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People Will Say We're in Love
Lucy Yeghiazaryan
Duration: 7:23
165 views
The AAJ community is great at uncovering emerging performers. Here, credit goes to R.J. DeLuke for interviewing {{a: Lucy Yeghiazaryan: Serious And Seriously Talented = 588876}} and capturing her story of learning jazz as a child in Armenia and carving out her mark based in the New York City metro area. Ultimately, listening is all the proof one needs of her joyful, swinging talents. Here, she covers a “classic’s classic” -- “People Will Say They’re in Love,” from the Broadway smash musical, Oklahoma! Her assertive, lower alto voice, elastic phrasing and talk-sung interjections are simply mesmerizing. Dare one say, her styling would be apropos if it were translated to {{m: Louis Armstrong = 3483}}’s horn. As a special treat, {{m: Emmet Cohen = 35616}} and {{m: Benny Benack III = 20701}} deliver masterful multi-chorus solos on piano and trumpet, respectively. Emmet also brings along top-of-the-line session bassist {{m: Mark Lewandowski = 34208}} and drummer {{m: Joe Farnsworth = 14750}}. To concentrate on Yeghiazaryan’s vocals, begin with the first chorus, followed by trading 4’s at 4:55 and the out chorus at 5:55. Want more? For a lovely ballad, search YouTube for Yeghiazaryan’s intimate “Isn’t It a Pity?” on which she is accompanied by the delicate {{m: Rossano Sportiello = 14188}}.
Featured on October 25, 2026
Radar
Jonathan Barber
Duration: 6:48
235 views
You may not have heard of drummer Jonathan Barber, but he’s already arrived as a powerhouse. Word-of-mouth led him to transformative roles with tenor saxophonist {{m: JD Allen = 3363}} in 2013 and trumpeter {{m: Jeremy Pelt = 1329}} starting in 2017. After being named “#1 Up-and-Coming Drummer” in 2018 by Modern Drummer, he caught the ear of {{m: Pat Metheny = 9350}}, who brought him early into his Side-Eye project. Barber brings explosive intensity through muscular tom fills, rat-a-tat jabs on snare and sophisticated syncopation on cymbal. He leads the group Vision Ahead, blending fusion, bop and gospel feels, with his long-time personnel {{m: Andrew Renfroe = 53271}} on guitar, {{m: Taber Gable = 53270}} on keys, {{m: Matt Dwonszyk = 35149}} on bass and {{m: Matt Knoegel = 101440}} here on tenor. Captured live for the concert series “Musig im Pflegidach” (“Music in the Care Home Attic”), the performance of “Radar” unfolds under the aged wooden rafters of a Benedictine monastery founded in 1027 AD. Note the great blend of timbres, especially horn and guitar.
Featured on October 18, 2026
Jan Garbarek in Concert 2006
Jan Garbarek
Duration: 99:00
250 views
There are few modern jazz styles as distinctive as the atmospheric “Nordic Jazz,” and few artists who have contributed to that sound as much as tenor/soprano saxophonist Jan Garbarek. His use of space and reverb, combined with bent notes, created a plaintive sound that borders on sacred, especially on ballads. Taken at greater tempo, his bends sound more like squawks, his melodies are folk-like and his drum kit and percussion players favor world music rhythms. The result is a sense of unabashed joy and a unique feel that’s a far cry from syncopated swing. For your listening pleasure, revel in the mastery of Garbarek (pronounced Gar-Bah’-Rek, accent on the second syllable) and his group in their concert at Burghausen Wacker-Halle in Germany in 2006. Yes, you can listen to just one or two songs, but the whole concert is truly brilliant. For choice video viewing from an earlier period in his career, look on YouTube for the Jan Garbarek Group and “Molde Norwalk Concert 1982.”
Featured on October 11, 2026
Everything in its Right Place
Peter Martin
Duration: 04:53
424 views
Radiohead’s track “Everything in its Right Place” was seminal. It announced the transition of the band from indie guitar rock to ambient pulse music. The song, from 2000, has since been covered by several stars, including {{m: Robert Glasper = 14107}} and {{m: Brad Mehldau = 9313}}, but for the best version when it comes to a polished video, here’s a vote for the version from Open Studio. Open Studio is an online jazz teaching platform covering beginner to master class levels. Among its well-known teachers are the performers on this track: {{m: Peter Martin = 12603}} on piano, {{m: Adam Maness = 124669}} on synthesizer, {{m: Bob DeBoo = 48859}} on bass and bass synthesizer, and {{m: Kaleb Kirby = 120379}} on drums. Completed in a single take, this Radiohead cover tune offers an experience that should get any jazz fan’s head bobbing. Especially worth noting are the laid-back intensity; the dark visual backdrop contrasted with angled spotlights; the clever knob-turning effect from muffled tone to bright at 00:36; the reharmonized piano solo at 1:34, and the set-'em-loose drum solo.
Featured on October 4, 2026
Defying Gravity
Amanda Barise
Duration: 04:05
309 views
Powerhouse collective, Third Reprise, breathes electric, new life into theater standards by reimagining them through a sophisticated jazz-funk lens. Fronted on this tune by the soulful, soaring vocals of Amanda Barise and anchored by arranger Daniel Rudin's sharp instrumentation, this live studio performance transforms a Broadway classic, “Defying Gravity,” from the musical and movie Wicked, into an absolute groove monster. Listen for the exceptionally tight horn-driven syncopation, the slick synth textures, and a blistering bassline that underpins Barise's vocal acrobatics during the climax. It takes (show/jazz/funk) fusion in a whole new direction.
Featured on September 27, 2026
Take the 'A' Train - Gypsy Jazz Style
Clement Reboul
Duration: 02:08
264 views
Every day is a good day to “Take the 'A' Train.” That’s especially true when one encounters a highly-talented, yet lesser-known gypsy jazz band driving the train’s wheels at 134 beats per minute. Guitarists {{m: Clement Reboul = 173644}} and Aurélien Robert, upright bassist Ghali Hadefi and guest clarinetist Hugo Proy nail the tempo and hot jazz feel, and the guitarists perfectly complement each others’ strumming and riffs. The coordination is a sign of the years of experience that the collective Clément Reboul’s Jazz Manouche has working together. All aboard!
Featured on September 20, 2026
Stolen Moments
Lee Ritenour
Duration: 7:20
309 views
Can any song put you in a melancholy mood better than “Stolen Moments,” composed by {{m: Oliver Nelson = 9785}} with its major release in 1961? Well, there’s a case to be made for another version of the song to be considered the smokiest and most swinging -- it’s the all-star group featuring {{m: Lee Ritenour = 10710}} (guitar), {{m: Ernie Watts = 11215}} (tenor sax), {{m: Alan Broadbent = 5302}} (piano), plus {{m: Harvey Mason = 9141}} (drums) and {{m: Brian Bromberg = 5311}} (bass). This 1990 live version is a master class on how to play with elastic time and how to build a solo from the ground up. In particular, Broadbent opens with a melange of extended harmonies; Ritenour follows with his best impression of {{m: Wes Montgomery = 9528}}’s octave double-stops, and finally Watts provides the coup de grace with a burning, emotional solo. By the way, the {{m: New York Voices = 9837}} version on Youtube is really good, too. What’s your favorite "Stolen Moments?"
Featured on September 13, 2026
