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A Few Of My Favorite 2022 Jazz Things (So Far) - Part 1

by Ludovico Granvassu
Since 2022 has been barreling down at breakneck speed... it's July already, which is actually the perfect moment to take stock of what the first half of the year had to offer to jazz fans. Please enjoy some of the tunes that have brought us most delight during the first six months of the year!
Roxy Coss, Deadeye, Gilad Hekselman, Johannes Wallmann & More New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
This week we focus on new and upcoming albums featuring emerging guitarists like Reinier Baas and Gilad Hekselman, electro-acoustic projects and more... Happy listening! PlaylistBen Allison Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Johannes Wallmann Precarious Towers" Precarious Towers (Shifting Paragdim) 0:16 Host talks 5:34 Bill O'Connell Enough Is ...
Andrea Brachfeld & Insight: Evolution

by Jack Bowers
Although Andrea Brachfeld's may not be a household name, the versatile flutist and composer has been a well-established and respected presence on New York City's jazz and Afro-Cuban scenes since around 1970. On Evolution, her tenth recording as leader, Brachfeld delves musically into children's issues and the ongoing need [for] basic necessities even in the best ...
Andrea Brachfeld: Evolution

by Jane Kozhevnikova
Andrea Brachfeld is a critically acclaimed flutist, composer and educator. She has won multiple awards, including a grant from Chamber Music America and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and was once recognized as the best jazz flutist by Hot House magazine. Evolution features Brachfeld's longtime collaborators Bill O'Connell (piano), Harvie S (bass) and Jason Tiemann (drums). ...
Pop Goes the Jazzbo

by Patrick Burnette
"Going Pop" can mean many different things where jazz musicians are concerned, from adding electricity (dang it, Miles, why you do that?), to covering pop songs, to actually experimenting with writing pop songs (not too many take this path and few emerge unscathed). And then there's rare jazzer combining jazz and pop songs, as you'll soon ...
What's Up

Album: Evolution
By Andrea Brachfeld
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2022
Duration: 05:37
The Unraveling of it All

Album: Evolution
By Andrea Brachfeld
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2022
Duration: 5:00
Andrea Brachfeld & Insight with Bill O'Connell, Harvie S, and Jason Tiemann release 'Evolution' on May 20

A central figure of New York City’s jazz & Afro-Cuban scenes over the last five decades, flutist Andrea Brachfeld, like most artists over the last two years, found a great amount of time to reflect on their art, community and humanity. For Evolution, Brachfeld’s writing was affected by her dive into children’s issues and the ongoing ...
Bill O'Connell: A Change Is Gonna Come

by Jack Bowers
Pianist Bill O'Connell, who has been at the top of his game for more than four decades with no signs of slowing down, says each of his albums is a snapshot of how he is feeling at a particular time in his life. A Change Is Gonna Come expresses O'Connell's frame of mind after enduring more ...
Flash of the Spirit

Label: Truth Revolution Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Awesome Blues; Funky New Dorp; For Heaven's Sake; Beneath the Surface; Toujours Petits; Humpty Dumpty;
Natural Causes;
Ripty Boom; La Mesha; Voyage.