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Article: Album Review

WDR Big Band featuring John Goldsby and Bob Mintzer: Big Band Bass

Read "Big Band Bass" reviewed by Artur Moral

by Artur Moral

What better way to bid farewell to a long, fruitful relationship than with a mutual gift? That is the decision John Goldsby and the extraordinary WDR Big Band made after 30 years of intense collaboration. Extended partnerships are perhaps not too frequent in today's jazz landscape, even in the more conducive orchestral realm: well-known are the ...

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Article: Live Review

Kristin Korb at The Muse Performance Space

Read "Kristin Korb at The Muse Performance Space" reviewed by Geoff Anderson

by Geoff Anderson

Kristin Korb The Muse Performance Space Lafayette, CO October 15, 2025 In the first half of the 20th century, jazz borrowed heavily from pop music, turning many tunes of the day into jazz standards. When rock 'n' roll came on the scene, the pop appropriation almost went the way of Blockbuster ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

The "Jazz Detective" Finds A New Muse, Reissues Lost Classics

Read "The "Jazz Detective" Finds A New Muse, Reissues Lost Classics" reviewed by Joshua Weiner

by Joshua Weiner

Joe Fields (1929-2017) was a jazz producer and record executive who worked for Columbia, MGM, Verve, and, most impactfully, at Prestige in the 1950s and 1960s. Shortly after Prestige was sold to Fantasy in 1971, ending a classic era for the storied label, Fields founded Muse Records to document the next phase in jazz. Muse brought ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Monktober Continues, New Music from Charles Lloyd and More, Birthday Music from Roy Hargrove and More

Read "Monktober Continues, New Music from Charles Lloyd and More, Birthday Music from Roy Hargrove and More" reviewed by David W. Daniels

by David W. Daniels

Monktober continues with very early recordings by Coleman Hawkins and Milt Jackson featuring Thelonious Monk on piano. Also, some of Monk's own compositions by himself and others. Classics by other artists including Charles Mingus, Dave Brubeck, and more. New music from Lori Williams, Ruby Rushton, and more. Recognizing this week's jazz musician birthdays with music from ...

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Article: Live Review

Stanley Clarke Band at The Carver

Read "Stanley Clarke Band at The Carver" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright

by Katchie Cartwright

Stanley Clarke The Carver Community Cultural Center / Jo Long Theatre The New Season 2025/26 San Antonio, TX October 11, 2025 A capacity crowd at The Carver's Jo Long Theatre celebrated the opening of San Antonio's 2025 season on October 11 with a high-spirited set from Stanley Clarke ...

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Article: Album Review

Dave Kikoski: Weekend At Smalls

Read "Weekend At Smalls" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux

Few pianists capture the resilient spirit of the New York City jazz scene as convincingly as Dave Kikoski. With his release Weekend At Smalls, he affirms his reputation as one of post-bop's most energetic stylists. Recorded live at the renowned West Village club Smalls, the album features Kikoski engaging in lively conversation with bassist Joe Martin, ...

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Article: Interview

Franck Amsallem: A Jazz Life From New York To Paris

Read "Franck Amsallem: A Jazz Life From New York To Paris" reviewed by Frank Housh

by Frank Housh

Franck Amsallem is a Paris-based pianist, singer, and composer educated in the United States. His debut recording, Out A Day (OMD, 1992) with Gary Peacock and Bill Stewart was recently reissued and remastered (streaming only), and his most recent album The Summer Knows (Un été 42) was released May 10, 2025. The Summer Knows ...

Article: Interview

Linda May Han Oh: Jazz e innovazione

Read "Linda May Han Oh: Jazz e innovazione" reviewed by Frank Housh

by Frank Housh

Linda May Han Oh è una delle artiste più innovative ed affermate della scena jazz di oggi, con collaborazioni che vanno da Dave Douglas a Vijay Iyer e Pat Metheny. L'ultimo album, Strange Heavens (Biophilia Records), vede la partecipazione di Ambrose Akinmusire e Tyshawn Sorey, già presenti in Honey from a Winter Stone di Akinmusire.

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Article: The Jazz Life

A Farewell to Madrid's Café Central

Read "A Farewell to Madrid's Café Central" reviewed by Artur Moral

by Artur Moral

It happened to Chicago with The London House and The Velvet Lounge; it happened to San Francisco with the Black Hawk Club and the Keystone Corner; and, of course, it happened to New York City with Cafe Society, Sweet Basil, Village Gate and Jazz Standard. It has also happened in many other places and cities around ...

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Article: Interview

Gary Bartz Is Nobody's Jazz Musician

Read "Gary Bartz Is Nobody's Jazz Musician" reviewed by Bridget A. Arnwine

by Bridget A. Arnwine

Gary Bartz is nobody's jazz musician. What he has built and created as an artist with a career that spans six decades defies labels, especially ones that have storied racist connotations and otherwise derogatory origins like the word jazz. He is a composer of the finest order and as gifted as the most revered names in ...


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