Jazz Articles about Adam Cruz

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Yeon Ji Lee: The End of a Tunnel

Read "The End of a Tunnel" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
September 3, 2026

Yeon Ji Lee is at the beginning of her career, so a web search reveals little about her. She is Korean-born and now New York-based. She graduated from the Aaron Copland School Of Music at Queens College. 2026 sees the release of her debut album, The End of a Tunnel, a piano trio affair with the pianist joined by bassist Joe Martin and drummer Adam Cruz. Comparison with past masters of the trio way of working can be ...

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Edward Simon: Venezuela - Latin American Songbook Vol 2

Read "Venezuela - Latin American Songbook Vol 2" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
July 28, 2026

Il pianista e compositore venezuelano Edward Simon prosegue la sua ricerca sul patrimonio musicale della sua nazione e del Sudamerica in generale, elaborando una preziosa sintesi con elementi di jazz e classica. Questo secondo capitolo del suo “Latin American Songbook" si differenzia dal precedente per la scelta di privilegiare (con la sola eccezione di un choro brasiliano) il repertorio del suo Paese d'origine. Dal quale, com'è noto, è emigrato giovanissimo negli Stati Uniti per studiare alla Performing Arts School di ...

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Helen Sung Big Band: Oracles

Read "Oracles" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright

by Katchie Cartwright
June 12, 2026

"The jazz bandstand is where true democracy lives," the great saxophonist and composer Jimmy Heath told a young Helen Sung. “Everyone must understand their role and come prepared by doing the hard work of study and practice," he said. “Each person will get to say their piece, but it is in the act of integrating as a band that the musicians ultimately create something bigger, richer, and deeper." Oracles launches into a time and place where divisions are deep and ...

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Susan Hinkson: Just in Time

Read "Just in Time" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright

by Katchie Cartwright
May 10, 2025

In 2025, radio programmers are apt to carp about singers who continue to cover the Great American Songbook. There are new songs and songwriters to explore, they say, and it is true. But for lovers of mainstream jazz, the mellow sound of a sensitive balladeer like Susan Hinkson singing a gem like Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer's “One for My Baby" still satisfies. On a late and rainy Saturday night, many a jazz fan would be delighted to ...

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Renee Rosnes: Crossing Paths

Read "Crossing Paths" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright

by Katchie Cartwright
December 7, 2024

In the course of a career that began in the 1980s and continues to flourish, Renee Rosnes has developed an extraordinary sound, both as a composer and as a pianist, one that is readily recognizable whatever the context. With Crossing Paths, she taps into longstanding affinities and affection for Brazilian music, illuminating elements and flavors that distinguish her singular style, animating the band and the material with her arranging magic. She opens the curtain with “Frevo," grabbing the ...

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Glenn Zottola & Chick Corea: The Legend & I

Read "The Legend & I" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
September 10, 2022

With his untimely passing in February 2021, accolades emanated worldwide from musicians, critics and fans about multi-Grammy winner Chick Corea. What was less known then is the fact that Corea and multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire Glen Zottola were not only longtime close pals, but frequently interacted musically. The Legend & I is an artistic culmination of that friendship and professional relationship. And, as might be expected from artists of this caliber, the result is spectacular. The album offers a ...

Album Review

Glenn Zottola & Chick Corea: The Legend & I

Read "The Legend & I" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
August 26, 2022

There have been several musical tributes to the late great Armando Anthony “Chick" Corea since his untimely passing in February, 2021, mostly from fellow musicians. However, The Legend and I is an intimate musical portrait from LA multi-instrumentalist Glenn Zottola who just happened to be one of Corea's best long-time personal friends. As Zottola affirms “He was my best friend and is dearly missed, but I know he will continue to create as that was his relentless purpose in life." ...