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Article: In Pictures

Day 3 at Newport Jazz Festival: Hearing the Future and Honoring the History

by Dave Kaufman
October 4, 2023

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Sunday, the fest's final day, was glorious, with perfect weather and large, enthusiastic crowds. Friday and Saturday had killer lineups, but the festival arguably saved the best for last. There were a total of 17 acts. This included young emerging stars such as Samara Joy and ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

Wolfgang Muthspiel / Benjamin Koppel / Scott Colley / Brian Blade: Complements Incarnate

by Doug Collette
September 30, 2023

The inveterate musiclover knows all too well how the attraction(s) of certain musician(s) names invariably leads to the satisfaction of hearing them, live or on record, as leaders or accompanists. Bassist Scott Colley and drummer Brian Blade are two such musicians whose listing in the credits of any album or showbill invariably invites observation: appearing together ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Elio Villafranca, Azmari, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Gonzalo Rubalcaba & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 23, 2023

Seven days have flown by, and seven days were barely enough to go through another big pile of wonderful new and upcoming albums which we are featuring this week focusing on some captivating and forward looking projects, and several new albums that bring together jazz and the musical traditions of Cuba and Puerto Rico.Happy ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Releases From Patrick Cornelius, Gordon Lee, Axel Filip And More

by Bob Osborne
September 21, 2023

On this show we feature new releases from Patrick Cornelius, Gordon Lee, Axel Filip & Maleza, Marike van Dijk, Guillermo Klein Quintetto, Giuseppe Millaci & Vogue Trio, Christian Dillingham, Cheryl Pyle, Beyond Flute Group, Andrew Rathbun, Trapeze, Andrew Danforth, Wolfgang Muthspiel with Scott Colley & Brian Blade, and Ivan Lins. Playlist Show Intro 00:00 ...

Article: Live Review

Detroit Jazz Festival 2023: A Tribute to a Great Jazz City

by Paul Rauch
September 11, 2023

Detroit Jazz Festival 2023 Hart Plaza & Campus Martius Detroit, MI September 1-4, 2023 Opening night is always a gas. Whether it takes the form of the annual rite of spring in baseball, the long anticipated opening of a Broadway play, or for that matter, the opening salvo of a world ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

An Eclectic Mix Of New Music With Pablo Masis, Brian Blade & More

by Bob Osborne
September 7, 2023

On this showwe present an eclectic mix of new music from Tristan De Liège X Jambal, Lifecycles, Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band, Triio, Bobby Kapp and Richard Sussman, Miguel Zenon & Luis Perdomo, Kenneth Jimenez with Michaël Attias & Francisco Mela, Hsinwei Chiang, Christer Fredriksen, Pablo Masis, Marcus Klossek, Aline Homzy, Mike Jones, and Kris ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Chris Potter, Kait Dunton, Funkwrench Blues, Andrew Gorny & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 5, 2023

This week we focus on the reissue of a seminal project bridging acid jazz and trip-hop, the soundtrack to a film without pictures, a trip east bound and down fusion lane, a great crop of guitarists deserving wider recognition, and saxophonists of well-deserved recognition.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted ...

Article: Building a Jazz Library

Wayne Shorter: An Essential Top Ten Albums

by Chris May
August 26, 2023

At the start of September 2021, trumpeter Terence Blanchard released Absence (Blue Note), dedicated to saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter, who for health reasons had recently been obliged to retire from performing, at least temporarily. Some people celebrating their eighty-eighth birthday, as Shorter did the previous month, might not welcome being the dedicatee of an album ...

Article: Play This!

Wayne Shorter Quartet: Aung San Suu Kyi

by Ian Patterson
August 25, 2023

Any day is a good day to listen to Wayne Shorter. “Aung San Suu Kyi," from the 2003 Montreal Jazz Festival, captures Shorter's celebrated quartet of Danilo Perez, Brian Blade and John Patitucci in scintillating form. From its birth in 2000 until Shorter's retirement from the stage in 2018, this line-up took improvised small ensemble playing ...

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