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Ivo Perelman: Synesthesia
by Mike Jurkovic
Like past gatherings of tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman, pianist Matthew Shipp, bassist William Parker, and drummer Bobby Kapp, inscribed to memory on the highly touted Ineffable Joy (ESP, 2019) and Heptagon (Leo Records, 2017), Synesthesia erupts into consciousness with a punch and flurry. Feverish by design, “First Color Heard" stays true to its title and to the heart of each participant. Rambling, rumbling, reaching for the stars, Perelman exhorts his fellow travelers, and “First Color Heard" fills the airspace ...
Continue ReadingMammal Hands at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days
by Marek J. Śmietański
A collection of photos from the Mammal Hands concert at Club Stodola in Warsaw on July 3, 2026 featuring Nick Smart, Jordan Smart and Rob Turner. Other photo reports from the same festival: Tomoki Sanders at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Adrian Younge at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Lizz Wright at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Jowee Omicil at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Black Lives at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days.. Look for the rest soon... ...
Continue ReadingFjall: Helt
by John Sharpe
Helt finds Fjall refining its communal language into long-form sonic terrains shaped by timbre, patience and mutual purpose. The double album documents complete performances from December 2023 and April 2025, preserving the quartet unchanged from its debut, From the Rough Hill (Discus, 2023). Reed player and keyboardist Martin Archer joins percussionists Richard Jackson and Fran Comyn alongside harpist Jan Todd, whose contributions also encompass voice, electronics and samples. The breadth of instrumentation points to an unusually expansive vocabulary, in which ...
Continue ReadingBrent Birckhead, Emily Kuhn, Cindy Blackman Santana, Deanna Kirk, Alicia Witt, Louise Alexandra & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new music from Deanna Kirk, Alicia Witt, Brent Birckhead, Emily Kuhn, Cindy Blackman Santana, Louise Alexandra, plus birthday shoutouts to Annie Ross, Margaret Whiting, Kay Starr, Joanne Brackeen, Antoinette Montague, Nicholas King, Ada Rovatti, Janis Siegel, Carla Hassett, Cynthia Scott, Lisa Maxwell and Fay Victor, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the world that A Woman's Place ...
Continue ReadingRalph Alessi Quintet, Shipp/Parker Duo & Barefoot Records
by Maurice Hogue
Great to see trumpeter Ralph Alessi back leading his quintet, and it has a twist to it. He's replaced the sound of Ravi Coltrane's saxophone with the trombone, as played by his brother Joseph Alessi. It gives A Sun That Never Sets a different sound plus this album marks the first time the two Alessi brothers have ever recorded together. I'll wager you've not heard the standard tune, “Summertime," sliced and diced the way pianist Matthew Shipp & bassist William ...
Continue ReadingFrom Shecky Greene to Penn &; Teller: Glenn Alai's Showbiz Rise
by Mike Jones
Glenn Alai joins the Stereo Image to trace his lifelong love of variety entertainment... from growing up on TV specials and Atlantic City shows to studying casino entertainment at UNLV and building the Penn & Teller organization into a Las Vegas mainstay. He shares backstage stories, career-defining moments, and how he helped bring vintage performers and modern magicians like Piff into the mainstream, reflecting on decades of change in show business and the resilience of live performance.
Continue ReadingJazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Play Ellington's Black, Brown, and Beige
by Paul Reynolds
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center Ellington's Greatest Masterpiece: Black, Brown, and Beige New York, NY July 23, 2026 Usually dark for the summer, Jazz at Lincoln Center, unusually, presented a concert event this month. Billed as the first performances of the 2026-2027 season for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the twin shows at Rose Hall featured the JLCO at its best. That is, playing compositions by Duke ...
Continue ReadingDenny Zeitlin: Odyssey
by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist Denny Zeitlin takes a trip into his archival book on the first half of Odyssey. He has always mixed eloquence and beauty with adventurousness. That is up front here. A close comparison to his style of playing can be found in the artistry of Bill Evans. And it should be noted that Evans adopted one of Zeitlin's most touching, gorgeously placid compositions, “Quiet Now," into his concert and recording songbook. Odyssey is not a deep archival dive--Zeitlin ...
Continue ReadingBranford Marsalis Quartet: A Joyous Celebration in Jamaica, Queens
by Dave Kaufman
On a beautiful summer afternoon at Rufus King Park in Queens, the Branford Marsalis Quartet turned the Downtown Jamaica Riddim and Jazz Festival (07/26/2026) into a joyous celebration. The quartet is one of the finest working groups in contemporary jazz. Its regular lineup includes Joey Calderazzo on piano, Eric Revis on bass, and Justin Faulkner on drums. Calderazzo and Revis were unavailable for this performance and were replaced by Geoffrey Keezer on piano and Barry Stephenson on bass. The substitutions ...
Continue ReadingBob Nell & Michael Bisio Trios: Trios: We Are Here
by Mark Corroto
Don't be misled by the adjective naïve when describing the collaboration between pianist Bob Nell and bassist Michael Bisio. Their recording We Are Here is hardly “naïve" in the sense of being inexperienced or unsophisticated. Rather, it embodies the word's more generous meaning: music that is natural, unforced and free of affectation. There is no posturing here, only two veteran musicians trusting decades of experience and each other. New York-born Bisio and Montana pianist Bob Nell first met ...
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