Jazz Articles about Lex Korten

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Album Review

Tyshawn Sorey: Members... Don't!

Read "Members... Don't!" reviewed by Troy Dostert

by Troy Dostert
June 24, 2026

One of the most welcome developments in twenty-first century jazz has been drummer Tyshawn Sorey's enthusiastic turn toward the jazz canon. While he had already established himself convincingly as one of the premier figures in creative music on immersive, challenging works such as The Inner Spectrum of Variables (Pi Recordings, 2016) and Verisimilitude (Pi Recordings, 2017), when Sorey decided to begin his idiosyncratic interrogations of classic jazz repertoire it opened up new facets of his musical identity, especially as an ...

Album Review

Tyshawn Sorey: Members... Don't!

Read "Members... Don't!" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
May 7, 2026

Pulitzer Prize-winning, MacArthur Fellow Dr. Tyshawn Sorey may not remember 1968 directly, since he was born in 1980, but he most certainly and unapologetically understands how angry that year was. And he has captured that fiery time with an epic reimagining? rethinking? rebooting? double take of Max Roach's epic telling of that year after the Summer of Love, Members, Don't Git Weary (Atlantic, 1968) Recorded live at the tail end of a four-day stay at the Jazz Gallery ...

Album Review

Alex Hitchcock: Letters From Afar

Read "Letters From Afar" reviewed by Don Ball

by Don Ball
December 23, 2025

Alex Hitchcock made his name as an emerging talent in London when he decided to move to New York City to, as he put it, “engage with the music being made here, because as a white British musician playing Black American music, engaging with the context in which that music is made is important." Letters from Afar is his first shot across the bow from America, putting together a stellar band from the city's local jazz scene. The songs are all ...

Radio & Podcasts

Lex Korten, Kirk Knuffke, and RIP Danny Thompson

by Jerome Wilson
October 29, 2025

This episode features recent releases by Lex Korten, Phil Haynes, and Kirk Knuffke, older music from Joel Ross and Bobby Timmons, and a tribute to deceased bassist Danny Thompson. 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 Lena Nyberg & Esbjorn Svensson “In Your Own Sweet Way" from Close (Touche) 1:06 Lex Korten “Talking Rain" from Canopy (Sounderscore) 4:55 Tina May ...

Album Review

Lex Korten: Canopy

by Jerome Wilson
October 13, 2025

Lex Koeten's Canopy is a project of different musical styles swirled together in a dizzying stew. It sounds discordant on first listen but ultimately this collection of jumpy prog freakouts, delicate ballads and misty ambience hangs together as parts of the same whole. Korten creates all this out of a simple lineup of keyboards, voice, alto sax, guitar, and drums. The opening “Oasis Walking" feels like the work of an adventurous singer-songwriter like Sarah McLaughlin or Beth Orton ...

Radio & Podcasts

Lex Korten, Milena Casado, Terri Lyne Carrington, Christie Dashiell & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
October 7, 2025

Here's a playlist which shines a light on Lex Korten, one of New York's most in-demand young pianists. Alongside his much-anticipated debut, you'll hear collaborations that show just how deeply he's shaping today's scene. Also included: a stirring Max Roach tribute from Terri Lyne Carrington and Christie Dashiell, plus an uplifting new release from pianist Michael Wolff.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Michael Wolff “Sunny Day" Sunny Day ...

Live Review

Lex Korten At Close Up

by Max Kutner
October 1, 2025

Lex Korten Close Up Canopy Release Show New York, NY September 19, 2025 Pianist and composer Lex Korten has been an ascendent force in the modern jazz world for several years and his appearance at Close Up represented a milestone moment for the young artist. Korten was celebrating the release his first full-length album of original material, Canopy (Sounderscore Records, 2025). From September 18th-19th, he, alongside a formidable ensemble of likeminded artists ...