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Amid endless choices, the sound of a Dave Holland bass line compels attention. A master of tone and rhythm, the bassist, composer, and bandleader is now in his fifth decade as a performer and his music possesses a rich and kaleidoscopic history. One of Holland's mentors, the affably sage-like saxophonist Sam Rivers, gave him a tip once. "Sam said, ‘Don't leave anything out?"play all of it,' " Holland once told a radio interviewer. "That's become almost a mantra for me over the years," he says, "as I've tried to find a way to build a vehicle which lets me utilize the full spectrum which includes the tradition, playing the blues and improvising freely

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Article: Year in Review

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden Of Jazzy Delights 2025

Read "Ludovico Granvassu's Garden Of Jazzy Delights 2025" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Capturing the breathtaking beauty, range, and diversity of jazz released in 2025 through a list of “10 best albums" feels as challenging, vain--and ultimately disappointing--as trying to photograph the Grand Canyon at sunset by placing a pinhole in front of a rudimentary digital camera's lens. Sure, a picture will be taken. It might even prove you ...

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Article: Album Review

John Scofield Dave Holland: Memories Of Home

Read "Memories Of Home" reviewed by Jack Kenny


This album is fundamentally about rapport, deep listening, and a shared musical history that traces back to Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, and the quartet with Joe Lovano and Al Foster. John Scofield's distinctive guitar style seamlessly integrates post-bop, fusion, funk, and roots-based influences. His dry, idiosyncratic tone and subtle inflections have helped redefine modern ...

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After the Last Sky

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Remembering Hind; After the Last Sky; Endless Wandering; The Eternal Olive Tree; Awake; In the Shade of Your Eyes; Dancing Under the Meteorites; The Sweet Oranges of Jaffa; Never Forget; Edward Said's Reverie; Vague.

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Memories Of Home

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Icons at the Fair; Meant to Be; Mine Are Blues; Memorette; Mr. B (Dedicated to Ray Brown); Easy for You; You I Love; Memories of Home.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Aaron Parks, Artur Dutkiewicz Trio, Julius Gawlik & More

Read "Aaron Parks, Artur Dutkiewicz Trio, Julius Gawlik & More" reviewed by Marek J. Śmietański


The final regular episode of the show this year (the 120th) is dedicated to November's new releases. Fewer albums dropped than usual, but that doesn't mean they were any less fascinating. Quite the opposite, in fact: I've unearthed a handful of true gems once again, including three promising debut albums that feel like discovering hidden treasure ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New releases honoring Kenny Wheeler + Tomeka Reid, Shawn Lovato with Ingrid Laubrock and music from the Charles Tyler Ensemble Resurfaces

Read "New releases honoring Kenny Wheeler + Tomeka Reid, Shawn Lovato with Ingrid Laubrock and music from the Charles Tyler Ensemble Resurfaces" reviewed by Hobart Taylor


Dave Holland and Norma Winstone, Etienne Charles and Emma Rawicz, celebrate Kenny Wheeler on two new releases. New music from Jane Ira Bloom, Zachary Wilder and Kris Davis with the Lutoslawski String Quartet. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Yelena Eckemoff “Ruins of Alvsborg" from Ruins of Alvsborg (L&H) 00:16 Kenny Wheeler Legacy /Etienne Charles/Emma Rawicz ...

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Article: Building a Jazz Library

A Jazz Reading List

Read "A Jazz Reading List" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


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 ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Kalia Vandever shares Another View while While Billy Hart is Multidirectional!

Read "Kalia Vandever shares Another View while While Billy Hart is Multidirectional!" reviewed by Hobart Taylor


Innovative trombonist/composer Kalia Vandever shares her new music, as well as tunes from Shoko Nagai, Jane Ira Bloom, Montreal's Hugo Blouin and an homage to Ray Brown from Dave Holland and John Scofield. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Yazz Ahmed “A Paradise in the Hold" from A Paradise in the Hold (Remixed) (Night Time Stories) ...

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Article: Album Review

John Scofield & Dave Holland: Memories Of Home

Read "Memories Of Home" reviewed by Frank Housh


John Scofield and Dave Holland have about a century of combined experience making jazz. They have played with everybody and created deep bodies of work that span bebop to today. “Memories of Home" sounds like an intimate reflection on two musical lives. Scofield and Holland each spent time with Miles Davis' band. They played ...


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