Jazz Articles about Digba Ogunbiyi

About Digba Ogunbiyi

Album Review

Timothy Digba Ogunbiyi is a Nigerian-born pianist, composer, and educator. Growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, Ogunbiyi began his musical journey playing drums in church before eventually pivoting from engineering to pursue music. His musical foundation and Nigerian heritage are reflected throughout this project, where Yoruba traditions, African rhythms, jazz improvisation, and contemporary influences come together to create a deeply expressive musical journey. “Extinct Man"--Extinct: a practice or a way of life is no longer in use. Ogunbiyi opens the ...

Album Review

Steve Bryant: New Town

Read "New Town" reviewed by Kyle Simpler

by Kyle Simpler
July 24, 2025

Near the end of James Baldwin's short story, “Sonny's Blues," the narrator watches Sonny perform in a jazz club, where he describes the crowd as gathering around the piano while Sonny's fingers filled the air with life, his life. But that life contained so many others. In many ways, this description captures the essence of musicianship. Players bring their creations to life, but each of these carries its own history and influences. This is certainly evident in Red 123's album ...