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Album Review

Jim Rotondi & Dena DeRose: Out of the Past

Read "Out of the Past" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
September 2, 2026

Although trumpeter Jim Rotondi and pianist-singer Dena DeRose had wanted to record together for years, life always seemed to get in the way. Finally, when they were both on faculty at the University for Music and Dramatic Arts in Graz, Austria, Rotondi decided to make it happen. He booked a studio in Vienna, enlisted the services of esteemed Austrian bassist Danny Ziemann (his studio) and drummer Mario Gonzi, and on June 23, 2024, the quartet recorded Out of the Past. ...

In Pictures

Tingvall Trio at Jazz in Ruins 2026

by Marek J. Śmietański
September 2, 2026

A collection of photos from the Tingvall Trio concert at GZUT Model Hall in Gliwice on August 1, 2026 featuring Martin Tingvall, Omar Rodriguez Calvo and Jürgen Spiegel. Other photo reports from the same festival: Sonia Spinello Quartet at Jazz in Ruins 2026, Tal Cohen Quartet featuring John Daversa At Jazz In Ruins 2026. Look for the rest soon... ...

Radio & Podcasts

New Sullivan Fortner Also Trumpeter Matt White's Jazz Perspective on Dolly Parton Songs, Flautist Ali Ryerson, Pianist Enoch Smith Jr. and Matt Wilson's Good Trouble featuring Tia Fuller

by Hobart Taylor
September 2, 2026

Also outstanding tuneage from guitarists Sheryl Bailey and Ed Cherry, saxophonist Jonathon Suazo, and a delightful Susan Alcorn cut featuring Mary Halvorson.Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Matt White “The Carroll County Accident (featuring Liz Kelley)" from Dolly (Adhyaropa) 01:35 Matt White “The Bridge (featuring Liz Kelley)" from Dolly (Adhyaropa) 05:05 Enoch Smith Jr. “No One Can Save You" fromThis is What Love Does (Misfitme) 09:42 Host Speaks 15:00 The Ali Ryerson Quartet “Chuck's Tune/Solar" from The Ali Ryerson Quartet ...

Radio & Podcasts

Ingeborg Gravem Sollid, Ernst Reijseger, The Olympians, Petite Lucette & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 2, 2026

Enjoy another playlist featuring projects where tradition gets lovingly bent, twisted, and reshaped.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 The Olympians “Thunderball" In Search of a Revival (Daptone) 0:16 Host talks 4:33 La La Lars “Uggledans" Lilla Lars (Gothborgen) 5:46 Host talks 9:57 Ernst Reijseger “Future Memory" Ghost Elephants (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Spring Music) 11:08 Ingeborg Gravem Sollid “BLUE" The Aftermath (Fjordgata) 14:42 Host talks 20:18 Kris Tiner, ...

Radio & Podcasts

Alexander Beets Quartet, Emine Bostancı, Sunflower (Joost Lijbaart) and much more

by Co de Kloet
September 2, 2026

In this edition of the international injazz podcast, we present a fresh selection of Dutch jazz, exploring three distinctive musical worlds. We begin with the energetic and melodic sound of the Alexander Beets Quartet, featuring a mix of original compositions and adventurous interpretations. We then turn to the unique voice of Emine Bostancı, whose music moves between tradition and experimentation, with an intriguing collaboration with pianist Franz von Chossy. Finally, we hear the characteristic blend of groove, melody and improvisation ...

Rising Stars

Introducing Saxophonist Jacob Chung

by Sanford Josephson
September 1, 2026

Growing up in Toronto, Jacob Chung was introduced to jazz by his grandfather. “He had a record player," Chung recalled, “and he had Dave Brubeck's Time Out album. He also liked Duke Ellington and Ben Webster." Chung was playing classical piano when he entered middle school, “and they started giving you wind instruments. I was into baseball, and I had a few concussions and tore the meniscus in my knee, so I had to quit sports for a ...

Album Review

Tim Larkin: Setting Standards

Read "Setting Standards" reviewed by Acacia Grace

by Acacia Grace
September 1, 2026

Immerse yourself in the smooth, sophisticated sounds of contemporary jazz with Tim Larkin's Setting Standards. From the opening notes, Larkin establishes an effortless atmosphere, allowing his horns to take center stage without overpowering the arrangements. There is a relaxed confidence to his playing that makes the album particularly inviting: music that feels equally suited to attentive listening or simply setting the mood. One of the standout tracks of this album is Larkin's reimagining of “Through the Fire.“ Rather ...

The Blue Note Portal

The Beatles—Future Perfect, Part 3

by Blue Note Portal
September 1, 2026

Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 The Beat Goes On--Year 2092 The intense glare of the live broadcast had faded hours ago, leaving the control room bathed in the amber glow of background standby. Outside the high-altitude windows of 2092, solar arrays silently tracked the Sun, keeping the CCE's baseline status idling. A week had ...

Album Review

Earth Tongues: Phases

by Mark Corroto
September 1, 2026

When we think about a recording, we rarely consider its tactile qualities. We hear pulse, rhythm and momentum, the obvious physicality of sound. A rave, for example, can be experienced as much through the body as through the ears, its bass frequencies vibrating through bone and muscle. But the trio Earth Tongues approaches physicality from the opposite direction. On Phases, trumpeter Joe Moffett, tubist Dan Peck and percussionist Carlo Costa concern themselves not with overwhelming force but with minute sensation. ...

Album Review

Mike Jones: Mike Jones With Strings

Read "Mike Jones With Strings" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
September 1, 2026

Pianist Mike Jones' With Strings does not denote a sizable orchestral design but a piano-jazz trio in which a guitar replaces the drums, a format introduced in the 1930s by Nat King Cole's peerless trio and favored for years by the legendary Canadian pianist Oscar Peterson with Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel or Joe Pass on guitar. One thing that Jones, bassist Alex Frank and guitarist Graham Dechter share in common with those earlier groups is an unambiguous capacity--one ...