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The pursuit of knowledge, experience, and ever-present swing is a recurring theme in the life of drummer/composer and Milwaukee native Carl Allen. It's a theme that began to take shape when, as a teenager, he performed with such greats as Sonny Stitt and James Moody and it's a theme to which he held fast as his musical quest took him to The University of Wisconsin - Green Bay (1979-81) and New Jersey's William Patterson College (1981-83). While at William Patterson, he pursued his life-long dream — the drum chair in trumpeter Freddie Hubbard's band. He got the position in 1982 and remained with Hubbard for eight years - also serving as the trumpeter's musical director and road manager. Allen says, "my ultimate goal is to get to a level like Art Blakey, Art Taylor, Elvin Jones and Billy Higgins and these cats who, every time they sit down behind a set of drums it's swinging

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Fifth Quadrant

By Eric Alexander

Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Fifth Quadrant; One Hundred Ways; Don't Misunderstand; Newk; Be; Ribbon in the Sky; Bit by Bit; It Might as Well Be Spring; Afro Blue (live bonus track); Sugar (live bonus track).

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This Is The One! (Raison D'êTre)

By Frank Swart

Label: Need To Know
Released: 2026
Track listing: Possibilities; Sammy's Bump; No Right; That's The Thing, Man; Starship; LTD; Lullaby; Precious And Impermanent.

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Blues in Blueprint: 12 Variations on the Blues

By Clovis Nicolas

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Old Stack O'Lee Blues; Twisted Blues; One for My Baby (And One More For The Road); Hutch; Lawns; The 5:30 PM Dive Bar Rendezvous; Ramblin'; Blues in Blueprint; The Double Nickel; The Bass Speaks; Groovy Globy; Abide with Me.

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Don't Misunderstand

November 19, 2026

Album: Fifth Quadrant
By Eric Alexander
Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 03:55

Article: Paul's Picks

New York City Jazz Performance Preview: Fall 2026

by Paul Reynolds
September 16, 2026

New York season includes the first fall programs from two recently opened midtown clubs--The Pocket and Jazzcultural and higher-profile shows for fine emerging performers such as singer Ekep Nkwelle and pianist/arranger Joe Block. The preeminent departure is that of Wynton Marsalis who, after 30 years in the job, will lead his last season as ...

Article: Live Review

Samara Joy and Christian McBride at Summerstage

by Paul Reynolds
September 7, 2026

Samara Joy and Christian McBride Summerstage Verve's 70th Anniversary Celebration New York NY September 2, 2026 Founded 70 years ago, Verve Records was launched in part to treat female jazz artists with respect, who too often had been shortchanged within a music community that was male-centric to an extreme. It's fitting, ...

Article: Album Review

Clovis Nicolas: Blues in Blueprint: 12 Variations on the Blues

Read "Blues in Blueprint: 12 Variations on the Blues" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
August 13, 2026

Il contrabbassista Clovis Nicolas presenta dodici differenti interpretazioni del blues, interpretando in trio brani personali e temi appartenenti ad epoche e autori diversi: dai tradizionali “Abide with Me" e “Old Stack O'Lee Blues" a Duke Ellington, Wes Montgomery, Ornette Coleman, Carla Bley e altri. Con lui sono Carl Allen alla batteria e ...

Article: Album Review

Billy Childs: Triumvirate

Read "Triumvirate" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
June 9, 2026

Billy Childs earned a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Album for his 2023 release The Winds Of Change (Mack Avenue Records). Triumvirate arrives as the follow-up. Accolades are not unusual for Childs. He holds six Grammys in total, along with numerous nominations, reflecting his exceptionally high standards both as a jazz pianist and classical composer.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Happy Birthday Charles Mingus, Carl Allen, and Others; Recent music from Sasha Berliner, Lexingtone, and More

by David W. Daniels
April 28, 2026

Celebrating Charles Mingus' birthday with the (still relevant) classic “Fables of Faubus." Other birthdays recognized include Harvey Mason Sr., Paul Chambers, Joe Henderson, and others. Recently released jazz from Soulive, the Sistering (aka Nnenna Freelon et al), Ingrid Jensen, and others. Classic jazz from Eddie Palmieri, Yusef Lateef, Sonny Rollins, and more.Playlist Eddie Palmieri ...