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Joe Magnarelli: Decidedly so
by Jack Bowers
Trumpeter Joe Magnarelli has been a bright light on the New York-area jazz scene for four decades, since arriving in the city in 1986 from his native Syracuse, NY. On Decidedly So, his eighteenth recording and third for Cellar Music, Magnarelli ushers a top-drawer quintet through its paces in a pleasing session that encompasses a trio of standards and five original compositions, including four of his own. The only fresh theme not written by Magnarelli is the album's ...
Continue ReadingNOLA Resistance Quintet, Joel Ross, Bellbird, Alex Robinson and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Streaming on demand with today's music by NOLA Resistance Quintet, Joel Ross, Bellbird, Álex Robinson, Dimitri Nassar, Carl Schultz, Doug MacDonald Trio, Robert Glasper, Ron Rieder, Stephen Philip Harvey, The Jones Factor, Aretha Tillotson, Nicholas Payton, Roderick Harper, JD Allen, Baltimore Jazz Collective, Vancouver Jazz Orchestra, Betty Bryant, Michael Dease, Lisa Hilton, Vance Thompson, Eddie Allen & Push, Enoch Smith Jr., Kenny Barron, Thom Rotella, Rick Roe, Kelsey Mines, Naoya Ogura, Noam Lemish, Umoja, John Clay, Dave Wilson Quartet, Alexa ...
Continue ReadingJohn Donegan: Interfuse
by Ian Patterson
When jazz musicians reach the autumn of their years, they tend to go one of two ways artistically. The first, and perhaps the most common path taken, is to slow down; composing dries up and the gaps between recordings inevitably lengthen. The second way is to burn with even greater creative fire, becoming more prolific than ever before. John Donegan, the Cork-born, England-based pianist, belongs in the latter category. Over half a century after cutting his teeth on the jazz ...
Continue ReadingImprovising the Russian Classical Composers: Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky and Borodin
by Larry Slater
Russia's contribution to the arts over the past couple of centuries has been extraordinary and unparalleled. Russian authors are among the greatest writers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Russia is synonymous with classical ballet and Russian composers transformed classical music. In the 19th century, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Borodin and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky created timeless works ripe for jazz interpretation. In this hour of Jazz Connections, you will hear jazz musicians transform iconic Russian masterpieces into ...
Continue ReadingPat Metheny, George Coleman! Vocals from Jose James and Gregory Porter. Deep UK music and jazz-funk
by Andy Crowther
New music from around the world, including an 89 years young George Coleman. Lots of guitar this month, from elder statesman and upcoming stars. Free music from vocalist Jose James paying tribute to John Coltrane. A selection of recent vinyl digs, Brazilian vibes from Denmark, and UK jazz-funk legends, Shakatak. Playlist Attilio Zanchi Septet “Charles Blues (Live)" from Mingus Portrait--Live at Nišville (Right Tempo) 00:00 Ingrid Jensen “Amsterdam after Dark feat. George Coleman" from Landings (Newvelle) 03:15 Harold ...
Continue ReadingTwo European Trios
by John Eyles
Ask a fan of music their favorite trio and, depending on their age and taste, they may nominate Cream, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Jam, Nirvana, ZZ Top, The Police, Crosby, Stills & Nash... If the fan's musical taste is limited to jazz, their nominee is likely to include piano or other lead instrument, plus bass and drums, for instance, the Bill Evans trio, Esbjörn Svensson Trio, The Bad Plus... pick your own choice. It is unlikely that there would ...
Continue ReadingA Wind For All Seasons
by Dan Bilawsky
There is something positively elemental in the artistry of Martin Wind. Beyond being one of the music's premier bassists, he is a creatively driven composer and leader--a seemingly bottomless font of expression in action--and his work most certainly represents the breadth, and breath, carried in his name. One minute he's conjuring a Brazilian Nordeste with buoyant allure, the next he's evoking a warm and enveloping zephyr with his woody tones. His fertile imagination draws out föhns, sondos, mistrals, kogorashis, siroccos, ...
Continue ReadingElsa Nilsson and Martin Fabricius: Glaciers
by Troy Dostert
Two pathbreaking musicians who are bringing new dimensions to their instruments, flutist Elsa Nilsson and vibraphonist Martin Fabricius, explore uncharted terrain on Glaciers, their first recorded encounter together. It is a freely-improvised date, with lots of room for mutual creativity, and the patient, careful reflection which characterizes these thirteen pieces makes for a stirring, thought- provoking listening experience. Nilsson has earned accolades for her work with the Esthesis Quartet, most recently on Sound and Fury (Sunnyside, 2025), but ...
Continue ReadingGianpaolo Venditti, Joel Ross, Tomeka Reid, Nicols-Mitchell-Al-Sultani
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, we'll listen to selections from new releases by pianists Roberto Magris and Gianpaolo Venditti; vibraphonist Joel Ross; cellist Tomeka Reid (w/pianist Craig Taborn and on her own); vocalists Maggie Nicols and Alya Al-Sultani w/pianist Robert Mitchell; and vocalists Ashley Daneman and Alex Robinson. Playlist Nat King Cole “Easy Listening Blues" from The Best of The Nat King Cole Trio: The Instrumental Classics (Capitol) 3:09 Roberto Magris “You Taught ...
Continue ReadingPatricio Morales: La Tierra Canta
by Jack Bowers
While rhythm is definitely king on La Tierra Canta ("The Earth Sings"), the fifth recording by Chilean-born composer, arranger and classical guitarist Patricio Morales, it must share the throne with various handsome and radiant melodic and harmonic designs employed by Morales and his international septet. If Morales' name is unfamiliar, that could be because he has spent the last twenty-five years living and working in Switzerland. The playlist, Morales says, consists of nine “hand-picked themes" that were written ...
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