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NYT '25 Top 10
by Patrick Burnette
It's sort of nearly a yearly ritual--Pat and Mike pick an outlet's top 10 list for the previous year, work their way through it, and pass FINAL JUDGMENT. Because of course these lists are anything but subjective. Mike picked the list this year: the good old New York Times, whose choices have been discussed before in these parts. He's not as grumpy as sometimes about the paper's East Coast bias, but this episode covers only 4 of the 10, so ...
Continue ReadingNew Music From Lage, Tarentino, Berndt, Saber, Magris And More
by Bob Osborne
The breadth of content in the jazz world is captured in this selection of mostly new releases. From traditional post-bop workouts, through interpretations of popular songs, to full on invention and improvisation, this playlist demonstrates the variety of music which might be generally described as jazz but in reality covers a more complex set of variables. There is a focus on the January releases of the excellent Relative Pitch Records. Playlist Julian Lage “Night Shade" from Scenes From ...
Continue ReadingWinter Wine & Song
by Kristen Lee Sergeant
These days, and especially in January, it seems like we're saturated in conversations about the question: “to drink, or not to drink?" The topic is nearly always about alcohol --a broad genus with many varied species from moonshine to Château d'Yquem. It's like talking about the entirety of foodstuffs as “calories" and failing to distinguish between an apple and a Dorito. Anyhow, I'm here to keep us on the artful side of things--so let's dim the discourse and get to ...
Continue ReadingKris Davis: The Solastalgia Suite
by Mike Jurkovic
Pianist/composer/raconteur Kris Davis dazzles again with The Solastalgia Suite, her headfirst dive into third stream composition. Echoing Ravel's harmonic conversations and guided by the environmental philosopher Glenn Albrecht, who describes his concept of solastalgia as a form of homesickness while we are still at home, Davis and Poland's revered Lutosławski Quartet, named for twentieth-century Polish composer Witold Lutosławski, sear into the slicing opener, “Interlude," with a furor only those generations threatened with death by storm front understand. But ...
Continue ReadingBen Wendel With Gilad Hekselman: October
by Mike Jacobs
Ben Wendel's 2015 The Seasons was initially a video-only project featuring the saxophonist in a different duet for each month of the year. The project was so successful, it later spawned a tour and a studio album [The Seasons (Motéma Music, 2018)] that featured Aaron Parks, Gilad Hekselman, Matt Brewer and Eric Harland. “October," with guitarist Hekselman, was a highlight of the original 12 duets for its seamless and inventive use of real-time technology--not to mention that it's pretty darn catchy.
Continue ReadingNegative Press Project + Friction Quartet: Cycles 1
by Jack Bowers
Cycles 1, the fifth recording by the San Francisco Bay-area Negative Press Project, is chamber jazz of the highest order, neatly canvassing a dozen creative and colorful themes by the group's co-leaders, pianist Ruthie Dineen (nine) and bassist Andrew Lion (three). The octet is ably supported on every number by the Friction Quartet, whose elegant strings lend an aura of courtliness without discord or intrusion. The session is marked by a deep feeling of purpose, amplified by the ...
Continue ReadingBrandon Woody And UPENDO At The Buffalo AKG Museum’s Art Of Jazz Series
by Frank Housh
Brandon Woody And UPENDO Buffalo AKG Art Museum Auditorium Art Of Jazz Series Buffalo, NY February 1, 2026 The afternoon sun was fading on a cold Buffalo Sunday as a sold-out crowd made its way into the Buffalo AKG Art Museum's Auditorium for the first of four concerts in the 2026 Art Of Jazz series. The space emitted a relaxed, treehouse vibe as a group of rising young Baltimore musicians took the stage. On ...
Continue ReadingPianists: Andrew Hill, Patricia Barber, and More
by Jerome Wilson
This episode from November 2021 focuses on pianists playing in every format from solo to large ensembles. Musicians featured include Andrew Hill, Patricia Barber, Horace Silver, and Fats Waller.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Hassan Ibn Ali “Atlantic Ones" from Metaphysics: The Lost Atlantic Album (Omnivore) 1:03 Horace Silver “Creepin' In" from Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers (Blue ...
Continue ReadingNaoya Ogura, Bebel Gilberto, Tyrone Allen with Neta Ranaan and The Reverend Al Green
by Hobart Taylor
New Music from Naoya Ogura, Jamile with the Miki Yamanaka Trio, Julia Hulsmann and the Reverend Al Green. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Bebel Gilberto “No Return" from Tanto Tempo (Ziriguiboom) 00:09 Naoya Ogura “Everything Happens to Me" from Colors of a Journey (Bandstand Presents) 4:48 Jamile /Miki Yamanaka “Bodas de Prata/Quatro Cantos" from Pursuit Of A Pulse (Cellar Live) 12:03 Host Speaks 21:37 Matthieu Mazue “Fibule" from Turn of Events (577) 22:52 Rebecca Hennessy “All the Little Things ...
Continue ReadingMae.Sun, Either/Orchestra, Cochemea, daoud & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Here's a playlist featuring other projects featured at Winter JazzFest 2026.Happy Listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 ARMO “The Visit" Armo (System Dialing) 0:16 Host talks 3:59 Nels Cline “It Only Has to Happen Once" Lovers (Blue Note) 5:48 Host talks 11:34 Either/Orchestra “Amara Rumba" Nalbandian the Ethiopian (Buda Musique) 13:22 MAE.SUN “Awaken" Vol. 2: Into the Flow (Calmit Productions) 19:12 Host talks 25:28 daoud “le bâtard (feat. Kuba ...
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