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"When I play music, I guess I'm what you'd call an ecstatic," says Bruce Hornsby. "I'm always pursuing those joyful, exuberant, transcendent moments that happen when everything is working. That's why I called this album Levitate, because that's what those moments feel like." By any standard, Bruce Hornsby has built one of the most diverse and adventurous careers in contemporary music. Drawing from a vast wellspring of American musical traditions, the singer/pianist/composer/bandleader has created a large and remarkably accomplished body of work that's employed a vast array of stylistic approaches, while maintaining the integrity, virtuosity and artistic curiosity that have been hallmarks of his work from the start. The 13-time Grammy nominee's multifarious talents and far-ranging musical interests are prominent on Levitate, which marks the artist's Verve debut

Article: Film Review

Grateful Dead: Meet-Up at the Movies 2026 - 6/17/91 at Giants Stadium

by Doug Collette
August 29, 2026

Grateful Dead Meet-Up at the Movies 2026: 6/17/91 at Giants Stadium Majestic 10, Williston, VT August 20, 2026 Rhino Records/Trafalgar Releasing In the fifteen years since its inception in 2011, the annual Grateful Dead community event dubbed 'Meetup at the Movies' has included more than one repeat of content. Not ...

Article: Live Review

Vilnius Mama Jazz 2026

by Ian Patterson
June 11, 2026

Vilnius Mama Jazz Lithuanian National Drama Theatre25th Edition Vilnius. LithuaniaMay 22-24, 2026 Vilnius Mama Jazz turned 25. In festival terms that is early middle age. When you consider that 25 years is roughly a quarter of the entire history of jazz, the significance of the milestone assumes greater meaning.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Remembering Jack DeJohnette: His Musicianship and Legacy

by David W. Daniels
November 11, 2025

A show in tribute to the contributions to jazz of the late drummer/keyboardist/composer Jack DeJohnette. Music by Mr. DeJohnette with other musicians including Geri Allen, Keith Jarrett, John Abercrombie, Jan Hammer, and more. Music from the groups Gateway, Compost, and the Charles Lloyd Quartet, with whom he performed.Playlist Charles Lloyd “Sombrero Sam" from Dream ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

End Of Month Keyboard Special with Chick Corea Trio, Joe Zawinul, Michael Wolff, and More

by David W. Daniels
November 4, 2025

End of month keyboard special for the last Thursday in Monktober. Includes music from Oscar Peterson, Don Patterson, Kandace Springs, and more. The recent passing of Jack DeJohnette is acknowledged with the final selection of a track from the Bruce Hornsby, Christian McBride, and Jack DeJohnette album Camp Meeting.Playlist Marcus Roberts Trio “Exploration" from ...

Article: Big Band in the Sky

Remembering Jack DeJohnette: Unlimited Imagination

by Ian Patterson
October 30, 2025

It is with sadness that All About jazz must report the passing of NEA Jazz Master Jack DeJohnette--one of the most respected and influential of modern jazz drummers. He died of congestive heart failure on October 26, 2025. He was 83. DeJohnette belongs in the pantheon of great jazz drummers. If there were a ...

Article: Play This!

Bruce Hornsby: Camp Meeting

by Mike Jacobs
October 29, 2025

To anyone that has paid attention to his nearly 40-year career, it goes without saying that Bruce Hornsby is much more than a guy with pop hits, MTV videos, GRAMMYs and stints with the Grateful Dead under his belt. For those that haven't, look no further than the title track from his album Camp Meeting (Legacy ...

Article: Play This!

Rikard From: Sun of June

by Scott Lichtman
August 3, 2025

Pianist and songwriter Rikard From may get 360,000 listeners per month on Spotify, but I suspect a larger, as-yet-unaware audience would benefit from a thorough listen of his music. His primary sound combines the maj6/9 embellishments of Bruce Hornsby with the rollicking gospel of Keith Jarrett on a song like “God Bless the Child." His body ...

Article: Building a Jazz Library

Grateful Dead: Idiosyncratic Improvisationalists

by Doug Collette
March 8, 2025

As the Grateful Dead morphed from an eccentric folk-blues group into an eclectic jam juggernaut, the band adopted an idiosyncratic approach to improvisation they would then hone over three decades. Regular shifts of personnel nurtured an ongoing alteration of the Dead's musicianship, as did the growing wealth of original material the group interspersed with a wide ...

Article: Interview

Ben Sidran: It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing State

by Dean Nardi
October 28, 2024

Beyond Ben Sidran's appreciable talents as an accomplished composer and performer in jazz, blues, ragtime and several other styles, he is also a highly proficient producer (Richie Cole, Phil Upchurch, Lee Konitz, Georgie Fame, Michael Franks, Rickie Lee Jones, Mose Allison), an author, podcaster, radio and television host and a historian. He was part of the ...