Jazz Articles about Andrew Randazzo

About Andrew Randazzo

Album Review

Nicholas Payton / Butcher Brown: A Supreme Blue

Read "A Supreme Blue" reviewed by Jack Kenny

by Jack Kenny
July 26, 2026

Is it an act of bravery or simple foolhardiness to revisit two of the most revered albums in jazz history--records that transcend popularity and occupy a near-mythic place in the music's collective psyche? In this centennial moment for both Miles Davis and John Coltrane, the question carries not only artistic weight but commercial implications as well. Nicholas Payton joins forces with the Richmond-based collective Butcher Brown on A Supreme Blue, a thoughtful and stylistically hybrid reimagining of Kind ...

Album Review

Charles Owens Trio: Here It Is

Read "Here It Is" reviewed by Ken Hohman

by Ken Hohman
August 1, 2025

Saxophonist Charles Owens is getting his second or even third wind these days and for those who follow him it is a pleasure to experience. An internationally-acclaimed tenor saxophonist, pianist, composer, bandleader and educator whose creative journey spans over 35 years, Owens plays a vital role in the thriving music scene in Richmond and Charlottesville, Virginia, while maintaining deep ties to New York by performing regularly at Smalls, the venerable subterranean venue where he first honed his chops.

Album Review

Rex Richardson: Elegy

by Ken Hohman
March 26, 2025

Grief is often complex and multi-faceted. How we cope with it reflects as much about those we have lost as it does about ourselves. This is a reality that trumpet master Rex Richardson knows all too well, having lost his father in 2023. Elegy is Richardson's poignant tribute to his father, yet the eight songs offer a variety of personal tributes that explore the complexity of living through bereavement in unexpected ways with moods both somber and bright. ...