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Article: Interview

Ellen Pieroni: Balancing Act for a Life in Music

by R.J. DeLuke
June 17, 2026

By day, a mild-mannered music teacher in the Buffalo public school system in western New York state--the city known for its brutal snowstorms and the NFL's Bills--Ellen Pieroni is, by night, ready to pour out streams of jazz-inflected, funk-infused solos from any given bandstand. From that vantage point, she's fierce and fun. Her band, ...

Article: Live Review

Live From Brussels: Abrupt, Artonov, Toots Jazz Club & The Music Village

by Martin Longley
May 16, 2025

Daniel Proietto & Tsubasa Hori Artonov Lab October 6, 2025 Artonov is a festival dedicated to spaces and places and multi-faceted artistic expressions, music always representing a significant chunk of its highly diverse programming. It's a nomadic festival, dedicated to using buildings with an Art Nouveau or Art Deco character, and sometimes ...

Article: In Tribute To...

Miles Davis At 100: A Global Perspective

by Ian Patterson
May 26, 2026

Miles Davis' centenary has arrived. The second century begins. What changes jazz has undergone in the 100 years since Miles Dewey Davis was born in Alton, Illinois on May 26, 1926! Davis was all about change, evolution, growth, and reinvention. A driving force behind many of the changes in direction jazz took during his ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Miles on Miles: the first great quintet

by Larry Slater
May 22, 2026

In 1955 Miles Davis formed his first great quintet withJohn Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. By the end of the decade, the quintet became a sextet with the addition of Cannonball Adderley and Bill Evans replacing Red Garland.In this hour, we'll hear Miles discuss his recordings from the 2nd half ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Classic jazz from Hazel Scott, Johnny Griffin, and others; recently released from Christopher McBride, Simon Mogul, and more

by David W. Daniels
April 7, 2026

Music as described in the title, and additional classics from Cannonball Adderley, Carmen McRae, and others. Recently released music courtesy of Ulysses Owens Jr., Jeremy Pelt, Brian Jackson, and more. Birthday acknowledgements for Booker Little, Dave Stryker, Larry Coryell, and others.Playlist David Leonhardt Trio “Late Night Blues" from Explorations (Big Bang) 00:00 Phineas Newborn ...

Article: Live Review

Emmet Cohen at Strathmore Music Center

by Mark Edelman
April 2, 2026

Emmet Cohen Strathmore Music Center 100 Years of Miles and ColtraneBethesda, MD March 24, 2026 Amidst the gnashing of teeth over the demise of the Kennedy Center and the departure of its jazz series and estimable leader Kevin Struthers, DC music fans have had little to smile about in recent weeks. ...

Article: Interview

Steve Wilson: Creating Sonance

by Andrew Schinder
March 26, 2026

Steve Wilson is a mainstay of the New York jazz scene. Born and raised in Hampton, Virginia, the alto saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist stood as one of the Virginia region's most acclaimed and sought-after touring and gigging musicians until his move to New York in 1987. Once settled in New York, Wilson worked. And worked. And then worked some ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with singer-songwriter-pianist EBBA

by AAJ Staff
March 24, 2026

Meet EBBA NYC-based Swedish singer-songwriter-pianist EBBA is reshaping what it means to be a jazz artist in 2025. A Berklee Presidential Scholar and recent graduate, she moves fluidly between jazz sophistication and raw, modern songwriting, carving out a sound that's fearless and arrestingly original. Fresh off the road with Jon Batiste, adding keys and vocals to his global tour ...

Article: Top Ten List

The Infinite Groove: Top 10 Classic Jazz Marathons

by Michael Ricci
March 8, 2026

Classic Jazz | Prog Rock While the “3-minute single" was the rule for radio, the jazz world of the mid-20th century operated on a different internal clock. With the arrival of the Long Play (LP) record, jazz musicians finally had the “room" to let their ideas breathe. This era gave birth to the extended ...

Article: In the Artist's Own Words

Alison Shearer In Her Own Words

by Walter Atkins
March 5, 2026

Bandleader Alison Shearer brought her talented Quartet to San Francisco's Black Cat for an expansive four-day residency. Her quartet consisted of keyboardist Kevin Bernstein, bassist Marty Kenny, drummer Diego Joaquin Ramirez and Shearer, saxophone and flute. The set included her compositions “Celestial," “Liberty Market" and “Cycles." After a productive week, she spent an extra day in ...