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Acclaimed by Downbeat as “one of the hippest bandleaders now at work,” Billy Drummond’s thrilling, powerful and highly musical playing has also made him one of the most called-for sidemen of his generation. Mentored in the bands of jazz legends Horace Silver, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, J J Johnson and Sonny Rollins, Drummond is now widely acknowledged as one of today’s most versatile drummers, making sideman appearances with a veritable who’s who of jazz greats on over 350 albums. He has made three albums as a leader—including Dubai, a New York Times Number 1 Jazz Album of the Year—and five as a co-leader, including We’ll Be Together Again in Three’s Company, a trio with Javon Jackson and legendary bassist Ron Carter, which made several Top Ten lists of the Year
The All Seeing Eye
By Will Lyle
Label: Circle Theory Media
Released: 2026
Track listing: Eridania; Lineas de Sangre; Autumn Nocturne; All of You; Deep Fake; Saturn
Return; On a Clear Day.
Will Lyle: The All Seeing Eye
by Jack Bowers
According to bassist Will Lyle, his mentor the late drummer Ralph Peterson Jr. once told him that an album is like a snapshot--a picture of where you are musically at that unique point in time. After scanning the personnel list on Lyle's latest recording, The All Seeing Eye, a second piece of advice must have been, ...
Tribute to Abdullah Ibrahim aka Dollar Brand; RIP Walt Parazaider; New Music From Audrey Ochoa, Chris Potter, and Others
by David W. Daniels
In addition to the tribute to Abdullah Ibrahim and music from the artists mentioned in the title, the show includes recently released music from Helen Sung, Dawn Clement, Chris Hazelton, and others. Birthday recognition for Erroll Garner, Tom Harrell, Marcus Miller, and more.Playlist Abdullah Ibrahim and Ekaya “Duke 88" from African River (Enja) 00:00 ...
Shadows and Silence: The Erik Satie Project
By Tessa Souter
Label: NOANARA Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: A Song For You (Gnossienne No. 1);
Mood (Musica Universalis);
Holding On To Beauty (Gnossienne No. 3);
Peace (Gnossienne No. 2);
Avec le Temps;
D'Ou Venons-Nous (Gymnopedie No. 3);
I Kiss Your Heart/Vexations;
Never Broken (ESP);
Rayga's Song (Gymnopedie No.1);
If You Go Away/Ne Me Quitte Pas.
Sound Advice
By Irv Grossman
Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2025
Track listing: Sound Advice; X Rays Dilemma; Four The Moment; Fallen Hero; Lelani's Leap; Three Way Split;
Nefertiti; Espresso (No) Bongo.
Falling From Earth
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Easy Offramp;
Wing and a Prayer;
Bait Tone Blues;
Brush Stroke;
Common Ground;
Left Field;
Suspone;
But What Do You Want to Play;
A Child is Born;
Quien Es;
It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding).
John Clay: About Time
by Jack Bowers
New York-based drummer John Clay's latest album is appropriately titled About Time. For a drummer, of course, every phrase, every measure, every game plan is in essence about time, and Clay keeps exemplary time on each of the album's 10 numbers, as do the other members of his splendid quintet. Clay pilots a burnished ...
Bob Schlesinger: Falling From Earth
by Joshua Weiner
Many a music project was derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but Colorado-based pianist, composer, and educator Bob Schlesinger's Falling From Earth (Self-Produced, 2025) has had a longer gestation and more interesting rebirth than most. With funding from the Pathways to Jazz fund, part of the Boulder County Arts Alliance, Schelsinger initially planned for his first release ...
Tessa Souter: Singing Her Way to Happiness
by Dean Nardi
The English/Trinidadian artist is a bona fide treasure--consummate stage presence, captivating singer, accomplished songwriter. Arriving in New York via San Francisco in 1997, Souter won a scholarship to the Manhattan School of Music in 1999 but left after one semester to study privately with Mark Murphy, who mentored her for four years in return for booking ...
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