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Live Review

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Play Ellington's Black, Brown, and Beige

by Paul Reynolds
August 2, 2026

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center Ellington's Greatest Masterpiece: Black, Brown, and Beige New York, NY July 23, 2026 Usually dark for the summer, Jazz at Lincoln Center, unusually, presented a concert event this month. Billed as the first performances of the 2026-2027 season for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the twin shows at Rose Hall featured the JLCO at its best. That is, playing compositions by Duke ...

Album Review

Denny Zeitlin: Odyssey

Read "Odyssey" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
August 2, 2026

Pianist Denny Zeitlin takes a trip into his archival book on the first half of Odyssey. He has always mixed eloquence and beauty with adventurousness. That is up front here. A close comparison to his style of playing can be found in the artistry of Bill Evans. And it should be noted that Evans adopted one of Zeitlin's most touching, gorgeously placid compositions, “Quiet Now," into his concert and recording songbook. Odyssey is not a deep archival dive--Zeitlin ...

In Pictures

Branford Marsalis Quartet: A Joyous Celebration in Jamaica, Queens

by Dave Kaufman
August 2, 2026

On a beautiful summer afternoon at Rufus King Park in Queens, the Branford Marsalis Quartet turned the Downtown Jamaica Riddim and Jazz Festival (07/26/2026) into a joyous celebration. The quartet is one of the finest working groups in contemporary jazz. Its regular lineup includes Joey Calderazzo on piano, Eric Revis on bass, and Justin Faulkner on drums. Calderazzo and Revis were unavailable for this performance and were replaced by Geoffrey Keezer on piano and Barry Stephenson on bass. The substitutions ...

Album Review

Bob Nell & Michael Bisio Trios: Trios: We Are Here

Read "Trios: We Are Here" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
August 2, 2026

Don't be misled by the adjective naïve when describing the collaboration between pianist Bob Nell and bassist Michael Bisio. Their recording We Are Here is hardly “naïve" in the sense of being inexperienced or unsophisticated. Rather, it embodies the word's more generous meaning: music that is natural, unforced and free of affectation. There is no posturing here, only two veteran musicians trusting decades of experience and each other. New York-born Bisio and Montana pianist Bob Nell first met ...

Radio & Podcasts

Joey Alexander, Marilyn Maye, Charles Tolliver, NicoleYvette & Eddie Bruce

by Joe Dimino
August 2, 2026

The 969th Episode of Neon Jazz opens with the unmistakable style, natural charisma, and velvet-smooth vocals of Eddie Bruce, featuring music from his outstanding 2026 album, For Dreamers and Their Dreams. From there, we pay tribute to one of Kansas City's true musical legends as Eddie's former vocal coach, the incomparable Marilyn Maye, lights up the hour with selections from her brilliant 2026 release, Live at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The journey continues with an exciting lineup of fresh voices ...

Album Review

Rob van Bavel: The Ghost, the King and I featuring Scott Hamilton & Strings

Read "The Ghost, the King and I featuring Scott Hamilton & Strings" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
August 2, 2026

As near as can be deduced, The Ghost, the King and I is a Netherlands-based trio comprised of pianist Rob van Bavel, guitarist Vincent Koning and bassist Frans van Geest. After performing in concert with acclaimed American tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton and Salon de Musique, a three-member string group from South Korea, van Bavel and his teammates decided that the outcome was so auspicious that it simply had to be recorded. And so it was, in October 2026, ...

Radio & Podcasts

Mohini Dey, Jeremy Green, Aurora Clara, Mike Murray, Evan Marien, Three Wise Monkeys and much more

by Len Davis
August 2, 2026

New music this week comes from phenomenal bassist Mohini Dey, joined by drummer Roni Kaspi and Dennis Chambers, alongside Toronto guitarist Jeremy Green, and the outstanding pairing of m: Oz Noy and Nir Felder paying tribute to the late Pat Martino. From Madrid, Aurora Clara delivers evocative '70s-inspired fusion infused with world music influences, while Canadian guitarist Mike Murray brings powerful progressive jazz, and bassist Evan Marien teams up with drummer Dana Hawkins for some dynamic contemporary fusion. There's progressive ...

Multiple Reviews

Voo Voo Runs the Voodoo Down

by Maciej Stasiowski
August 1, 2026

Voo Voo is the faux-phonetic transcription of how Wojciech Waglewski's initials should be pronounced in English--instead of the default “double U" times two. By no mere coincidence, it is also the name of a group he has been running since 1985. Having secured his band this way for sailing on international waters already at the outset, it is surprising that after four decades of extensive musical activity, Waglewski's quartet--since 2011 consisting of its leader (guitar, vocals), Mateusz Pospieszalski (saxophones, keyboards, ...

Rising Stars

Introducing Saxophonist Jay Thatte

by Sanford Josephson
August 1, 2026

Jay Thatte has been playing music since he was seven years old, starting out on classical piano. In the sixth grade at Newark Academy, a coeducational private day school in Livingston, NJ, where he lives, he was exposed to jazz by Julius Tolentino, the Director of Bands. “He introduced me to clarinet and saxophone," Thatte recalled. “I've been taking lessons from him since then. I didn't go to Newark Academy for music, but it was like a stroke of luck. ...

Album Review

The Scornful Four: Hopeful Music for Hopeless People

Read "Hopeful Music for Hopeless People" reviewed by Jack Kenny

by Jack Kenny
August 1, 2026

This is an exciting and important album, though some of the language surrounding its release obscures more than it reveals. The term “scornful," for instance, hardly captures the evident musical concord here. What we hear instead is a group in genuine sympathy: cooperative, attentive, and fully committed to the shared purpose of the music. The publicity aligns the quartet with the Gerry Mulligan--Chet Baker pianoless group of the early 1950s, as well as the Sonny Rollins's trio with ...