Jazz Articles about Paul Cornish

About Paul Cornish

Album Review

Occasionally, an album comes along that shakes up your thinking about what jazz can do. Jalen Baker's RePaved might be that album. On the surface, it is an eight- part suite about Houston's historic Black neighbourhoods, particularly the 3rd Ward, where Baker's family has deep roots spanning four generations. But on closer listening, it becomes more personal. Baker is not simply documenting places disappearing under the pressure of gentrification; he is keeping their memory alive through music. Baker ...

Album Review

Alden Hellmuth: Tether

by Jack Kenny
June 26, 2026

Where will new musicians gain their experience? Alden Hellmuth, a saxophonist, composer, and improviser based in New York City, offers one compelling answer: by forging her own path. A graduate of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, she was awarded the 2025 German Jazz Prize for Debut Album of the Year and has appeared internationally at major venues and festivals, including the NYC Winter Jazz Festival, the Hollywood Bowl, the Blue Note Jazz Festival, and International Jazz Day ...

Album Review

Gregory Groover Jr.: Old Knew

Read "Old Knew" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
January 4, 2026

With Old Knew, tenor saxophonist Gregory Groover Jr. offers a mature and deeply rooted statement that gracefully balances reverence for tradition with openness to spontaneous expression. Recorded without rehearsal and driven by a diverse group of top-tier collaborators, including Joel Ross on vibraphone, Paul Cornish on piano, Harish Raghavan on bass, and Kendrick Scott on drums, this 11-track set reveals a leader eager to let the music flow, communicate, and develop in the moment. The result is a highly interactive ...

Album Review

Gregory Groover Jr.: Old Knew

by Jack Bowers
January 3, 2026

Even though he has surely heard this more than a few times, Gregory Groover is a pretty hip name for a jazz saxophonist. Not so much for the pastor of Boston's Charles Street AME Church, the position held by the Groover for whom he is named, Gregory Sr., who no doubt grooves in his own way. Gregory Jr. plays high-energy tenor on Old Knew, the second recording under his name, wherein he leads a sturdy quintet through its paces on ...

Live Review

Paul Cornish Trio at BOP STOP

by John Chacona
September 16, 2025

Paul Cornish Trio BOP STOP at the Music Settlement Cleveland, OHSeptember 5, 2025 Paul Cornish began his concert with a recording of a 1966 John Coltrane interview in Japan. Musicians invoke him all the time these days, but the great saxophonist/saint who ecstatically called the spirits makes an odd match with a pianist whose debut recording You're Exaggerating! (Blue Note, 2025) was measured, thoughtful and maybe a little cool. The first music ...

Radio & Podcasts

Pianist Paul Cornish, saxophonists Melissa Aldana, Felipe Salles, Nicole Glover and Jane Ira Bloom

by Hobart Taylor
August 20, 2025

New music from Blue Note's Paul Cornish, Felipe Salles joined by Jaques Schwarz-Bart, a chestnut from Chet Baker and introducing Ukrainian pianist Anton Mikhailov. Playlist Fabia Mantwill “Sleeping Giant" from In Sight (Initiative Musik) 00:00 Paul Cornish “Queen Geri" from You're Exaggerating (Blue Note) 5:53 Jaimie Branch “Theme 001" from Fly or Die Live (International Anthem) 10:06 Host Speaks 14:48 Alina Bzhezhinska “Warm Days, Cold Nights" from Whispers of Rain (Self-Produced) 16:22 Chet Baker George ...

Radio & Podcasts

Paul Cornish, Quite Sane, Silvia Bolognesi, Eric Mingus, Burnt Sugar & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 10, 2025

Enjoy a playlist that bridges past, present and future--celebrating two decades of boundary-pushing music from Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber and Quite Sane, honoring the legacy of Gil Scott-Heron, and spotlighting rising voices like Paul Cornish and Alessio Cazzetta.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber “Back Pain" If You Can't Dazzle Them with Your Brilliance, Then Baffle Them with Your Blisluth Pt. Two (Avant ...