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The Tension Is Where The Music Lives: Miles Davis At 100, Parts 1 & 2
by Kofi Adjepong-Boateng
Celebrating Miles Davis's birthday with back-to-back concerts leads to insightful observations. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra chose to play a set of Davis's performances, remaining faithful to the original arrangements, but with a fresh take that only an accomplished orchestra could master. Terence Blanchard, with guest Ravi Coltrane, chose to celebrate him by treating us ...
Kenny Barron: So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon
by Andrew Schinder
By the mid-1990's, piano icon and NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron had completed his transition from being a dependable, workhorse pianist-for-hire that elevated any group that had the good sense to engage him, to one of the most revered musicians in the business, and a living bridge between hard bop tradition and 21st century jazz modernity. ...
New Music from Joe Fiedler, Billy Childs, Maria Grand, And More
by Bob Osborne
The present and the past collide in this twelve release set of new albums. The first five featured tracks are from recently recorded material demonstrating the best modern jazz can offer. The remaining seven tracks are historical recordings, never before released, from the Elemental and Resonance labels for Record Store Day 2026. All of these capture ...
Ahmad Jamal: At The Jazz Showcase: Live In Chicago
by Mike Jurkovic
There was something Buddha yet cool-as-all-hell about Ahmad Jamal. Who else would give the whole story away with the set-opening, barn-raising ingenuity of “Ahmad's Song"--a CV of everything Jamal--his musings on time and space; his insatiable swing-- and dares you to keep up on At The Jazz Showcase: Live in Chicago. A gig to remember, ...
Ahmad Jamal, Billy Childs, Harry Skolar, Mike Clement & Jeff Lofton
by Joe Dimino
Straight out of the vibrant Austin, Texas scene, we kick off the 956th episode of Neon Jazz with powerhouse trumpeter Jeff Lofton and cuts from his 2026 album ATX Rhythm. From there, the journey unfolds through a rich landscape of sound--featuring standout new releases and reissues from jazz luminaries like Billy Childs, Ahmad Jamal, Harry Skoler, ...
Ahmad Jamal: At The Jazz Showcase: Live In Chicago
by Dan McClenaghan
Ahmad Jamal (1930 -2023) began his recording career in 1951, laying down the tracks to the 1959-released album The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal (Epic Records). It was a trio affair, with Jamal at the keyboard, Ray Crawford on guitar, along with bassists (separately) Ray Calhoun and Israel Crosby. But before those earlier sessions saw the ...
Mal Waldron: Stardust & Starlight At The Jazz Showcase
by Dan McClenaghan
April 2026 sees Zev Feldman--a man devoted to finding unreleased tapes of past jazz masters, well-known and lesser-known--bringing us four excellent live recordings on his Resonance Records label. All of these shows were captured at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago. Pianist Ahmad Jamal's At the Jazz Showcase comes from 1976; Reedman Yusef Lateef's Alight Upon The ...
Dana Hall/Clark Sommers/Chris Madsen: Threefold
by Jack Bowers
Threefold, the second recording by the Chicago-based chordless trio of saxophonist Chris Madsen, bassist Clark Sommers and drummer Dana Hall, might well be called three-of-a-mind, as that is how closely the threesome works together on this album of original music written especially for the ensemble by Madsen and Sommers. While Madsen's voice, on tenor ...
Brian Lynch, Bebel Gilberto, and Do Yeon Kim
by Jerome Wilson
This episode has an international flavor, incorporating music from Brazil, China and Korea as well as the usual sources. Musicians heard include, Brian Lynch, Don Ellis, Bebel Gilberto, The Bad Plus, and Do Yeon Kim.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry ...
Joe Henderson: Consonance: Live At The Jazz Showcase
by Joshua Weiner
After 15 years in the vaults, Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase represents the first fruits of “Jazz Detective" producer Zev Feldman's expedition into the tape archives of Chicago club owner Joe Segal. Working with Joe's son Wayne Segal, Feldman and Resonance Records founder George Klabin have prepared a quartet of vinyl sets, recorded live at ...
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