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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Interpreting the Lennon/McCartney Songbook, Part 3: Sgt. Pepper

by Larry Slater
July 11, 2025

It's really no surprise that the tunes from The Beatles still attract jazz musicians, much as the music of Gershwin, Kern or Cole Porter does. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club was a defining musical moment of the 1960s. Released in 1967, the album is one of a kind and included songs that have appealed to jazz ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

Several Worthwhile Releases from the Last Few Months

by Jerome Wilson
July 10, 2025

Despite what is said about physical media going away, a steady supply of new jazz releases keeps showing up every week. Here are some worthy if underappreciated albums from the first half of 2025. Tobias Meinhart Sonic River Self Produced 2025 “Sonic River" is a good description ...

Article: In Pictures

SFJAZZ Gala 2025 Honoring Don Was

by Ronald Davis
June 28, 2025

A collection of photos from the SFJAZZ Gala 2025 Honoring Don Was concert at SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco on June 12, 2025 featuring SFJAZZ Collective, Terence Blanchard, Don Was, Ambrose Akinmusire, Melissa Aldana, Gabrielle Cavassa, Kurt Elling, Lisa Fischer, Bill Frisell, Charles Lloyd, Jason Moran, Larry Grenadier, Eric Harland, Salar Nader and Alam Kahn. With ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Interpreting The Lennon/Mccartney Songbook: Part 1, Early Songs

by Larry Slater
June 27, 2025

Since its earliest days, Jazz musicians have used popular songs as springboards for creative interpretation, reimagining these tunes through the art of improvisation.. The great American songbooks of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin, have long been a staple of the jazz repertoire. Do John Lennon and Paul McCartney belong in this exalted company? I ...

Article: Jazz & Juice

Sipping and Swinging into Summer

by Kristen Lee Sergeant
June 26, 2025

Dear All About Jazzers, Welcome back to your quarterly wine and song pairing, Jazz & Juice, which I hope inspires you to taste and listen with more delight. This trio of wine and song is poised to bring you into the festival season --let me know if any of these bottles find their way ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Ines Velasco, Chris Cheek, Emi Makabe, Matteo Paggi & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 21, 2025

Enjoy another dispatch of recent and upcoming releases, full of gems by emerging and established masters like Vincent Peirani, Chris Cheek, Ines Velasco, Myra Melford, Emi Makabe, and Matteo Paggi.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Vincent Peirani “Physical Attraction" Living Being IV (Time Reflections) ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Anouar Brahem, Chris Gall, José Luiz Martins & More

by Marek J. Śmietański
June 21, 2025

Our 110th episode features new releases from various artists--it's annex to Spring 2025. So, Albums not mentioned until now, that reached me with a delay or that I previously overlooked. This selection is very international and very diverse, and by the way--very spring-like (meaning greenish). After all, diversity is a source of strength. Podcast in Polish ...

Article: Album Review

Deborah Silver: Deborah Silver with the Count Basie Orchestra: Basie Rocks!

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by Jack Bowers
June 19, 2025

Basie Rocks! A great idea? One best left on the cutting-room floor? Or perhaps a little of both? There are reasonable arguments to be made on all sides of the equation. On the one hand, this is the one and only Count Basie Orchestra, swinging in its own exceptional way. On the other, the orchestra has ...

Article: Album Review

Ches Smith: Clone Row

by Vic Albani
June 16, 2025

Giù il cappello ancora una volta. Ches Smith è davvero un meraviglioso esempio di intelligenza e--dopo il bellissimo capolavoro dedicato al Voodoo (Path of Seven Colors) pubblicato con Pyroclastic nel 2021, ma anche Laugh Ash del 2024--tira fuori dal cappello un'altra meraviglia affrontando un'autentica destrutturazione di un super quartetto con tanto di due chitarre (Mary Halvorson, ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Guy Klucevsek - Tales of a Well-Tempered Accordionist

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 14, 2025

A heartfelt tribute to Guy Klucevsek, the gentle giant who unleashed his accordion onto Downtown, and beyond. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Guy Klucevsek “Stolen Memories" Stolen Memories (Tzadik) 0:16 Host talks 5:49 Accordion Tribe “Chalk Dust" Live in Nijmegen 2002 ([Unreleased]) ...