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Album Review

Jason Kruk: Beyond the Veil

Read "Beyond the Veil" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
September 26, 2026

Veteran New York City-based drummer and composer Jason Kruk leverages decades of technical precision and international touring into a major leap forward on Sun Goose Records. Rather than a standard rhythm showcase, his latest release is an ambitious, collaborative suite bridging structured composition and open improvisation. The album unfolds as a deeply conceptual journey through tracks named after natural elements and archetypes. Kruk anchors complex polyrhythms with a muscular yet nuanced touch, swinging seamlessly between aggressive fusion workouts ...

Radio & Podcasts

Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Jazz - Part 1

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 26, 2026

Fifty years after Stevie Wonder released Songs In The Key Of Life, we celebrate the anniversary song by song, in the exact sequence of the original double LP and the related Something's Extra EP--with one twist: every track is a jazz rendition. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Jalen Baker “Love's In Need of Love Today" This Is Me, This Is Us (Outside In Music) 0:16 Host ...

Album Review

Danielle Nicole: Fireflies

Read "Fireflies" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
September 26, 2026

It does not in any way disparage the efforts of bassist/vocalist Danielle Nicole or her fifth full-length album, Fireflies , to state that guitarist Luther Dickinson's sole appearance on these eleven cuts, during “Take Me Back," is the flashpoint of the long player. The co-founder of the North Mississippi Allstars has made a career of reconfiguring his roots in the blues, and along those same lines the distaff Kansas City, Missouri native has pursued a modified sound for herself. Dickinson's ...

Radio & Podcasts

Bob Ezrin: Holding Artists To Their Own Best Work

by Lawrence Peryer
September 26, 2026

This week we're putting The Tonearm's needle on famed record producer Bob Ezrin. Bob has worked with artists including Pink Floyd, Kiss, Deep Purple, and countless others, though he is best known for his nearly 60-year relationship with Alice Cooper. He's back working with The Jayhawks on their latest, Sanctuary Park, twenty-six years after their first project together. We talk about how the reunion started with an offhand remark from Gary Louris, both men ...

Radio & Podcasts

The Dual City Concert Band, Jesse van Ruller, Maarten Hogenhuis, Philipp Rüttgers Trio and more

by Co de Kloet
September 26, 2026

In this edition of the international injazz podcast, we explore three distinctive voices from the Dutch jazz scene. We open with the Dual City Concert Band, before turning to the duo of Jesse van Ruller and Maarten Hogenhuis, whose original compositions, alongside a striking reinterpretation of Misha Mengelberg, showcase a rich musical dialogue between guitar and saxophone. From there, we dive into the playful and eclectic world of the Philipp Rüttgers Trio, drawing inspiration from Satie while carving out its ...

In Pictures

Stacey Kent with trio at Ladies' Jazz Festival 2026

by Marek J. Śmietański
September 26, 2026

A collection of photos from the Stacey Kent concert at Teatr Muzyczny im. Danuty Baduszkowej in Gdynia on July 24, 2026 featuring Jim Tomlinson, Art Hirahara and Tom Hubbard. New York Voices at Ladies' Jazz Festival 2026 at the same festival. ...

Album Review

Corto Alto: Some Small Fortune

Read "Some Small Fortune" reviewed by Mark McKergow

by Mark McKergow
September 25, 2026

Corto Alto is the creation of Glaswegian trombonist, bassist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Liam Shortall. The youngest graduate from the Royal Conservatoire Of Scotland's undergraduate jazz course (which he started aged just 16), Shortall combines jazz, electronica, hip-hop and broken beat, producing both detailed studio creations and roaring live sets. The band name translates from Italian as “short.tall"; Shortall has Italian roots and was keen to present an attention-grabbing name for his work (a touch of the Fatboy Slim, maybe)? His ...

Play This!

Espen Eriksen Trio: Winter Is Coming

by Carl Medsker
September 25, 2026

An homage to Game of Thrones? A wish for the end of another excessively hot summer? Or just impatient for better ski conditions? Whatever the intention, the Espen Eriksen trio is back for another set of melodic Nordic jazz. After a pulsing, ominous start, the performance flowers into a memorable theme. The bandmates (Espen Eriksen on piano, Lars Tormod Jenset on bass and Andreas Bye on drums) breathe as one, favoring economical, lyrical invention over hearty rhythmic or harmonic improv. ...

Album Review

Matt Wilson's Good Trouble: Love Is The Whole Thing, We Are Only Pieces

Read "Love Is The Whole Thing, We Are Only Pieces" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
September 25, 2026

Drummer Matt Wilson has never needed a soapbox to make a point. His drumming has always been open, as if the music has something to say. It makes sense, then, that Wilson has reconvened Good Trouble to continue making good music with good people, which he considers the most effective form of dissent. With Tia Fuller and Anisha Rush on alto saxophones, Jeff Lederer on tenor saxophone and clarinet, Dawn Clement on piano and vocals, and Ben Allison on acoustic ...

Radio & Podcasts

Espen Berg, Zoe Rahman, Joe Henderson, Erica von Kleist, Misha Mullov-Abbado, James Davison

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 25, 2026

Something traditional, something experimental, something live, something in the studio--and plenty of fun in between, for a selection designed to please many palates. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Espen Berg Trio “Equilibrium suite, pt.2" Entropies (Svale) 0:16 Host talks 4:00 Zoe Rahman “Red Squirrel (Live)" Hull Suite (Live) (Manushi) 5:07 Host talks 14:18 Misha Mullov-Abbado, James Davison “That's a Plenty" Moon Beams (Boy Boy) 15:18 ...