New Orleans flavour. The session's blend of jazz standards, original compositions ...
Continue ReadingNew music from Mavis Pan, Andrew Hill Sextet Plus Ten, Caleb Wheeler Curtis and More
by Hobart Taylor
This week we feature a heady mix of crunchy avant-garde and sweet melodiesPlaylist Fay Victor “The Bassist" from Herbie Nichols SUNG (Tao Forms) 0:00 Alan Braufman “Spirits “ from Infinite Love Infinite Tears (Valley of Search) 6:47 Host Speaks 16:38 Vanisha Gould “Demure" (Cellar) 18:49 Klas Lindqist “ Prelude to a Kiss" from Handle With Care (Yellow Car) 23:00 Sahara von Hattenberger “Claude Bolling Suite For Cello and Jazz Piano Trio_2. Concertante." from 1Q84 (Odd Sound) 29:18 Andrew ...
Continue ReadingArve Henriksen and Harmen Fraanje at Bimhuis
by Nenad Georgievski
Arve Henriksen and Harmen Fraanje Bimhuis Amsterdam, Netherlands September 28, 2024 At the Bimhuis jazz club in Amsterdam, Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen and Dutch pianist Harmen Fraanje created a captivating, almost otherworldly experience, a meditative performance that felt as much like sound painting as it did a concert. Together they delivered a concert where music, ambiance and the setting created an atmosphere of hushed wonder. The venue itself added to the ...
Continue ReadingNicole Henry at Blues Alley
by Mark Edelman
Nicole Henry Blues Alley Washington, DC October 3, 2024 Got a chance to see this accomplished vocalist at DC's premier jazz club, Blues Alley in Georgetown. Dressed fetchingly in crimson lace, Ms. Henry gave a master class in the kind of song interpretation that made Nancy Wilson, Carmen McRae and Sarah Vaughan jazz legends. Celebrating twenty years in the recording biz and her sixteenth appearance at Blues Alley, Nicole got things started with ...
Continue ReadingTony Haynes Has Left Town... But What A Legacy He Leaves Behind
by Duncan Heining
The death of my friend musician/composer Tony Haynes aged 83 from cancer is a loss both to his wife and children and to the musical communities of East London whom he served with such passion. A jazz enthusiast from his early teens, he studied music at Oxford and Nottingham, while at the latter working simultaneously as musical director at the Nottingham Playhouse. Later at the Liverpool Everyman, he composed scores for plays by left-wing playwrights like John Arden, Adrian Mitchell ...
Continue ReadingAfrikan Time Music and Black Theology, in Conversation
by Ngwako Malakalaka
To mark South Africa's Heritage Month and Steve Biko's commemoration, Herbie Tsoaeli, the South African award-winning jazz bassist and the “Centre for Black Thought and African Studies," presented a conversation and a live jazz performance on “Black Theology and Afrikan Time" music. The discussion was about black liberation theologies in their quest to make sense of the lived realities of black people on the backdrop of the liberatory message of Christianity. To inspire and respond to ...
Continue ReadingZara McFarlane, Benjamin Sanz, Cinema Paradiso, Gilbert Holmström & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
From London to Stockholm, via New York, Paris, Chicago and Brussels, for a playlist that pays tribute to Marvin Gaye, Charles Mingus, African and African-American sources of inspiration, and much more. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Zara McFarlane “Inner City Blues" Sweet Whispers: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan (Eternal Source of Light) 0:16 Host talks 4:52 Lauren Henderson “Walking" Sombras (Brontosaurus) 6:04 Host talks 11:11 Benjamin Sanz ...
Continue ReadingMichael Simon & Asian Connection: East West & Beyond
by Neil Duggan
If you find yourself in need of a lift, you may find it on Michael Simon and Asian Connection's uplifting album East, West & Beyond. Born in Venezuela, Simon, now resident in the Netherlands, has spent over two decades combining western jazz with music from the east and collaborating with some of Asia's best musicians. Joining Simon to deliver his vision are Taiwanese saxophonist Minyen Hsieh, Hong Kong drummer Huang Tzu Yu, Taipei-based Japanese bassist Ikeda Kinya, Indonesian ...
Continue ReadingJonathan Salvi Arugula Sextet: Arugula
by Glenn Astarita
Swiss artist Jonathan Salvi's Arugula, released on Challenge Records, offers a blend of rhythmic complexity and thoughtful jazz arrangements. As the 103rd release in the “Jazz Thing Next Generation" series, it presents Salvi's work on the vibraphone in a way that fits well within the contemporary jazz scene. Salvi's vibraphone technique--using four mallets --is not groundbreaking yet brings a delicate and steady presence to the music. In “Wanderig," the album opens with guitarist Emilio Vidal's understated chord voicings, ...
Continue ReadingBenny Golson, John Gilmore and Bud Powell
by David Brown
This week on the Jazz Continuum we kick things off celebrating the earth arrival day of saxophonist John Gilmore, born on this day in 1931. Gilmore is best known for his work with Sun Ra, but here we have him performing with Andrew Hill. Then, some trumpet works form the new release by Adam O'Farrill followed by Franz Koglmann. The show continues with a tribute to the late Benny Golson showcasing his compositions as played by Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, ...
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