Jazz Articles about Aubrey Johnson

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Aubrey Johnson Sextet at The Jazz Loft

by Dan Bilawsky
November 4, 2026

What took place at The Jazz Loft in Stony Brook, NY, on the evening of October 30, 2026, was less a concert than a nexus-level event. Vocalist Aubrey Johnson traveled to Long Island with bandmates in tow to celebrate the release of her stunning new sextet album, The Lively Air (Greenleaf, 2026); and she was also present to help announce and unveil the performance venue/museum's Lyle Mays exhibit, a project several years in the making. Niece of the famed keyboardist-composer/Pat ...

Album Review

Peter Sprague: Guinnevere

Read "Guinnevere" reviewed by Jim Trageser

by Jim Trageser
September 15, 2026

Peter Sprague, the San Diego-based guitarist who has gigged with everyone from Chick Corea to Hubert Laws, Charles McPherson to Dianne Reeves, seems to be accelerating his recording output of late. He is averaging more than two albums a year as leader the past half-decade, plus guest appearances on numerous others. And all of this is on top of his work running his own studio and small record label, SBE ("Striving to Break Even") plus a busy performance schedule.

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Aubrey Johnson: The Lively Air

Read "The Lively Air" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
August 17, 2026

Dopo il notevole debutto di Unraveled (Outside in Music, 2020), penalizzato nella diffusione dalla tempesta pandemica, Aubrey Johnson ritorna alla testa di un proprio ensemble, in cui va oltre il ruolo di cantante accompagnata ma è parte integrante delle dinamiche strumentali, nonché autrice di metà del repertorio. Dal passato organico ritroviamo solo il violinista Tomoko Omura che è anche autrice e arrangiatrice di un brano. Aubrey Johnson è un soprano di eccelse doti tecniche ed espressive, le cui ...

Radio & Podcasts

Aubrey Johnson, Chris Potter, Don Ellis, and Others

by Jerome Wilson
July 8, 2026

This episode features recent music by Aubrey Johnson and Chris Potter alongside more off-the-beaten-path fare by Don Ellis and Mulatu Astatke.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 Mavis Pan “Black Sky" from Rising (Self-Produced) 1:02 Jenny Menna “Beautiful Love" from The River is Moving (Self-Produced) 7:13 Host Speaks 12:50 Simon Willson “Long Distances" from Feel Love (Endectomorph Music) 14:12 Alchemy ...

Radio & Podcasts

Aubrey Johnson, Joe Henderson, Bévort 3, Noé Huchard, Björn Meyer

by Ludovico Granvassu
April 7, 2026

Here is another edition of Mondo Jazz, celebrating today's creative music and musicians, and musicians celebrating the musicians that inspired them, from Joe Henderson to Lyle Mays. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Bévort 3 “Speak Up" A Cup of Joe (Self-produced) 0:16 Host talks 5:41 Joe Henderson “Relaxin' at Camarillo" Consonance (Resonance) 7:20 Host talks 14:43 Noé Huchard “Too Many Options" Young and Fine (Gaya) 16:21 ...

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Aubrey Johnson, Helen Sung, Dave Douglas, David Hajdu: Lives of the Saints: Portraits in Song with Words by David Hajdu

Read "Lives of the Saints: Portraits in Song with Words by David Hajdu" reviewed by Vic Albani

by Vic Albani
January 27, 2026

Chi diavolo è David Hajdu? Ce lo insegna il web: David Hajdu (nato nel 1955 a Phillipsburg, New Jersey con origini ungheresi e italiane) è un editorialista laureato alla New York University, autore e professore statunitense alla Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. È stato critico musicale del New Republic per 12 anni ed è redattore musicale di The Nation. Ha dapprima lavorato come illustratore e poi ha cominciato a scrivere per testate di un certo livello quali il Village ...

Album Review

Hyeseon Hong Jazz Orchestra: Things Will Pass

Read "Things Will Pass" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
October 29, 2024

There are a handful of things you should know about Hyeseon Hong (pronounced hay-sun hong), as each of them impacts the scope and purpose of the music on Things Will Pass. First, she is well-versed in the shaping and subtleties of contemporary big-band jazz; second, she was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea; third, she formed her own big band after relocating from Korea to New York City more than a decade ago; fourth, and perhaps most important, she ...