https://www.allaboutjazz.com/articles/All About Jazz Feature Articles2024-03-19T07:01:22+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/charles-lloyd-defiant-warrior-still-on-songCharles Lloyd: Defiant Warrior Still On Song
As fool's errands go, few compare with selecting a Top Ten Albums collection from Charles Lloyd's extensive top-drawer output. But here goes. Lloyd newbies could consider the list a launch pad, and seasoned fans can compare the choices with their own... Anyone going to jazz festivals in summer 1966, and lucky enough to catch the Charles Lloyd Quartet, will likely have one tune in particular imprinted on their memory... [ read more ]]]>Chris May2024-03-19T07:01:22+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/gleb-kolyadin-voyager-play-thisGleb Kolyadin: Voyager
Not content to merely master the tricky art of the piano, Gleb Kolyadin manages the even trickier art of crossing prog and classical without relying on volume or bombast. Even if his brand of fusion has plenty of electricity and a share of sweeping drama, somehow this degree of brain-twisting complexity never feels pompous or overblown... [ read more ]]]>Geno Thackara2024-03-19T07:01:18+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/a-conversation-with-brad-mehldauA Conversation with Brad Mehldau
This article was first published at All About Jazz in 2002. All About Jazz: Do you recall your first jazz record? Brad Mehldau: I think the first real jazz record I listened to was an Oscar Peterson and Joe Pass duo album, one of those Pablo things... [ read more ]]]>AAJ Staff2024-03-19T07:01:13+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/joel-ross-simona-severini-larry-goldings-john-sneider-and-moreJoel Ross, Simona Severini, Larry Goldings, John Sneider and More
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... [ read more ]]]>Ludovico Granvassu2024-03-19T07:01:09+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/talking-the-groove-jazz-words-from-the-morning-starTalking The Groove: Jazz Words From The Morning Star
Talking The Groove: Jazz Words From The Morning Star Chris Searle 394 Pages ISBN: 978-1-9163206-7-3 Jazz In Britain 2024 Although Marxist-Leninist theory itself has proved to be, at best, a blind alley--and, at worst, in practice the enemy of the freedoms it claims to champion--writers from the Left have contributed much to the study of jazz, an art form which has ideas of freedom, both artistic and societal, at its core... [ read more ]]]>Chris May2024-03-18T23:01:00+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/tierney-sutton-and-tamir-hendelman-at-the-jazz-forum-nyTierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman at the Jazz Forum
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... [ read more ]]]>Scott Lichtman2024-03-18T07:01:16+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/new-releases-from-ernesto-cervini-remy-le-boeuf-grace-kelly-dan-pugach-with-birthday-shoutouts-to-miriam-makeba-keely-smith-carole-bayer-sager-and-moreNew Releases from Ernesto Cervini, Remy Le Boeuf, Grace Kelly, Dan Pugach With Birthday Shoutouts to Miriam Makeba, Keely Smith, Carole Bayer Sager and More
The opening set recognizes Black History Month with poetry and spoken word from Shirley LeFlore, Kamau Daood and Langston Hughes. New releases sampled come from albums by Belgian/Nowegian pianist Jonas Cambien, the great Satoko Fujii with her Tokyo Trio, two by prolific saxophonist Ivo Perelman, guitarist Dave Harrington, the Chicago explorative piano trio of Jim Baker, Steve Hunt and Jakob Heinemann, and NYC saxophonist Sam Weinberg... [ read more ]]]>Maurice Hogue2024-03-18T07:01:07+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/lightnin-hopkins-glory-be-play-thisLightnin' Hopkins: Glory Be
Texas blues singer/guitarist Sam "Lightnin'' Hopkins could lay claim to the authentic blues, having worked in the cotton fields for years. He turned electric with the blues boom and folk revival of the 1960s, influencing everyone from Jimi Hendrix to Stevie Ray Vaughan... [ read more ]]]>Ian Patterson2024-03-17T07:01:13+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/from-bolivia-guitarist-carlos-fischer-sixun-wasafiri-and-senri-kawaguchiFrom Bolivia guitarist Carlos Fischer, Sixun, Wasafiri and Senri Kawaguchi
Some music from 2022 including guitarists Carlos Fischer and Jon Durant and the band Wasafiri. French band Sixun, and Japanese drummer Senri Kawaguchi... [ read more ]]]>Len Davis2024-03-17T07:01:09+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/abdullah-ibrahim-julie-kelly-john-coltrane-and-sean-masonAbdullah Ibrahim, Julie Kelly, John Coltrane and Sean Mason
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, Rose Mallet and David Friesen... [ read more ]]]>Joe Dimino2024-03-17T07:01:05+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/meet-drummer-danny-gottliebMeet Drummer Danny Gottlieb
This article was first published at All About Jazz in January 2001. If you don't know drummer Danny Gottlieb or you know him from only the earliest incarnations of the Pat Metheny Group, there's a lot you don't know about this talented, multi-faceted musician. Not complacent to rest on past laurels of any kind, Gottleib currently juggles percussion duties with more groups and ensembles than many work with in a lifetime, seeing it all optimistically, as a welcomed challenge... [ read more ]]]>Mike Brannon2024-03-16T07:01:17+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/eleven-is-the-loneliest-number-mike-sternEleven is the Loneliest Number
Many years ago, bastard Mike suggested that our anniversary shows feature groups comprised of as many members as the anniversary was of years. How's that for a mouthful (mindful?) Anyway, good idea until right about now. Eleven is an awkward number unless you're fielding a footie team, and the boys have some issues finding albums that fit the bill or even glance in the direction of this anniversary... [ read more ]]]>Patrick Burnette2024-03-16T07:01:13+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/cassie-kinoshi-dave-douglas-dave-guy-alon-farber-and-moreCassie Kinoshi, Dave Douglas, Dave Guy, Alon Farber and More
Kim Parker is a marvelously talented jazz vocalist and the step-daughter of both Charlie Parker and Phil Woods. A sensitive, tasteful, and endearing jazz voice, Kim has recorded numerous albums as leader and others as an accompanying artist... [ read more ]]]>Nicholas F. Mondello2024-03-16T07:01:05+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/nic-dembling-recalling-new-wave-new-york-with-comateensNic Dembling: Recalling New Wave New York with Comateens
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 pre-glitz SOHO... [ read more ]]]>Lawrence Peryer2024-03-16T07:01:03+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/late-period-art-pepper-box-sets-art-pepperLate-Period Art Pepper Box Sets
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... [ read more ]]]>C. Michael Bailey2024-03-15T23:01:00+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/mary-lous-salon-mary-lou-williamsMary Lou's Salon
This article was first published at All About Jazz in June 1999."The all-time greatest woman jazz musician." That typically was the kind of language used in describing Mary Lou Williams.Mary Lou Williams Mary Lou was a fabulous pianist, as well as a noted arranger, and composer. But she also had another role of distinction: she was a sort of mother spirit for innovative musicians... [ read more ]]]>Bill Gottlieb2024-03-15T07:01:13+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/frank-sinatra-in-the-studioSinatra In The Studio
This article was first published at All About Jazz in December 1998. Back in 1947, I covered, for kicks, a Frank Sinatra Columbia record date, produced in New York at Liederkranz Hall. There was an acoustically superb studio large enough to handle the sumptuous, full-fiddle orchestra assembled by Axel Stordahl, the leader and arranger... [ read more ]]]>Bill Gottlieb2024-03-15T07:01:09+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musical-tribute-to-jim-beard-plus-new-releasesMusical Tribute To Jim Beard Plus New Releases