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Article: Album Review

Christian McBride and Ursa Major: Points of Light

Read "Points of Light" reviewed by Andrew Schinder

by Andrew Schinder

Bass superstar Christian McBride seemingly has an infinite number of active projects at any given moment, but his group Ursa Major may be his most exciting. With Ursa Major, McBride leads a group of dynamic young musicians whose collective mission is to essentially fulfill McBride's creative impulses--an “all-in" band, as McBride has described it. Over the course of ...

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Article: Album Review

Zaldivar | McBride | Mela: Meeting in New York: Vol. 1

Read "Meeting in New York: Vol. 1" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic

Depending on what part of town one finds their jollies, Cuban-born pianist Rafael Zaldivar may or may not be a well-known curiosity seeker in these parts, as he is in Montreal, where he characteristically burns up stages both big and small. But he damn well should be, as evidenced by the music emanating forth from Meeting ...

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Article: Late Night Thoughts on Jazz

Texas Tenors and the Big Beat

Read "Texas Tenors and the Big Beat" reviewed by Marshall Bowden

by Marshall Bowden

This article first appeared on All About Jazz in July 2002. Texas is a miniature of the cultural and musical melting pot that is American music. Texas shares a border with Louisiana, inheriting some of that state's French and Caribbean roots, and when it comes to the blues, Texas has its own style. Texas ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Nicole Zuraitis Baked Her Own Cake

Read "Nicole Zuraitis Baked Her Own Cake" reviewed by Leo Sidran

by Leo Sidran

Nicole Zuraitis has spent much of her career being asked (and asking herself) variations of the same question: where do you fit? Is the music jazz? Is it pop? Is it cabaret?Her new album, The Devil I Knew, doesn't exactly settle the question. Instead, it makes the question seem increasingly beside the point.

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Article: Interview

Kelly Green: Taking Care of the Music

Read "Kelly Green: Taking Care of the Music" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke

by R.J. DeLuke

Singer/pianist Kelly Green works in a field that can be difficult to negotiate: jazz. In the United States, its popularity doesn't reach that of pop music in all its forms or rock music. But it is always there as a thriving art form. For the keepers of the flame at all levels of talent, ...

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Article: Live Review

Ursa Major at Miner Auditorium

Read "Ursa Major at Miner Auditorium" reviewed by Steven Roby

by Steven Roby

Christian McBride's Ursa Major Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA September 13, 2026   Christian McBride  stood toward the rear of the Miner Auditorium stage Sunday night, directing traffic from behind Nicole Glover and Ely Perlman. Even when he switched from upright to electric bass and began one of his fleet, muscular solos, he ...

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Article: Chats with Cats

Mark Gross: Jazz for Teens

Read "Mark Gross: Jazz for Teens" reviewed by B.D. Lenz

by B.D. Lenz

For many young musicians, learning jazz is about much more than learning how to play an instrument. It's about developing confidence, learning to listen, finding your own voice, and discovering how to work with others.Few people understand that better than Mark Gross. As Director of Jazz Instruction at NJPAC, Gross has spent years helping ...

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Article: Live Review

Samara Joy and Christian McBride at Summerstage

Read "Samara Joy and Christian McBride at Summerstage" reviewed by Paul Reynolds

by Paul Reynolds

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, ...

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Article: In Pictures

2026 Newport Jazz Festival, Part 2

Read "2026 Newport Jazz Festival, Part 2" reviewed by Mark Robbins

by Mark Robbins

Jazz at Newport has always been about more than keeping a tradition alive. It is also about seeing where the music is going. At the 72nd Newport Jazz Festival, that was clear in the wide range of music heard throughout the weekend, from jazz and soul to R&B, hip-hop, funk and experimental music. Artists ...

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Article: Live Review

The Tension Is Where the Music Lives: Miles Davis at 100, Part 3

Read "The Tension Is Where the Music Lives: Miles Davis at 100, Part 3" reviewed by Kofi Adjepong-Boateng

by Kofi Adjepong-Boateng

Herbie Hancock Celebrates Miles Davis Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA August 19, 2026 The Hollywood Bowl began as a picnic ground called Daisy Dell, a canyon chosen for its acoustics, willed into being largely by women, chief among them Artie Mason Carter, a music teacher who believed music was for everyone ...


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