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Article: Album Review

Tomos Williams: Cwmwl Tystion III / Empathy

Read "Cwmwl Tystion III / Empathy" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Mighty oaks from little acorns grow. So it has proven for Welsh trumpeter-composer Tomos Williams, whose intended one-off album Cwmwl Tystion / Witness (Tŷ Cerdd, 2019) unwittingly became the first installment of a trilogy charting Welsh identity, history and internationalism. Realizing there were still important stories to tell, Cwmwl Tystion II: Riot! (Tŷ Cerdd, 2021) picked ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Mary Halvorson and Ambrose Akinmusire, Nicola Miller & Satoko Fujii

Read "Mary Halvorson and Ambrose Akinmusire, Nicola Miller & Satoko Fujii" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


Consistent poll-winners, Mary Halvorson and Ambrose Akinmusire--have been getting together for several years, sharing musical ideas and thoughts. That time together comes to fruition in the release of their debut as a duo, Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings, which will no doubt also show up on many “best-of" lists. This edition of OMJ has a track from ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Amanda Tosoff, Gergana Velinova, Ambrose Akinmusire and Mary Halvorson, Lolivone de la Rosa, Lisa Rich, Michelle Lordi, Kay Kostopoulos

Read "Amanda Tosoff, Gergana Velinova, Ambrose Akinmusire and Mary Halvorson, Lolivone de la Rosa, Lisa Rich, Michelle Lordi, Kay Kostopoulos" reviewed by Mary Foster Conklin


This broadcast includes new music from Amanda Tosoff, Gergana Velinova, Ambrose Akinmusire and Mary Halvorson, Lolivone de la Rosa, Lisa Rich, Michelle Lordi and Kay Kostopoulos, with birthday shoutouts to songwriter Joan Whitney (Far Away Places, Candy), Nancy King, Lauren Kinhan, Gillian Margot, Madeline Eastman, Tierney Sutton, Andrea Miller, Aubrey Johnson and Honorable Man Arturo O'Farrill, ...

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Article: Album Review

Alden Hellmuth: Tether

Read "Tether" reviewed by Jack Kenny


Where will new musicians gain their experience? Alden Hellmuth, a saxophonist, composer, and improviser based in New York City, offers one compelling answer: by forging her own path. A graduate of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, she was awarded the 2025 German Jazz Prize for Debut Album of the Year and has appeared ...

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Article: Interview

Jacopo Fagioli: The Relentless Pursuit of Sound

Read "Jacopo Fagioli: The Relentless Pursuit of Sound" reviewed by Marco Iacoboni


Recently crowned “Best New Italian Talent" in the prestigious Top Jazz 2025 critics' poll organized by the monthly Musica Jazz, Jacopo Fagioli has emerged as one of the most thoughtful and versatile voices on Italy's scene. From the chamber-like restraint of his duo with Nico Tangherlini on Bilico (AMP Music & Records, 2022) to the electric ...

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Article: Live Review

Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet Seizes the Evening at Village Vanguard

Read "Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet Seizes the Evening at Village Vanguard" reviewed by Andrew Schinder


Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet Village Vangaurd New York, NY May 26, 2026 May 26, 2026 was a momentous day in jazz history. The jazz community celebrated the centennial of one of its most revered figures, Miles Davis. At the same time, the music world was still raw following the previous ...

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Article: Album Review

Ambrose Akinmusire / Mary Halvorson: Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings

Read "Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic


In a true meeting of great minds, shared aesthetic, and Nonesuch label mates, trumpeter/composer Ambrose Akinmusire and guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson play intently with their new Halvorson and hand-me-down Akinmusire Line 6 DL4 MkII Delay Modeler, and break the dark silence with the spectral movement of Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings.  More laid back and ambient than either of the influencers' ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Music From Helen Sung, Nolatet, Yoram Rosilio And More

Read "New Music From Helen Sung, Nolatet, Yoram Rosilio And More" reviewed by Bob Osborne


This week an exploration of jazz that spans the spectrum from the vibrant energy of big band arrangements to the avant-garde edges of the contemporary scene. This selection bridges the gap between legendary icons and the modern innovators pushing the genre into new territories. Throughout the playlist, you will find a dialogue between structure and spontaneity. ...

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Article: In Pictures

Wayne's Sessions for Miles and Lee at Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa

Read "Wayne's Sessions for Miles and Lee at Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa" reviewed by Marek J. Śmietański


Once upon a time, Miles Davis asked Wayne Shorter to compose music for an orchestral album. Yet neither those legendary sessions with Miles nor the similarly planned recordings with Lee Morgan ever came to life. The extraordinary scores remained hidden for decades--a silent treasure stacked in Wayne's home-- until they were rediscovered by Phillip Golub, assistant musical director of ...


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