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Elana Sasson: In Between
by Katchie Cartwright
Elana Sasson's work is singularly intersectional and intercultural, by heritage, training and aesthetic preference. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, she was naturally steeped in American music of various sorts and learned fundamentals of Western classical music in school. At home, though, especially with her grandfather and through years of private lessons with the contemporary vocal duo Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat, she listened to and studied the Kurdish and Persian classical music of her ancestry. ...
Continue ReadingMette Henriette at ECM Warsaw Festival 2025
by Marek J. Śmietański
A collection of photos from the Mette Henriette Trio concert at Chopin University of Music (UMFC) in Warsaw on September 5, 2025 featuring Mette Henriette, Johan Lindvall and Judith Hamann. ...
Continue ReadingJason Forsythe: It's About Time
by Jack Bowers
It's About Time likely refers to the fact that although Jason Forsythe has been a jazz composer of note for decades, this is the first-ever recording he has released as leader of his own ensemble, in this case a world-class sextet whose heavyweight front line is manned by trumpeter Brian Lynch, tenor saxophonist Walt Weiskopf and trombonist Steve Davis. While Forsythe wrote eight of the album's nine songs--every one of which houses much to admire and commend--the ...
Continue ReadingNicholas Payton, Louis Armstrong, Grant Stewart & Pete Escovedo
by Joe Dimino
We hustle into the 928th Episode of Neon Jazz with a master of the Latin Jazz world in Pete Escovedo. He recently swung through Kansas City to kick off a roaring jazz schedule for the new Folly Theater season. From there, we dig into veterans with new music like Grant Stewart, Nicholas Payton, Jonathan Karrant, Ted Piltzecker and Al Muirhead. The UNLV Jazz Ensemble drops in with new music showing off the future of jazz. We also check in on ...
Continue ReadingGary Husband, EH 3 Trio, HII Trio,Tigran Hamasyan, Derek Sherinian, Jan Hammer
by Len Davis
We kick things off with drum and keyboard maestro Gary Husband, showcasing a rich span of previously unreleased music recorded between 1978 and 2021. Next up, Norwegian band EH 3 brings the groove with Funk Haus, followed by vibrant Brazilian jazz from drummer Igor Willcox and pianist Henrique Mota. Groundbreaking pianist Tigran Hamasyan returns with his signature blend of avant-garde textures and boundary-pushing sounds. From Mumbai, bass sensation Mohini Dey stuns with her irresistibly funky style, while Derek Sherinian and ...
Continue ReadingCarmen Staaf, Vincent Peirani, Rachel Eckroth, SML & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Enjoy a few more memorable finds from our weekly listening so you can go straight to the heart of today's vibrant West Coast, East Coast and European jazz scenes.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Vincent Peirani “Time Reflections: Clessidra" Living Being IV (Time Reflections) (ACT) 0:16 Host talks 8:12 Ballaké Sissoko, Vincent Segal, Vincent Peirani, Emile Parisien “Amir" Sou Kora (No Format!) 8:59 Host talks 15:02 Carmen Staaf ...
Continue ReadingStanley Clarke Band at The Carver
by Katchie Cartwright
Stanley Clarke The Carver Community Cultural Center / Jo Long Theatre The New Season 2025/26 San Antonio, TX October 11, 2025 A capacity crowd at The Carver's Jo Long Theatre celebrated the opening of San Antonio's 2025 season on October 11 with a high-spirited set from Stanley Clarke and his ensemble. The playbill promised “incredible, soulful, virtuosic" music, which the renowned bassist and his youthful ensemble delivered. Despite the intricate arrangements and ...
Continue ReadingJaleel Shaw with the John Toomey Trio at the Attucks Jazz Club
by Mark Robbins
Born on February 11, 1978, in Philadelphia, Jaleel Shaw emerged from the city's rich musical landscape, studying at Greene Street Friends School and the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts. He earned a dual degree in Music Education and Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2000, followed by a Master's in Jazz Performance from the Manhattan School of Music in 2002. Shaw gained early recognition as a finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition ...
Continue ReadingRin Seo: City Suite
by Jack Bowers
There is no doubting which metropolis Korean-born composer Rin Seo had in mind when writing City Suite, the panoramic opening salvo and centerpiece on the debut recording by her fourteen-member Rin Seo Collective, as the suite's first movement is titled “The Big Apple." Seo moved to New York City, her present home, after coming to America to study jazz performance and composition at Boston's Berklee College of Music. The suite's three movements are thematic, and Seo's portrayal ...
Continue ReadingRoxana Amed: Salir de la melancolía
by Ludovico Granvassu
The history of pop and rock from Argentina is remarkably rich. Yet outside Latin America, icons such as Luis Alberto Spinetta, Charly García, Gustavo Cerati, and Fito Páez remain less celebrated than they deserve. With her album Todos los fuegos (Sony Latin), Argentine singer Roxana Amed took it upon herself to give a little contribution to their visibility--and “hear-ability"--through a set of jazz-inflected renditions of classics from the '70s and '80s. She's joined by a top-notch band featuring fellow Argentine ...
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