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Charles Lloyd: Figure In Blue
by Jack Kenny
Jazz listeners with long memories will remember that Charles Lloyd was not always as revered as he is today. In the 1960s, his association with the “Summer of Love" and San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury scene led some to question his seriousness, seeing him as flirting with commercialism. Six decades on, that perception has aged away. Lloyd's work in 2025 is almost comparable to Beethoven's late quartets--music of depth, reflection, and spiritual weight. He has passed beyond being a national treasure; he ...
Continue ReadingDavid Sneider, Joe Elefante, Charles Lloyd, Boz Scaggs and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by David Sneider, Joe Elefante, Charles Lloyd, Boz Scaggs, Andrew Carroll, Sean Mason, UNLV Jazz Ensemble, Josie Falbo, Leslie Odom, Jr., Steve Houghton, Nicholas Payton, Mike Clark, Rin Seo, Jamile, Nat Adderley Jr., JD Allen, Mark Sherman, Baltimore Jazz Collective, Anthony Stanco, Randy Napoleon, Jerry Weldon, Affinity Trio, Margherita Fava, Charlie Porter, Jason Charos, Ledisi, Brandon Suarez, Marc Seales, and more. Playlist David Sneider “The Music Is The Bandleader" from Introducing (Cellar Music ...
Continue ReadingLet's Take A Breath, New Tunes For Reflection And Contemplation
by Hobart Taylor
New music from Muriel Grossmann, Charles Lloyd, Margherita Fava, Theo Bleckmann, J.D. Allen and Laura Ann Singh. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Muriel Grossmann “Already Here" from Breakthrough (rrgemsrecords) 1:54 Charles Lloyd “Black Butterfly" from Figure In Blue (Blue Note) 11:20 Host Speaks 20:23 Margherita Fava “Alter Ego" from Murrina (Self-Produced) 21:27 Theo Bleckmann “Teardrop" from Love and Anger (Sunnyside) 27:02 Midori Takada/Jakob Bro “あなたに出会うまで / Until I Met You" from Until I Met You (Loveland) 34:17 Host Speaks ...
Continue ReadingCharles Lloyd and Branford Marsalis at The Blue Note Jazz Festival
by Paul Reynolds
Charles Lloyd Big Sky Quartet and the Branford Marsalis Quartet Town Hall The Blue Note Jazz Festival New York City June 28, 2025 Both Charles Lloyd and Branford Marsalis are saxophonists who lead classic quartets and share a similar position slightly left of center within the jazz world--comfortable with hopping genres but grounded in tradition. Yet their sets at a double bill at The Town Hall were strikingly different in tone and feeling.
Continue ReadingCharles Lloyd, Enjoying the Comforts and Poetics of Home, at the Lobero
by Josef Woodard
Charles Lloyd Delta Trio Lobero Theatre Santa Barbara, CA March 14, 2025 Seasoned saxophonist Charles Lloyd, now 87 and alighting major stages, festivals and accolade zones around the world, is considered one of the last of the old school jazz legends standing--and going strong, in his mellowed, wise and distinctively voiced way. And yet, global and cosmic standing notwithstanding, some special alchemy settles in when Lloyd plays one of his long-standing “homecoming" gigs in the ...
Continue ReadingBest Jazz Albums of 2024: All-Star Break Edition
by AAJ Staff
As we hit the halfway mark of 2024, All About Jazz has adopted Major League Baseball's All-Star break approach but with albums instead of homers. Our team gathered to pick their top three albums of the year so far, and Charles Lloyd's The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow along with Vijay Iyer's Compassion, Tomeka Reid's 3+3 and Julian Lage's Speak to Me are the early frontrunners for album of the year. To learn more about staff preferences, click their ...
Continue ReadingCharles Lloyd Trios: Chapel, Ocean
by Stefano Merighi
Cosa deve ancora dimostrare Charles Lloyd, dopo oltre 60 anni di carriera al vertice del jazz (con le dovute pause)? Nulla, è chiaro. E allora in questi ultimi anni, il sassofonista di Memphis si abbandona ad un intimismo che scava nelle pieghe di una vita che ne ha viste passare tante, pacificata infine nella saggezza della meditazione, ai confini del silenzio. Rispetto alle musiche di The Marvels, questo progetto dei “Trios" asciuga ancor più gli accenti, ...
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