Year in Review

YEAR IN REVIEW January 3, 2019

2018: The Year in Jazz

The year 2018 was a busy one for the jazz world. The genre's version of the #MeToo movement resulted in a new Code of Conduct and other efforts to make the music workplace more equitable. International Jazz Day brought its biggest stage to St. Petersburg, Russia. The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, which ran a high-profile performance competition for more than 30 years and co-produces International Jazz Day, announced a significant name change. The New Orleans financial scandal focusing on ...

YEAR IN REVIEW January 1, 2019

Most Read Articles: 2018

By Michael Ricci

All About Jazz tracks how often an article is read, and the articles listed below represent our most popular in 2018. Interviews Leonardo Pavkovic: Nothing is Ordinary by Chris M. Slawecki Published: March 16, 2018 History of Jazz Monk's Trumpets by Matt Lavelle Published: March 2, 2018 Interviews Paula Shocron: Paths to a New Sound by Jakob Baekgaard ...

YEAR IN REVIEW January 1, 2019

Most Read Album Reviews: 2018

By Michael Ricci

All About Jazz tracks how often an album review is read, and the reviews listed below represent our most popular in 2018. After The Fall Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnette by Karl Ackermann Published: February 13, 2018 Music IS Bill Frisell by John Kelman Published: March 9, 2018 Your Queen Is A Reptile Sons ...

YEAR IN REVIEW January 1, 2019

Popular Tracks: 2018

By Michael Ricci

All About Jazz tracks how often a featured song is heard, and the following represent the most popular in 2018. If you missed them the first time around, give them a listen now, and enjoy! Sway Sara LaCombe Sophisticated Lady Saraphim Records Featured: August 26, 2018 Ascension Roman Miroshnichenko Ascension Self Produced Featured: July 21, 2018 Shatter ...

YEAR IN REVIEW December 31, 2018

In Memoriam: Jazz Musicians Who Passed in 2018

By Maxim Micheliov

As 2018 comes to a close, we wanted to take a moment to remember the extraordinarily gifted musicians who made an indelible mark on jazz. With sadness, we bid farewell to NEA Jazz Masters Bob Dorough, Nancy Wilson and Cecil Taylor as well as trumpeters Hugh Masekela, Tomasz Stanko, Jerry González and Roy Hargrove. Marlene VerPlanck Instrument: Vocals Born: November 11, 1933 Died: January 14, 2018 Marlene Paula VerPlanck was an American ...

YEAR IN REVIEW December 26, 2018

Mark Sullivan's Best Releases of 2018

By Mark Sullivan

2018 was another year with too many favorites to choose from. I'm struck by the number of “extended ensembles" on my list: groups of eight or more, including a chamber orchestra plus jazz group. It was also an exceptionally good year for RareNoiseRecords, making it hard for me to stop at three albums. This list is in chronological order but not ranked. MMO-Ensemble Any Day Now Øra Fonogram Norwegian saxophonist/composer Martin Myhre Olsen's ...

YEAR IN REVIEW December 24, 2018

The Top Ten Christmas Jazz Albums Of All Time

By Peter Hoetjes

As temperatures drop and days grow short, Winter is once again upon us. For those looking to listen to the sounds of the season without resorting to December's relentless slew of glossy, generic cash-grabs, jazz can be a breath of fresh, wintry air. You won't find (many) singers on this list, since most people already know and have records by Frank, Dean, Ella, Karen, and more. Instead, I've put together jazz's greatest Christmas albums from the golden age to today. ...