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Article: Live Review

Charles Lloyd, Enjoying the Comforts and Poetics of Home, at the Lobero

by Josef Woodard
March 28, 2025

Charles Lloyd Delta Trio Lobero Theatre Santa Barbara, CA March 14, 2025 Seasoned saxophonist Charles Lloyd, now 87 and alighting major stages, festivals and accolade zones around the world, is considered one of the last of the old school jazz legends standing--and going strong, in his mellowed, wise and distinctively voiced ...

Article: Interview

The Changing Times of Cecil McBee

by Rob Rosenblum
March 26, 2025

It was 1971 and the jazz scene was struggling and jazz musicians were grabbing gigs wherever they could. Many were moving to Europe where they felt they had greater acceptance. It was at that time when Albany, New York area saxophonist Nick Brignola connected with the State University of New York and produced the first and ...

Article: Play This!

Alina Bzhezhinska & Tony Kofi: Tabula Rasa-Blank Slate

by Ian Patterson
March 17, 2025

Having played together since 2015, harpist Alina Bzhezhinska and saxophonist Tony Kofi have developed a keen musical understanding. In 2024 they released the gorgeous duo album, Altera Vita (BBE Records), which moved the late Chris May to write: “This ineffably beautiful and restorative disc succeeds resoundingly in its mission statement. This is, say the duo, to ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Susan Alcorn, Damon Locks, Allison Miller, Avishai Cohen and Yuval Drabkin

by Hobart Taylor
February 12, 2025

New music from Allison Miller, Damon Locks, Avishai Cohen with Yuval Drabkin and remembering pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn.Playlist Allen Lowe & the Constant Sorrow Orchestra “Dance of the Occupiers" from Louis Armstrong's America (ESP-Disk) 0:00 Mafalda Minnozzi “ Telefone" from Riofonic (Musica Populare Italiana) 2:51 Jimmy Farace “Hours Fly, Flowers Die" from Hours ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Saxophones: Warne Marsh, Sonny Rollins, and the Microscopic Septet

by Jerome Wilson
January 22, 2025

This show, from June 15, 2021, is an all saxophone (plus flute and clarinet) program. Players featured include Warne Marsh, Sonny Rollins, Frank Wright, Joe Henderson, and The Microscopic Septet. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Zakir Hussain, Billy Mohler & Random Pickin’s

by Maurice Hogue
January 20, 2025

This is the second 3-hour holiday joint with music selected from newer releases back to some archival stuff and lots in between. Sampled new releases include music from bassist Billy Mohler and a new quartet featuring guitarist Jeff Parker, Italy's BSDE 4Tet, Finnish pianist Joona Toivanen's trio, and some archival music from Minneapolis/Los Angeles bassist and ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Stephen Davis Unit, Shannon Barnett & Isaiah Collier

by Maurice Hogue
January 13, 2025

With this show falling during the holidays, the host decided to kick back a little and programmed three hours of random selections from mostly 2024 releases, plus three new ones: Northern Ireland drummer Stephen Davis' The Gleaming World, and keyboardist Marina Albero's A Nomad Of Sound , and one featuring trombonist Shannon Barnett who returned from ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

2024 in Review

by Jerome Wilson
January 8, 2025

This show reviews my favorite jazz releases for 2024, including new recordings and newly discovered older concert performances. Artists heard on the show include Fay Victor, Darius Jones, Ron Miles, Frank Carlberg, and David Murray. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of ...

Article: Year in Review

Dan Bilawsky's Best Jazz Albums of 2024

by Dan Bilawsky
January 5, 2025

Music that resonates with a listener is a rare gift for that receiver. And the artists who create it are to be admired for all that they produce and bestow. It's important to never lose sight of those truths and the power of aural art. I can't truly say that I believe that ...

Article: Year in Review

I Dischi del 2024 secondo Ludovico Granvassu

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 2, 2025

Spesso molti articoli sulle “migliori uscite dell'anno" iniziano con una premessa quasi apologetica ("questi non sono necessariamente 'i migliori album dell'anno,' ma 'i miei preferiti';" “è tutto soggettivo;" “domani avrei scelto titoli diversi;" “ho potuto selezionare solo dieci album," ecc.)? Queste dichiarazioni sembrano riflettere il disagio del redattore, costretto a riassumere un vasto ecosistema artistico selezionando ...