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Dwayne Dolphin: Let the Music Play

by Jack Bowers
October 3, 2026

Bassist Dwayne Dolphin, less than happy with the jazz he was hearing in person or on the radio, set out to simply Let the Music Play on an album whose happy vibe, he hoped, would rekindle “the spirit of jazz" that he remembered growing up with in his native Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. While “happy" is an intuitive concept that rests in the ears of the beholder, there is no doubt that nearly every theme on Dolphin's latest album swings.