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Album Review

Piero Bittolo Bon: Spell//Hunger

Read "Spell//Hunger" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
August 19, 2026

Saxophonist Piero Bittolo Bon is a versatile improviser, excelling across all styles of creative music. His band mate of over a decade, the equally masterful drummer Andrea Grillini, is, like Bon, a restless experimenter. Together, they formed the genre-defying duo, Spell//Hunger. Their eponymous album consists of 11 spontaneous pieces that are more akin to abstract soundscapes than melodies with a “narrative" structure. For instance, the two iterations of the title track feature a mellifluous chorus over percolating percussion. The first, "Spell//Hunger #1 ...

Radio & Podcasts

Ambrose Akinmusire and Mary Halvorson, Miki Yamanaka and Nicole Glover, Melissa Aldana and Linda May Han Oh, Christian Finger with Ralph Alessi and Ben Monder

by Hobart Taylor
August 19, 2026

Candice Hoyes, Miguel Zenon with Luis Perdomo, Nicole Mccabe with Savannah Harris and a dope Nina Simone remix. Playlist Ambrose Akinmusire / Mary Halvorson “Soundcheck" from Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings (Nonesuch) 00:00 Ambrose Akinmusire / Mary Halvorson “Tangled Pretty" from Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings (Nonesuch) 03:27 Host Speaks 07:51 Miguel Zenon / Luis Perdomo “Sombras" fromEl Arte de Bolero Vol. 3(Miel) 08:59 Nicole McCabe/Savannah Harris “Lonely People" from All Together Now (Sudden Quarterly) 14:36 Gregory Uhlmann / Alabaster ...

Live Review

Take 6 at Miner Auditorium

by Steven Roby
August 19, 2026

Take 6 Miner Auditorium SFJAZZ Summer Sessions 2026, four-night residency, Aug. 13--16, 2026 San Francisco, CA August 16, 2026Four decades in, Take 6 still builds its sound on close listening, disciplined arranging, shared history, and a belief that melody outranks everything else. Across an afternoon masterclass, a conversation with founder Claude McKnight, and the closing night of a four-night SFJAZZ residency, the group laid out the blueprint. Then six voices showed how to make it ...

In Pictures

Tal Cohen Quartet featuring John Daversa At Jazz In Ruins 2026

by Marek J. Śmietański
August 19, 2026

A collection of photos from the Tal Cohen Quartet concert at GZUT Model Hall in Gliwice on July 31, 2026 featuring John Daversa, Sławomir Kurkiewicz and Sebastian Kuchczynski. Look for more photo reports from the Jazz In The Ruins 2026 soon... ...

Radio & Podcasts

Ben Sidran At 83: “Entropy Is Inevitable, But The Antidote Is Available”

by Leo Sidran
August 19, 2026

Last week my father, Ben Sidran, turned 83rd, and as I do every year, I talked to him for The Third Story podcast.These annual conversations have become a tradition, a way of tracking our relationship, and an artist, over time.Ben is a jazz musician, producer, writer and broadcaster. He was once described by the Chicago Sun-Times as “a Renaissance man cast adrift in the modern world." This year, I came across a 1974 DownBeat cover story ...

Groove Orbit

How John Coltrane Changed Rock Music: Santana

by Kyle Simpler
August 18, 2026

When the Santana band first started in the San Francisco area in the late 60s, hardly anyone outside of the Bay Area was familiar with the group. This changed after their performance at the Woodstock festival in 1969. Seemingly overnight, everyone knew about Santana, and the band, under the leadership of its namesake, Carlos Santana has since maintained a strong presence in rock music. Of course, many people familiar with Santana's work know that he has a strong affinity ...

Catching Up With

Goldings, Bernstein & Stewart on 35 Years Together and Their New Album

by Leo Sidran
August 18, 2026

You can tell a lot about a band by the way they act offstage, how they talk to one another, and even more, how they listen. By the quality of their conversation. It's a useful measure when talking about Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, and Bill Stewart, a trio whose history stretches back more than three decades, and whose music still depends on that same essential exchange. Logging onto a Zoom call with them, it's immediately clear ...

Album Review

Gangbé Brass Band: From Ouidah To Another World

Read "From Ouidah To Another World" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
August 18, 2026

Gangbé Brass Band, more than many groups, embodies the hybrid nature of jazz. From Ouidah to Another World, the Beninese ensemble's sixth album since forming in the late '90s, is a swashbuckling fusion of New Orleans-style brass bands and Beninese rhythms. And with jazz, it was ever thus. The jazz creation story may mythologize New Orleans and proclaim the music a uniquely American art form, but such a neat, essentialist summation downplays the back-and-forth flow of instruments, rhythms and influences ...

Radio & Podcasts

Birthday Remembrances for Jack DeJohnette, Mulgrew Miller, and others

by David W. Daniels
August 18, 2026

In addition to the musicians named in the headline, we recognize the birthdays of Ben Sidran, Patti Austin, Oscar Peterson, and others. More classic jazz from Sonny Rollins, Gene Krupa wih Anita O'Day, and additional artists. Newly released music from Tommy Smith, Joe Alterman, David Sanchez, and more.Playlist Grachan Moncur III “Sonny's Back!" from Exploration (Capri) 00:00 Sonny Rollins “The Bridge" from The Best Of The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Compilation) (RCA Victor) 6:34 Kenny Burrell “Yes Baby" ...

Album Review

Bruce Williams: Solid Perspective

Read "Solid Perspective" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
August 18, 2026

Alto saxophonist Bruce Williams, who doubles as composer, triples as arranger and quadruples as vocalist on one number, brings enviable creds to Solid Perspective, his fifth recording as leader of his quartet. Williams has worked steadily since leaving his native Washington, DC, for New York City, where he has remained for more than two decades, performing with groups large and small both stateside and around the world while polishing his resume as a respected educator and mentor to many rising ...