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Roberto Magris: Lovely Day (s)
by Dan McClenaghan
Italian pianist Roberto Magris began his journey to the United States--specifically, Kansas City--in 2007, although his recording career began in 1990, in Europe. He expresses himself, for the most part, in the bebop mode--good old-fashioned bop. His inspirations: Lee Morgan, Elmo Hope, Cannonball Adderley and more. Magris found a home at Kansas City's JMood Records, where he has released more than a score of classic albums. But never a solo piano outing. Magris is so adept ...
Continue ReadingNicholas Payton: #bamisforthechildren
by Ludovico Granvassu
Nicholas Payton's Triune (2025), brings listening joy galore, fueled by the deep chemistry of his all-star lineup: esperanza spalding on vocals and bass and Karriem Riggins on drums. Payton last worked with them some fifteen years ago in one of his earlier bands, and with all three in constant demand, this reunion was long in the making--less a question of whether it would happen than when. Released by Smoke Sessions Records, the album affirms music's capacity to uplift. ...
Continue ReadingRich Peare: Blues For Peter
by Jack Kenny
There is a special kind of pleasure in sitting in a jazz club, listening to talented musicians use their skills to explore some of the finest melodies of the last sixty years. In their debut album, Blues for Peter, Rich Peare (classical guitar) and Don Messina (double bass) offer just that experience. The album features eight improvised tracks--seven standards and one blues--plucked on a nylon-stringed classical guitar and a gut-stringed double bass. Messina's connection to jazz is deep-rooted. ...
Continue ReadingArmen Donelian, The Birdland Big Band, Brandon Suarez and Dave Douglas
by Joe Dimino
We kick off the 924th episode of Neon Jazz with none other than New York's own jazz titan Dave Douglas, showcasing music from his brand-new 2025 release Alloy. From there, the journey takes us straight into the spirited sounds of The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band, setting the tone for an hour packed with discovery and swing. Along the way, we dive into fresh cuts from some of today's finest voices in jazz--Joe Policastro, Tom Gershwin, Jeff Walton, Kat ...
Continue ReadingSonhos, Pesadelos & An American Tune
by Katchie Cartwright
Dreams and nightmares this week on Caminhos do Jazz, with a host of superb Brazilian performers, including singers Maria Bethânia, Gal Costa, Alaide Costa, Lenine and the MPB group Nação Zumbi. The set also includes a cut by the extraordinary Norwegian world-jazz ensemble Music for a While, featuring vocalist Tora Augestad, and one from the renowned Beninois guitarist Lionel Loueke. The final segment of the program offers a few great American performances, including Ben Webster's exquisite “Over the Rainbow" with ...
Continue ReadingOstrava Days 2025
by Martin Longley
Ostrava Days 2025 Ostrava, Czech Republic August 21-30 2025 Close to the beginning of this moderne music festival in the old coal-mining capital of Czechia, its Minimarathon Of Electronic Music is an inevitable highlight of each edition. Lordy knows what a full-on marathon would be like, but this mini-version is substantial enough, spanning 2pm until 1am. Often itinerant, this time it rears its tape-heads up in a new venue (new since the preceding 2023 Ostrava Days ...
Continue ReadingPrestige Rara Avis: Kenny Burrell and Frank Wess
by C. Andrew Hovan
Over the past decade, music lovers and jazz collectors have enjoyed a wealth of opportunities thanks to the ongoing vinyl renaissance. Back in the 1980s and '90s, Fantasy Records became a favorite among enthusiasts with its Original Jazz Classics series, reissuing nearly a thousand titles from its vast catalog, which included Prestige, Riverside, and Contemporary. After going dormant for a time following Concord's acquisition of the vaults, Craft Recordings revived the OJC imprint in 2023 with a slate of meticulously ...
Continue ReadingTommaso Perazzo Marcello Cardillo: Portrait of a Moment
by Pierre Giroux
In Portrait Of A Moment, pianist Tommaso Perazzo, drummer Marcello Cardillo, and legendary bassist Buster Williams craft a session filled with immediacy and heartfelt interaction. The album relies on the shared energy of its musicians, with each showcasing original compositions that highlight their unique artistic voices. The result is contemporary, refined jazz that resonates emotionally, avoiding overly intellectual ideas in favour of deeply felt expression. The session kicks off with a Perazzo original, “Back At The ...
Continue ReadingEmma Dayhuff: Jaribu
by Ludovico Granvassu
Innovations & Lineage: The Chicago Project marks the much-anticipated leader debut of a bassist whose profile keeps rising, Emma Dayhuff. Now increasingly active in Los Angeles--where the scene is ever more intertwined with Chicago's--Dayhuff chose to return to the city that shaped her for this album. As the title suggests, the record is about both innovation and lineage: the currents that seeped into her musical DNA and perhaps became even clearer after she left Chicago. One pivotal moment ...
Continue ReadingJake Hertzog: The Ozark Concerto
by Richard J Salvucci
As Terry Teachout very accurately wrote, “The relationship between jazz and classical music has often been close...but is ultimately equivocal" ("Jazz and Classical Music: To the Third Stream and Beyond," in Bill Kirchner, editor, The Oxford Companion to Jazz, Oxford University Press, 2000). Equivocal is a tough word. It can mean suspicious, doubtful or uncertain. Spend any time around musicians in either camp and you find out about suspicions, doubts and uncertainties. They range from 'overpaid' to 'tissue paper lip' ...
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