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Deconstructing Free Jazz
by Robert J. Lewis
In the continuously evolving history of artistic expression, certain movements emerge that challenge the very foundations of our aesthetic sensibilities. In the early and mid-20th century, Expressionism and free jazz were two audacious musics that not only broke all the rules but broke the spirit of many well-intentioned listeners. If the terms are not quite interchangeable, Expressionism and free jazz share a common genesis that goes back to the early 20th century with the introduction of the 12-tone ...
Continue ReadingDave Redmond: The Next In Line
by Ian Patterson
Ireland probably has more good jazz bassists than at any time before but ask who the most in-demand bassist in the country is and the answer is most likely Dave Redmond. The Dubliner has been a key player on the Irish jazz scene since the early 2000s, playing with Irish guitar greats Louis Stewart and Tommy Halferty. He has forged an enduring musical partnership with Kevin Brady in the drummer's piano trio as well as his electric quartet. Redmond and ...
Continue ReadingResilience! New Orleans' Trombone Shorty, Linda May Han Oh, Ambrose Akinmusire show us how to thrive in tough times. Also unreleased tunes from Victoria Williams!
by Hobart Taylor
New music from Trombone Shorty, Victoria Williams and Behn Gillece, and a remastered classic solo work from Thelonious Monk Playlist Trombone Shorty & The New Breed Brass Band “Under the Bridge" from Second Line Sunday (Self-Produced) 00:00 Sarah Buechi “The Bird that Talks the Truth" from Pink Mountain Sagas (Intakt) 4:18 Bob Schlesinger “It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" from Falling From Earth (Self-Produced) 10:13 Victoria Williams “Kids" from Songs and Snippets (Self-Produced) 16:33 Host Speaks 20:40 Ben ...
Continue ReadingEric Alexander & Vincent Herring, Tierney Suttion, George Coleman, Christian McBride and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring, Josh Lawrence, Michika Fukumori, Tierney Sutton, Linda Dachtyl, Mike Pope, Marc Seales, Jen Allen, Joe Bowden, Randy Napoleon, George Coleman, Alberto Pibiri, Jaleel Shaw, Christian McBride, Kelly Green, Irving Flores, Caelan Cardello, Eric Byrd, Roger Glenn, Birdland Big Band, Conrad Herwig, Ira B. Liss, Paul Cornish, Juanjo Lopez, and more.Playlist Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring “A Peck A Sec" from Split Decision (Smoke Sessions) 00:00 Josh Lawrence ...
Continue ReadingDave Redmond: All In Motion
by Ian Patterson
There is not too much down time for your average hard-working musician. Between scuffling for gigs wherever and whenever they fall, studio sessions and the inevitable teaching bag, it is often a struggle to keep all the balls in the air. Irish bassist Dave Redmond has managed better than many since the turn of the millennium. A bass teacher at Dublin City University, Redmond is first-call bassist for Kevin Brady, Tommy Halferty and the late Larry Coryell--with whom he recorded ...
Continue ReadingColin Hancock's Jazz Hounds Featuring Catherine Russell: Cat & The Hounds
by Pierre Giroux
Catherine Russell teams up with Colin Hancock's Jazz Hounds for the release Cat & The Hounds, a recording exploring the roots of Black popular music from the early 1920s. Far from simply nostalgic, the project acts as a lively revival of an evolving art form, balancing the syncopated ragtime style and blues-infused improvisations that defined the Jazz Age. Russell's commanding voice, rich with warmth and character, serves as the perfect centre of attention as the band uncovers rare and overlooked ...
Continue ReadingExploration by the Marcus Roberts Trio, Interview with VA Virginia Schenck re Jazz at All Saints Including Nnenna Freelon & Brandee Younger, Keyboard Jazz With Bobby Timmons, Joey DeFrancesco, Azymuth and More
by David W. Daniels
Interview with local Atlanta jazz vocalist “VA" Virginia Schenck about the Jazz At All Saints series, which will include Nnenna Freelon and Brandee Younger. End of the month keyboard special--featuring organists, pianists, Fender Rhodes and synthesizer jazz artists. Playlist Marcus Roberts Trio “Exploration"--from Time And Circumstance (Columbia) 00:00 Interview Segment #1 with VA Virginia Schenck 16:47 Virginia Schenck “Long As You're Living"-from VA (Airborne Ecstasy) 21:39 Interview Segment #2 with VA Virginia Schenck 26:37 Nnenna Freelon “Changed"--from Beneath ...
Continue ReadingKelly Blue
by C. Michael Bailey
The classic Wynton Kelly Trio comprised Kelly on piano, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Jimmy Cobb. Besides being Kelly's most stable trio, this rhythm section provided the underpinning for several important recordings and tours for Miles Davis in the late '50s and early '60s. These include Kind of Blue (Columbia Records, 1959) and Davis' 1960 European Tours, Someday My Prince Will Come (Columbia Records, 1961), In Person, Vol. 1--Friday Night at the Blackhawk (Columbia Records, 1961), In Person, Vol. 2--Saturday ...
Continue ReadingHayley Kavanagh Quartet At Scott's Jazz Club
by Ian Patterson
Hayley Kavanagh Quartet Scott's Jazz Club Belfast, N. Ireland August 29, 2025 “Welcome to the Upper East Side." Variations on this phrase--delivered by Scott's Jazz Club co-founder Cormac O'Kane--have greeted visitors to Belfast's award-winning jazz venue every Friday night since 2020. Hard to believe that half a decade has whizzed by just like that. So much has happened--global pandemic, devastating wars, mass migration, worldwide floods and fires on an unprecedented scale, Trump again... and ...
Continue ReadingOscar Peterson 100 birthday celebration at Birdland
by Mark Edelman
Makoto Ozone, John Clayton, Jeff Hamilton Birdland Oscar Peterson 100th birthday New York, NY August 15, 2025 The “Maharajah of the Keyboard" as Duke Ellington dubbed Oscar Peterson--or, to his friends, simply O.P.--would have turned one hundred in August, reason enough to remember the consummate Canadian pianist at that hallowed house of jazz, Birdland in New York City. In the nimble hands of Peterson protege Makoto Ozone, bassist John Clayton and drummer Jeff Hamilton, ...
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