Results for "Brian Blade"

Kings Highway

By Brian Blade

Label: Stoner Hill
Released: 2023
Track listing: Until We Meet Again; Catalysts; People's Park; Kings Highway; Look To The Hills; Migration; God Be With You.

The Winds of Change

By Billy Childs

Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: The Great Western Loop; The Winds of Change; The End of Innocence; Master of the Game; Crystal Silence; The Black Angel; I Thought I Knew.

Dance of the Elders

By Wolfgang Muthspiel

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Invocation; Prelude to Bach; Dance of the Elders; Liebeslied; Folksong; Cantus Bradus; Amelia.

A Few More of My Favorite 2023 Jazz Things, Part 1

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 23, 2023

This week we focus on the songs that have made us smile, tap our feet, reflect and keep our optimism in spite of the dire state of the world during the past two months. We hope they'll have the same effect on you. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. ...

Jakob Dreyer: Songs, Hymns And Ballads Vol. 1 and Vol. 2

by Dave Linn
November 22, 2023

German-born bassist Jakob Dreyer grew up interested in many diverse music styles. He says, “As a little child I had a thing for national anthems, church hymns, and traditional songs with simple melodies that I could remember and sing." He began playing classical piano at a young age but also enjoyed playing the pop music he ...

The Most Exciting Jazz albums since 1969: 2006-2009

by Robert Middleton
November 13, 2023

If there were one word to describe these six thrilling albums, it would be “atmospheric." Each of them settles into its own unique and memorable soundscape. Stylistically, they are all very different, but if you listen closely to them, you'll quickly grasp their musical and emotional messages. They'll transport you to their rarefied worlds with their ...

Benjamin Koppel Plays Jazz with a Novelist's Narrative

by Lawrence Peryer
November 11, 2023

Take Five With Bassist / Composer Jakob Dreyer

by AAJ Staff
November 9, 2023

Meet Jakob Dreyer Jakob Dreyer is a New York City based jazz musician, bassist, and composer. Born and raised in Germany he moved to New York in 2014. He appears on over 30 albums as a sideman, and as a leader he has released two albums on Fresh Sound New Talent: Songs, Hymns & Ballads Vol. ...

Todd Sickafoose: Bear Proof

by Jerome Wilson
October 12, 2023

Bassist Todd Sickafoose released only one album as a leader prior to this one, Tiny Resistors, (Cryptogramophone, 2008). However, he has kept busy in the music world since then. He has extensively worked as a sideman and producer, including collaborating with singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, and he has orchestrated the Broadway musical, “Hadestown," winning a Tony award ...

Vijay Anderson, Mike Reed, Francisco Mela & Irreversible Entanglements

by Maurice Hogue
October 10, 2023

Some drummers in the spotlight in this episode: LA/New York's Vijay Anderson and his Silver Screen Quintet tackle an city problem on the new Urban Jungle Los Angeles , while Chicago's Mike Reed explores loneliness and isolation on his new The Separatist Party. Francisco Mela teams up with one of his students at Berklee, saxophonist Jonathan ...