Jazz Articles about Emily Kuhn

About Emily Kuhn

Radio & Podcasts

A nice, straight-forward jazz album caught Mike's ear, so he decided to do a podcast devoted to new releases that don't over egg the pudding, or as Google suggested, “go all around Robin Hood's barn?" (Google's been drinking again). Anyway, while he came up with two fine straight-ahead examples, Pat's offerings ended up a little thornier, if still on the right side of “academic brain-ouch inducer."Playlist Discussion of Jesse Davis' album The Complete Village Vanguard 1961 Recordings (Cellar ...

Radio & Podcasts

Emily Kuhn, Matt Moran, Jack DeJohnette and More

by Jerome Wilson
October 18, 2023

This episode features a variety of lesser-known musicians with some familiar names mixed in. It includes Emily Kuhn, Matt Moran, Carla Bley, Jack DeJohnette, and Arman Sangalang. 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 John Lewis “The Festivals" from Evolution II (Atlantic) 00:54 Bipolar “9/13" from Euphrates, Me Jane (Self Produced) 5:04 Nate Najar Trio “Swing 59" from Blues For ...

Album Review

Emily Kuhn: Ghosts of Us

Read "Ghosts of Us" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson
August 30, 2023

Emily Kuhn is a trumpet player from Chicago with a calm, lyrical tone whose music is influenced by the folk and classical worlds as well as jazz. That shows up strongly on the track “In Lieu of Certainty, Movement" here, where pianist Meghan Stagl keeps a rippling neo-classical melody going while Kuhn and guitarist Erik Skov solo in front of her with ever-increasing force and purpose. “When The World Is Young" begins with lovely drifting Spanish guitar from Skov before ...

Album Review

Gustavo Cortinas: Kind Regards

Read "Kind Regards" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
October 20, 2022

Drummer Gustavo Cortinas' previous album was cinematic in scale, and he has followed it with the more intimate yet equally enchanting Kind Regards (Saludos Afectuosos). Leading a quintet of young, intrepid, Chicago musicians, Cortinas interpretes ten of his own songs that explore themes of social justice, love, and life in general. “When I Leave You" has an effervescent cadence. Vocalist and pianist Meghan Stagl endows the lyrics with nostalgia while her keys chime with melancholy. Trumpeter Emily Kuhn ...