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Article: Building a Jazz Library

Prescribing Jazz: A Top Ten

by Artur Moral
March 30, 2025

National Doctors' Day is celebrated unevenly across our mistreated planet. It is absent in most countries, while it is observed as a holiday in a few. Coinciding (in the United States and Australia) with this day of recognition for a vital profession, this article is especially directed to the entire jazz-loving medical community, focusing on six ...

Article: Live Review

Sesto Jazz 2025

by Neri Pollastri
March 27, 2025

Sesto Jazz Teatro Della Limonaia Sesto Fiorentino 7-9 marzo 2025 Come ogni anno, la Scuola di Musica Bruno Bartoletti e Music Pool portano il grande jazz a Sesto Fiorentino con le tre serate di Sesto Jazz, grazie anche alla direzione artistica di Alessandro Lanzoni, che invita i migliori musicisti incontrati sui ...

Article: Album Review

Dave Hanson: Blues Sky

Read "Blues Sky" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
March 25, 2025

Pianist Dave Hanson opens his Blue Sky with a joyful barnburner, “Two Masters," a tip of the hat to Bill Evans and Chick Corea, two of the biggest names in piano jazz. Hanson is probably best known for his work as composer-arranger and co-leader of Denver's H2 Big Band, but he pares things down on his ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Tal Yahalom, Mikkel Ploug, Ambrose Akinmusire, Thomas Naïm & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
March 22, 2025

A playlist focusing on recent outstanding guitar albums, with two cherrys on top, the latest releases by Kjetil Mulelid and Ambrose Akinmusire.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Mikkel Ploug Trio “Chant" Hope (Songlines) 0:16 Host talks 5:09 Thomas Naïm “Manic Depression" May This Be ...

Article: Live Review

David Pastor trio featuring Anna Pauline & Mattias Nilsson at Barcelona Jamboree Sala 3

by Artur Moral
March 14, 2025

David Pastor Trio featuring Anna Pauline & Mattias Nilsson Jamboree Sala 3 Barcelona, Spain Pur Jazz March 4, 2025 If David Pastor had been born, say, in Sedalia, Missouri, instead of in Sedaví, in the Spanish Valencia province, his professional career and its media impact would probably have been quite ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith

by Hobart Taylor
March 12, 2025

New music from Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith, Kneebody, Claire Cope and Ensemble C, and remembering Roy Ayers. Playlist Roy Ayers “Hey Lover" from Jazz Is Dead #1 (Jazz Is Dead) 0:00 Roy Ayers Ubiquity “We Live In Brooklyn, Baby" from He's Coming (Verve) 2:24 Chien Chien Lu “ We Live In Brooklyn, ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jakob Bro, Nikara Warren, John Patitucci, Wayne Shorter, Alex Koo & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
February 25, 2025

Brooklyn, Brussels, Copenhagen and Paris are the stations this playlist stops at before entering into zero gravity orbits with Wayne Shorter.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 NIKARA presents Black Wall Street “Inner City Blues" The Queen of Kings County (Switch Hit) 0:16 Host talks ...

Article: Album Review

Ambrose Akinmusire: Honey From A Winter Stone

Read "Honey From A Winter Stone" reviewed by Frank Housh

by Frank Housh
February 21, 2025

Since his debut in 2008 at age 26, Ambrose Akinmusire has created a sapient body of work featuring some of the most unique and sophisticated sounds in contemporary music. His new release, honey from a winter stone is a dazzling kaleidoscope of jazz, hip-hop, and chamber music, as well as a commentary on the ...

Article: Live Review

Billy Childs Quartet at the Newman Center

by Geoff Anderson
February 7, 2025

Billy Childs Quartet Newman Center Denver, CO February 1, 2025 Billy Childs is equally at home in both the jazz and classical worlds. He has worked with prestigious ensembles such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and served as president of Chamber Music America, among ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Claire Daly, Ambrose Akinmusire, Ingrid Jensen, Mark Turner and Sasha Berliner

by Hobart Taylor
February 5, 2025

Remembering Claire Daly plus new music from Ambrose Akinmusire and Sasha Berliner, and introducing Jimmy Farace.Playlist Joona Toivanen Trio “Green Model" from Gravity (We Jazz) 0:00 Caili O'Doherty “ Bluer Than Blue" from Bluer Than Blue (Oustside In) 4:23 Ebo Taylor “Kusi Na Sibo" from Jazz Is Dead 22 (Jazz Is Dead) 10:36 Claire ...