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Tom Harrell, Michael Dease, Eric Jacobson, Caity Gyorgy and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now!... Fantastic music by Tom Harrell, Michael Dease, Eric Jacobson, Caity Gyorgy, Shelly Berg, Thom Rotella, Danny Jonokuchi, Bevan Manson, Wayne Escoffery, Jonathan Powell, Emmet Cohen, Hyeseon Hong, Warren Wolf, The Crew, Ben Wolfe, Christopher Parnis, Diego Fugueiredo, Zack Foey, Michael O'Neill, City Of Four and more. Playlist Tom Harrell “Chalcedon" from Alternate Summer (HighNote) 00:00 Michael Dease “Seiko Time" from Grove's Groove (Le Coq) Time 06:15 Eric Jacobson “Pause Time" from Heading Home (Origin Records) ...
Continue ReadingAlice Zawadzki, Fred Thomas, Misha Mullov-Abbado: Za Górami
by Konstantin N. Rega
Jazz is all about moving forward and finding new ways to make music that touches hearts and minds. Here London-based vocalist and violinist Alice Zawadzki teams up with pianist and drummer Fred Thomas and double bassist Misha Mullov-Abbado on a stylish and folk-tinged jazz album. Za Górami incorporates folk songs, chamber music and improvisational jazz styles to meld a mesmerizing sound. The trio works hard and succeeds in the balancing act of offering a tune and providing more free-flowing passages. ...
Continue ReadingKris Davis, Luke Stewart, Rob Mazurek and More
by Hobart Taylor
New music from Kris Davis, Luke Stewart and Silt Remembrance Ensemble, Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra and more. Playlist Rahsaan Barber “The Long Wait For Justice" from Six Words (Jazz Music City) 0:00 Kris Davis “Knotweed “ from Run The Gauntlet (Pyroclastic) 6:15 Luke Stewart and Silt Remembrance Ensemble “ATTENTION !!!"from The Order (Self Produced) 14:20 Host Speaks 26:14 Satoko Fujii “Low" from Dog Days of Summer (Libra) 29:00 m: Andile Khumalo “The Broken Mirrors of Time (featuring ...
Continue ReadingThe Dave Holland New Quartet at Smoke Jazz Club
by Paul Reynolds
The Dave Holland New Quartet Smoke Jazz & Supper Club New York, NYSeptember 6, 2024 The Friday late set at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club by the Dave Holland New Quartet began and ended with selections that strutted the bassist's strongest compositional suit--originals with a twirling head (as in a melodic theme) interspersed with solos that dance between harmonic calm and “out" exploration. If the middle of the set was less compelling--with its shift into ...
Continue ReadingKris Davis: Run the Gauntlet
by Mike Jurkovic
For her first trio outing as a leader since 2014's Waiting For You To Grow (Clean Feed Records), daredevil pianist Kris Davis takes on her inspirations and mentors on the whirlwind Run the Gauntlet. Dedicated to the beacons who have guided and supported her searching, inventive way--Geri Allen, Carla Bley, Marilyn Crispell, Angelica Sanchez, Sylvie Courvoisier and Renee Rosnes--Davis enlists longtime friend and collaborator drummer Johnathan Blake alongside well respected and well-traveled bassist Robert Hurst (Mulgrew Miller, Diana ...
Continue ReadingThe Great Hall: Perseverance Society Hall and the Beginnings of Jazz, Part 2
by Jon Sheckler
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Part 2: The BuildersBenevolence societies were staples of urban culture across the United States. New immigrants were encouraged to register at organizations which would help them find housing, employment, and serve as lenders and insurers. Known as benevolent societies or mutual aid associations, an element of these organizations still exists in the United States, most prominently in the Chinese community which proliferated new Chinese immigrants across the country while also ...
Continue ReadingJavon Jackson & Nikki Giovanni: Javon & Nikki go to the movies
by Pierre Giroux
Javon & Nikki go to the movies is a charming and soulful collaboration that brings together the poetic eloquence of Nikki Giovanni and the masterful tenor saxophone stylings of Javon Jackson. The album is a delightful journey through some of the standards of the Great American Songbook, featuring songs famously associated with classic Hollywood movies. The repertoire also draws from a broader range of sources, including three Jackson originals and one from the pen of Sonny Rollins. Jackson is accompanied ...
Continue ReadingNeta Raanan, Matt Pavolka, Rodrigo Dominguez, Anna Butterss & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Enjoy an eclectic playlist featuring projects inspired by the novels of Don De Lillo and Philip Roth, champagne-making, mighty vertebrates, wood parasites and more.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Leon Phal “Healthy Ground" No Pain No Champagne (Heavenly Sweetness) 0:16 Host talks 4:28 Rodrigo Dominguez “Bicho Bolita" Bicho Bolita (ears&eyes) 6:49 Neta Raanan “Blue Jay" Unforeseen Blossom (Giant Step Arts) 12:07 Host talks 21:11 Matt Pavolka “Nuts and ...
Continue ReadingTwin Talk: Twin Talk Live
by Mark Corroto
The trio Twin Talk makes music that is best described as stealthfully hip. This Chicago ensemble of drummer Andrew Green, tenor saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi and bassist/vocalist Katie Ernst does not trade in a clamorous and flamboyant sound. Still, in their own way, the trio stands out as expressive and captivating. Their fallaciously titled Twin Talk Live is the trio's third release and it follows Weaver (37d03d, 2019) and a self-titled 2015 disc on Ears&Eyes Records. Each of the ...
Continue ReadingThe Lives Behind the Music: Do Biographies Shape Our Understanding of Jazz?
by Anastasia Bogomolets
Charlie Parker died at the age of 34. Ella Fitzgerald lived a long and remarkable life, which included her time at the Colored Orphan Asylum during her adolescence and having her legs amputated later in life, alongside tremendous career success and many bright accomplishments along the way. Duke Ellington began his career as a sign painter. When he started earning a living from music, his repertoire was, to put it mildly, limited. Nevertheless, with his entrepreneurial mindset, he ...
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