Jazz Articles about Eddie Henderson

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Album Review

Not much is really new on veteran drummer Mike Clark's 2026 album, Kuon Ganjo (Time Without Beginning), which encompasses a series of nine hard-bop themes performed by Clark's able quintet. Having said that, the most reasonable question is, do they do it well? And the answer to that is an unequivocal yes. Clark, who has been around the block more than a few times during his decades-long career as a jazz/funk timekeeper and is perhaps best known for ...

Live Review

Three Icons Celebrate Miles Davis Centennial at Smoke Jazz Club

by Andrew Schinder
June 10, 2026

Eddie Henderson, Gary Bartz, and Billy Hart Smoke Jazz and Supper Club Miles Davis 100th Celebration New York, NY May 29, 2026 In late May 2026, the music community was in the throes of Miles Davis centennial mania. Music labels released fancy, often expensive re-packages of Davis' music. Davis' autobiography was given a flashy re-release. Anyone who has ever picked up a trumpet participated in a tribute concert--or so it seemed. Countless journalists--music and otherwise--published features, tributes, ...

Album Review

Nat Reeves: Now In Time

Read "Now In Time" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
May 17, 2026

As a gift for Nat Reeves' 70th birthday in May 2025, Ken Kitchings, owner of the Side Door Jazz Club in Old Lyme, Connecticut, said he would underwrite a recording for the renowned bassist using whatever musicians Reeves chose to recruit. Having played and recorded with a who's who of jazz luminaries during his 50-plus-year career, Reeves knew exactly where to go and who to contact. Tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, a longtime colleague, was an obvious choice, as ...

Live Review

Eddie Henderson's Miles Legacy At Mermaid Arts Centre

by Ian Patterson
May 10, 2026

Eddie Henderson's Miles LegacyMermaid Arts Centre25th Bray Jazz FestivalBray, IrelandMay 3, 2026 It was a night of double celebration at Mermaid Arts Centre for the closing act of Bray Jazz Festival 2026. Firstly, BJF was celebrating its 25th edition, a milestone that speaks volumes for the dedication--and tenacity--of the festival's founding directors, Dorothy & George Jacob. Secondly, Eddie Henderson was celebrating the music of Miles Davis in his centenary year. And as if that were not enough to ...

Album Review

La Tanya Hall: If Not Now, When...

Read "If Not Now, When..." reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
January 3, 2026

With If Not Now, When... , La Tanya Hall emerges not just as a vocalist but as a storyteller, deeply connected to the quiet power of a well-chosen song. This is her most personal statement yet, an album crafted with intention rather than for show, where each track earns its place through lyrical depth and emotional impact. Hall avoids the obvious, assembling a selection of lesser-known material that invites the listener inward, asking for attention rather than applause. Supporting this ...

Album Review

Mike Clark: Itai Doshin

Read "Itai Doshin" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
November 14, 2025

Itai Doshin is a Buddhist term that, translated from Japanese, refers to a state of harmony wherein individuals share a common goal and purpose, or “many in body, one in mind." That is the level California-based drum legend Mike Clark's quintet strives for on Clark's second album on Gregory Howe's Wide Hive label. Is the mission accomplished? That is for the listener to decide. What can be said is that everyone gives it his (or her) best ...

Live Review

Serravalle Jazz 2025

by Neri Pollastri
September 11, 2025

Serravalle Jazz 2025 Rocca di Castruccio Serravalle Pistoiese 24-27 agosto 2025 Articolata su quattro giornate, dal 24 al 27 agosto, la ventiquattresima edizione di Serravalle Jazz aveva in programma spettacoli di altissimo livello, alternando proposte adatte ai più diversi palati, accanto a presentazioni di libri e incontri tematici. Il primo giorno, domenica 24, ha visto in scena la storica BargaJazz Orchestra, fondata quasi quarant'anni fa, nel 1986, da Bruno Tommaso --che proprio ...