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Joel Ross

For the past several years, Joel Ross has been refining an expression that’s true to his sound and his generation. In 2019, the vibraphonist-composer released his anticipated Blue Note debut KingMaker to eruptive critical acclaim. He’s topped the DownBeat Critics Poll Rising Star category for vibraphone and in 2017, he became one of the youngest artists to receive a coveted Residency Commission from The Jazz Gallery. With the release of Who Are You? (Blue Note, 2020), Ross shares the culmination of a year-long exercise in experimenting and risk-taking on and off the bandstand. Inspired by mentor Stefon Harris’ empathetic, whole-self approach to articulation, Ross has adopted an entire ethos dependent on truthful, ongoing communication

James Brandon Lewis: Jazz, Spirituality, and the Art and Science of Musical Abstraction

by Dave Kaufman
April 10, 2024

The contemporary jazz world is currently witnessing an artistic renaissance, characterized by an upsurge in creativity and innovation. This movement is fueled in part by rising stars such as Joel Ross, Immanuel Wilkins, and Isaiah Collier, as well as seasoned veterans like Charles Lloyd, David Murray, William Parker, Joe Lovano, and Bill Frisell, whose creative passion ...

Joel Ross, Simona Severini, Larry Goldings, John Sneider & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
March 19, 2024

Billy Valentine's new single, three albums that will end up on our best of the year list, and more... that's what you'll find in this thoroughly enjoyable ride!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Laurent de Wilde “Get Up and Dance" Life Is a Movie ...

Joel Ross, Pat Metheny & Francesco Crosara

by Joe Dimino
February 18, 2024

From the talented Italian-born, Seattle-based pianist Francesco Crosara, we start the 842nd Episode of Neon Jazz with the title track off his album Circular Motion. From there, we get into an inspiration of his in Chick Corea's Return to Forever. Also, new music from Joel Ross, Doug MacDonald and Mike LeDonne. We close out the hour ...

Joel Ross: Nublues

by Chris May
January 26, 2024

Planning this, his fourth album as leader on Blue Note, Joel Ross set out to connect with a wider audience, to make things a little easier for listeners. The vibraphonist and composer says that, with hindsight, his previous work for the label has been too focused on the musicians in his band and rife with devices ...

Unjust

By Ben Wolfe

Label: Resident Arts
Released: 2023
Track listing: The Heckler; Hats Off to Rebay; Lullaby in D; Bob French; The Corridor; Mask Man; Eventually; Unjust; Sparkling Red; Sideways; Hats Off to Rebay (Interlude); Reprise (Credits).

Passage

By Johnathan Blake

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Lament For Lo; Passage; Muna & Johna’s Playtime; Tiempos; Groundhog Day; Tears I Cannot Hide; A Slight Taste (Dez Intro); A Slight Taste; Out of Sight, Out of Mind; West Berkley St..

Nublues

By Joel Ross

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Early; Equinox; Mellowdee; Chant; What Am I Waiting For; Bach (God The Father In Eternity); No Blues; Ya Know?; Evidence; Central Park West.

Brand New Life

By Brandee Younger

Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 2023
Track listing: You're A Girl For One Man Only; Brand New Life; Come Live With Me; (Interlude); Livin' And Lovin' In My Own Way; Running Game ( Intro); Running Game; Moving Target; Dust; The Windmills Of Your Mind; If It's Magic.

Billy Valentine And The Universal Truth

By Billy Valentine

Label: Flying Dutchman
Released: 2023
Track listing: We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue; Home Is Where the Hatred Is; My People… Hold On; The Creator Has a Master Plan; Sign of the Times; You Haven’t Done Nothin’; Wade in the Water; The World Is a Ghetto.