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Gunhild Carling and her Jazz Band at Joe Henderson Lab
by Steven Roby
Gunhild Carling and her Jazz Band Joe Henderson Lab San Francisco, CA May 24, 2026 About 45 minutes before showtime, Gunhild Carling was her own roadie. Meticulously, she arranged her merchandise table at the Joe Henderson Lab--custom-designed ties in the center, posters, bags, and her paintings to the left, and albums and ...
Abbey Lincoln: That's Him
by C. Andrew Hovan
An intriguing byproduct of the current vinyl renaissance, Record Store Day has become a proving ground for labels looking to balance archival reverence with commercial opportunity. Craft Recordings has carved out a particularly compelling niche, frequently issuing mono editions of classic titles from its catalog. Following previous releases featuring Gerry Mulligan, Bill Evans, Max Roach, and ...
Faye Carrol: Forever Dynamic
by Pierre Giroux
Faye Carol has never been a singer who tiptoes into a song. On Forever Dynamic, she strides straight into the centre of each tune, claims it, and leaves her fingerprints all over it. Twenty tracks across 2 CDs might seem like a lot on paper, but in Carol's hands, it plays like one long set, with ...
Daphne Roubini and Black Gardenia: Whiskey Scented Kisses
by Pierre Giroux
Whiskey Scented Kisses begins without a grand entrance, just a quiet claim staked in the opening. Vocalist Daphne Roubini does not dwell on nostalgia so much as settle into it, as if the language of the '40s and '50s were simply how she thinks out loud. Around her, the band Black Gardenia moves with unspoken ease. ...
Dida Pelled: Sultry Swing, Blissful Blues
by R.J. DeLuke
Jazz and blues have different feels and styles. There's plenty of room for an artist to explore possibilities therein, bringing along influences and preferences, creating a distinctive strain that leaves a delectable impression. An artist with her own compelling style exists in Brooklyn in the person of Dida Pelled, a guitarist, songwriter, and educator ...
Jon Lucien, Gabrielle Cavassa, Will Downing, Moonchild and More!
by Jua Howard
Hey Music Family! I hope you all are taking care of yourselves and protecting your peace. It's time for another episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show"! I've got a lot of new music including from Gabrielle Cavassa, Moonchild,Catherine Russell, Audrey Ochoa, Rebecca Rafla and Joe Gransden. I've also got more timeless music to share including ...
South African Freedom Day! McCoy Mrubata And Siyabulela With Special Guest Steve Turre at Dizzy's Club
by Kofi Adjepong-Boateng
McCoy Mrubata And Siyabulela With Special Guest Steve Turre Dizzy's Club New York, NY April 25, 2026 Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York was the venue for McCoy Mrubata and his band for the recent South Africa 'Freedom Day' celebrations hosted by Dizzy's Club. Mrubata, the 66-year-old South ...
Rebekka Salomea: German's Jazz Award's 2026 Artist of the Year
by Ieva Pakalniškytė
Held annually on April in Bremen, Germany, jazzahead! marked its 20th edition this year and remains one of the most important gatherings in the global jazz industry--a trade fair, conference, and festival that brings together musicians, promoters, labels, journalists, and cultural professionals from around the world. It serves as a key platform for networking, showcasing new ...
Carlos Nathaniel Ward: libertà, spiritualità e rigore
by Gaetano Fiore
“Arte e Jazz? Non facile e acritica gestualità ma concentrato di analitica ponderatezza". In occasione di un mio omaggio pittorico espositivo a Bill Dixon a San Vincenzo (LI) nel 2010, Libero Farnè scrive la suddetta frase che ben fa riflettere su quanto sia importante procedere con “lentezza" per tradurre i concetti di libertà, spiritualità ...
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 ...
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