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Pianist-composer Yelena Eckemoff Takes An Intriguing New Direction With 'Romance Of The Moon,' To Be Released May 10 By L&H Production
Pianist-composer-conceptualist Yelena Eckemoff tries something a little bit different—but no less cerebral and audacious—with Romance of the Moon, set for a May 10 release on her own L&H Production label. Always a multimedia thinker, Eckemoff has previously made albums that incorporate her visual art as well as stories, poems, and concepts from her own imagination. This ...
Tierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman at the Jazz Forum
by Scott Lichtman
Tierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman Jazz Forum Tarrytown, NY March 15, 2024 Tierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman brought an expressive evening of voice and piano to the Jazz Forum in Tarrytown NY, March 15th, 2024. The overarching theme of the performance was songs about Spring." There's a variety of ...
New Releases from Ernesto Cervini, Remy Le Boeuf, Grace Kelly, Dan Pugach With Birthday Shoutouts to Miriam Makeba, Keely Smith, Carole Bayer Sager & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
Women's History Month continues with new releases from Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop, Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly of Shadows, Grace Kelly, Dan Pugach Big Band and Cecilia Sanchietti, with birthday shoutouts to Miriam Makeba, Eric Comstock, Anat Fort, Marya Lawrence, Rachelle Garniez, Frank Senior, Keely Smith, Carol Sloane, Tomoko Ohno and Carole Bayer Sager, among others. Thanks for ...
Abdullah Ibrahim, Julie Kelly, John Coltrane & Sean Mason
by Joe Dimino
We kick off a new 846th Episode of Neon Jazz out of Kansas City with rising keyboard talent Sean Mason and music from his 2024 release The Southern Suite. From there, we hear from an indelible influence on Sean in Ray Charles. We also hear a dandy of tunes from the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, John Korbel, ...
Nic Dembling: Recalling New Wave New York with Comateens
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines On musician and songwriter Nicholas Dembling, aka Nic North, aka Nic West, of seminal New York CIty New Wave Pop band, Comateens. The New York that birthed Comateens was in the midst of a particularly vibrant musical moment. There was new music everywhere. Jazz cats were staging loft concerts in ...
Late-Period Art Pepper Box Sets
by C. Michael Bailey
In his essay, Endgame," which opens the liner notes to Art Pepper: The Complete Galaxy Recordings (Galaxy, 1989), music critic Gary Giddens said of Art Pepper's professional comeback: Pepper's sudden reappearance in 1975 was something of a second coming in musical circles. For the next seven years, his frequent recordings and tours, and ...
Paul Albrecht: A Drumming Maverick's Journey From Stuttgart To The Beat Of The World
In the ever-evolving landscape of jazz, there emerges a rhythmic alchemist whose beats echo through the corridors of innovation. At just 28, German jazz fusion drummer and music director Paul Albrecht has become a phenomenon, seamlessly blending traditional jazz finesse with the contemporary cadence of hip-hop. But his story is more than just notes and rhythms; ...
Brazilian Classics Performed By Orquestra Jazz De Matosinhos—New Album Curated By Zuza Homem De Mello
Album will be released simultaneously in Portugal and Brazil Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos is about to release a new album, Músicas Brasileiras, Músicos Portugueses, curated by Zuza Homem de Mello and arranged by some of the most important contemporary Brazilian composers, with Kiko Freitas (drums), Gabi Guedes (percussion ), and with the Portuguese big band directed ...
Joey Alexander Trio at Chris’ Jazz Café
by Victor L. Schermer
Joey Alexander Trio Chris' Jazz Café Philadelphia, PA March 8, 2024 All musical genres, and specifically jazz, have produced any number of musicians who blossomed in childhood and already in their teens were performing and competitive with the masters. The greatest historical example of course was Wolfgang Amadeus ...
Jon Irabagon: Free-Jazz Musician, Saxophonist, Composer, Band Leader And Producer
by Doug Hall
On this show, we chat with Jon Irabagon, Filipino-American born free-jazz saxophonist, soloist, composer, bandleader, educator and producer (as founder of Irabbagast Records). A graduate of both the Manhattan School of Music in New York City and Berklee College of Music in Boston, Irabagon has been composing and collaborating with both acclaimed experimental jazz guitarist Mary ...