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Paolo Fresu's Heroes, a tribute to David Bowie, at Ponchielli Theater in Cremona
by Danilo Codazzi
A collection of photos from “Heroes--A Tribute to David Bowie," a concert at Ponchielli Theatre in Cremona, Italy, on November 27, 2025 featuring Paolo Fresu, Petra Magoni, Christian Meyer, Filippo Vignato, Francesco Diodati, and Francesco Ponticelli. ...
Continue ReadingA Jazz Reading List
by Karl Ackermann
From 2015 through 2020, a personal research project included my reading dozens of jazz books and related media. They included mainstays such as the massive reference The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (Penguin Books, 2006), Ben Ratliff's excellent interview collection The Jazz Ear: Conversations Over Music (Times Books, 2008), the off-shore perspectives of Circular Breathing: The Cultural Politics of Jazz in Britain (Duke University Press, 2005) and Blue Nippon: Authenticating Jazz in Japan (Duke University Press, 2001) and the underrecognized ...
Continue ReadingTroy Dostert's Best Jazz Albums of 2025
by Troy Dostert
We were treated to another superb year of creative jazz and improvised music in 2025, with a broad range of projects seeking to extend the boundaries of jazz into and beyond other idioms. Chamber-adjacent outfits such as the Hemphill Stringtet and Patricia Brennan's latest ensemble blurred the border between jazz and contemporary classical music, while Miguel Zenón once again envisioned new ways of advancing the Latin jazz tradition. Nels Cline drew on his extensive experience in merging free jazz and ...
Continue ReadingEliane Elias at Blues Alley
by Mark Edelman
Eliane EliasBlues Alley Washington, DC November 9, 2025 “Was that fun?" queried jazz legend Eliane Elias midway through her fast-paced samba-infused set at Blues Alley. “Yeah" roared back the sold out crowd, happy to leave behind the angst pervading DC (and much of the country) and let the soothing, playful and moving stylings of a great pianist/vocalist and her top-notch combo roll over us like waves on the beach. A regular alum (her ...
Continue ReadingLingyuan Yang: Cursed Month
by Glenn Astarita
Lingyuan Yang emerges from the shadows of New York's experimental jazz scene with his debut album, Cursed Month. This seven-track odyssey channels the unlucky lunar phases of Chinese astrology into a sonic tempest. Released in 2025 on Chaospace Records, this trio effort features Yang on guitar and electronics, Shinya Lin on piano, and Asher Herzog on drums. At 45 minutes, it unfolds like a ritual gone awry, blending dense compositions with free improvisation. The tracks bleed together, starting ...
Continue ReadingCincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra: The Nutcracker Remix
by Jack Bowers
For those who assumed that Duke Ellington may have had the last word when it came to jazz interpretations of Peter Tchaikovsky's memorable Nutcracker Suite, welcome to The Nutcracker Remix, a sharp and stunning new portrayal of Tchaikovsky's enduring work by the stellar Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra. This is Tchaikovsky for the 21st century, saluting and appreciating the Ellington orchestra's legacy and using that as a stepping- stone on which to create a fresh and exhilarating narration ...
Continue ReadingPaul Dunmall: Here Today Gone Tomorrow
by John Sharpe
Much improvised music may be ephemeral, but Here Today Gone Tomorrow, captures British saxophonist Paul Dunmall's long-standing quartet at a peak of collective lucidity. Featuring pianist Liam Noble, bassist John Edwards and drummer Mark Sanders, the ensemble works through three slabs of unapologetic free jazz that display the rare assurance of a band that has put in its time together. Over the years they have honed such rapport that, in a feature which distinguishes ...
Continue ReadingClassic Jazz from Woody Shaw, New Jazz from Billy Hart, and Birthdays Including Jaco Pastorius
by David W. Daniels
Classic jazz from Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Eddie Jefferson, and others. New jazz from Al Foster, Nat Adderley Jr., and others. Recognizing birthdays for Dave Brubeck, Melissa Aldana, and others. RIP Steve Cropper, jazz version of Green Onions by Roswell Rudd.Playlist Charles McPherson “Explorations" from McPherson's Mood (Prestige) 00:00 Joe Henderson “Serenity" from In 'N Out (Blue Note) 7:27 Bobby Hutcherson “Slow Change" from Now! (Blue Note) 13:39 Houston Person “The Houston Express" from Houston Express (Prestige) 18:38 ...
Continue ReadingMusic by distinguished American Women Composers plus remembering guitarist Phil Upchurch
by Hobart Taylor
Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Yulia Musayelyan “Strange Times" from Strange Times (Outside In) 00:08 Charles Lloyd /Jason Moran/Marvin Sewell “Heaven" from Figure in Blue (Blue Note) 7:38 Jennifer Grim “Wish Sonatine" (Valerie Coleman-Composer) from Through Broken Time 2 (New Focus) 13:52 Sam Newsome/Jean-Michel Pilc “All the Things You Are" from Cosmic Unconsciousness Unplugged (Self-Produced) 26:00 Host Speaks 31:56 Patricia Brennan “Antlia" from Of The Near And Far (Pyroclastic) 33:23 Kenny Barron/Kavita Shah “Lullabye"from Songbook (Artwork) 40:54 Awadagin Pratt “Rounds [composed ...
Continue ReadingTheo Bleckmann, Michael Garrick, and Conrad Herwig
by Jerome Wilson
This episode features recent releases by Theo Bleckmann, Tom Ollendorff and Conrad Herwig as well as older music from Michael Garrick. Bill Bruford, and Lee Konitz.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Bob Lark “Evidence" from First Steps (Corridor) 00:56 The Dedication Orchestra “Hug Pine" from Spirits Rejoice (Ogun) 7:05 Host Speaks 15:24 Lee Konitz “Body and Soul" from More ...
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