Results for "Chick Corea"

Khondzi: First of Many

by Anastasia Bogomolets
December 28, 2025

First of Many is a vivid dialogue between two of Georgia's most distinguished contemporary jazz voices: pianist Papuna Sharikadze and saxophonist Khondzi. Renowned for its unique choral polyphony, expressive dance traditions, and rich musical heritage, Georgia (Saqartvelo, the country) provides the cultural background for Sharikadze and Khondzi's music. From the first notes, ...

Jazz playlist special features Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker, Miles Davis and much more

by Len Davis
December 14, 2025

A Jazz Reading List

by Karl Ackermann
December 10, 2025

From 2015 through 2020, a personal research project included my reading dozens of jazz books and related media. They included mainstays such as the massive reference The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (Penguin Books, 2006), Ben Ratliff's excellent interview collection The Jazz Ear: Conversations Over Music (Times Books, 2008), the off-shore perspectives of Circular Breathing: The ...

Rubalcaba Potter Harland Grenadier: First Meeting

by Alberto Bazzurro
December 4, 2025

Un'ora e mezza abbondante di musica bella tirata (diciamo ad ampie campate: sei soli brani tutti superiori ai tredici minuti) colta dal vivo al Dizzy's Club di New York a fine agosto 2022 è quanto ci arriva da questo autentico supergruppo forte di quattro prime donne dell'odierna scena jazzistica americana, situazione che può determinare ...

Mike Jurkovic's Best Jazz Albums Of 2025

by Mike Jurkovic
December 2, 2025

Many things besides the demise of democracy got in the way of listening to everything, but these are the discs still in heavy rotation. Vijay Iyer Thereupon Pi Recordings Gonzalo RubalcabaFirst Meeting: Live at Dizzy's Club 5Passion Records

Improvising the Classics: Jazz Goes Baroque

by Larry Slater
November 28, 2025

I love classical music almost as much as jazz. Like jazz, classical music is a big tent, spanning the entire musical spectrum from medieval chant to twelve tone atonality. Jazz musicians today get most of their music education in universities and colleges, and often in conservatories. A great many of today's jazz artists have ...

Yogev Shetrit: Way of Tradition

by Anastasia Bogomolets
November 25, 2025

Ever miss music quizzes? This album is the perfect way to test your musical intelligence. It keeps its jazz roots while weaving in all sorts of global influences. Some Central Asian rhythms and melodies emerge in “Bishkek Ancient City." A different kind of vibe, though from the same region, appears in “Uzbekistan." Distinct Moroccan influences shape ...

Hanna Paulsberg Concept & Elin Rosseland: Himmel Over Hav

by John Eyles
November 24, 2025

Hanna Paulsberg was born in Rygge, Norway, in November 1987. When she was aged fifteen, she heard a CD playing saxophonist Stan Getz and decided she wanted to play sax herself. The following year she started the music course at Kirkeparken videregaende skole in Moss. She passed her Examen artium in 2009 which meant she could ...

John Scofield, Dave Holland: Memories Of Home

by Giuseppe Segala
November 24, 2025

Saldato da una serie di tour che hanno toccato l'Italia in momenti diversi, l'ultimo dei quali si si è svolto poche settimane prima di questa registrazione, Memories of Home rievoca una sequela di suggestioni, e nuove ne aggiunge, a chi era presente alle esibizioni dal vivo. Bologna, Teatro Duse nel novembre 2021 e Merano Jazz Festival, ...

New music from Simon Phillips, Alex Skolnick, Tigran Hamasyan, Grand Discovery and more

by Len Davis
November 23, 2025

Get ready for a wave of electrifying new releases! Simon Phillips Protocol Live Sessions, recorded in 2019 and only now unveiled, capture the legendary drummer and his band at full throttle. The global fusion continues with Jazz from New York guitar virtuoso Alex Skolnick, São Paulo piano powerhouse Gabriel Gaiardo, and Parisian violin master Daniel John ...