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New Orleans born saxophonist Donald Harrison is a musician/composer who master musicians consider a master of every era of jazz, soul, funk, and a composer of orchestral classical music. He is also a genius, according to geniuses like Eddie Palmieri and Mike Clark. In the HBO drama Treme, Emmy winning director David Simon created two characters to portray how Harrison innovated new styles of music. Harrison has appeared as an actor/musician in 9 episodes of Treme, Oscar-winning director Johnathon Demme’s film Rachel Getting Married, Spike Lee’s When The Levee’s Broke documentary, and Marvel’s Luke Cage. This talented artist is the recognized Big Chief of Congo Square in Afro-New Orleans culture and was made a Chief in 2019 by Queen Diambi Kabatusuila in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa.

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Article: Catching Up With

New York's Hottest New Club Has Arrived

Read "New York's Hottest New Club Has Arrived" reviewed by Mark Robbins

by Mark Robbins

Martin Porter's life has revolved around jazz from an early age. Growing up playing jazz piano and listening to the greats, he eventually found himself living out a dream--working at the Jazz Standard, one of the city's premier jazz clubs. The closing of the Standard left a void in New York's jazz community--one that Martin Porter was ...

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Article: Interview

Oscar Rossignoli: Expanding His Musical Journey

Read "Oscar Rossignoli: Expanding His Musical Journey" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke

by R.J. DeLuke

When Oscar Rossignoli was a child in Honduras, he wanted to be a drummer. He was captivated by the instrument and when he went to church services each Sunday with his family, he would scamper to the front row and seat himself close to the drummer. The church services featured a band. His father, ...

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Article: Live Review

Harold López-Nussa at Whale Theatre

Read "Harold López-Nussa at Whale Theatre" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Harold López-Nussa Whale Theatre 25th Bray Jazz Festival Greystones, Ireland May 01, 2026 Whilst many of the ancient Irish traditions associated with May Day have waned, the time-honored custom of gathering with friends to make merry on first day of summer never loses its appeal. And so, the pubs, bars, restaurants and cafes of ...

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Article: In the Artist's Own Words

Miles Davis Centennial Celebration At SFJAZZ 2026

Read "Miles Davis Centennial Celebration At SFJAZZ 2026" reviewed by Walter Atkins

by Walter Atkins

The 2026 Miles Davis Centennial Celebration at SFJAZZ marked the first hundred years of the innovator, musician and painter Miles Dewey Davis III. Davis' nephew, producer and Miles Electric Band leader Vince Wilburn Jr has maintained and directed the influential legacy of Davis for decades. This year, Wilburn introduced several fresh elements to his annual visit ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jeremy Pelt, Corcoran Holt, Dan West, Cynthia Scott and more

Read "Jeremy Pelt, Corcoran Holt, Dan West, Cynthia Scott and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie

by Benjamin Boddie

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Jeremy Pelt, Corcoran Holt, Dan West, Cynthia Scott, Mark Tonelli, Tom Lippincott, Benjie Porecki, Kurt Elling & WDR Big Band, Bill Frisell, Chris Parker Septet, Pat Bianchi, Monika Herzig, Greg Rahn, Diane Marino, Betty Bryant, Charlie Apicella & Iron City, Melissa Aldana, The Falconaires, Nicole McCabe, Dave Stryker, Joel Ross, ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

The Falconaires, Triple Blind, Diane Marino, Monika Herzig and more

Read "The Falconaires, Triple Blind, Diane Marino, Monika Herzig and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie

by Benjamin Boddie

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by LehCats, The Falconaires, Triple Blind, Diane Marino, Monika Herzig, Dana Legg, Sam Robinson, Kurt Elling & WDR Big Band, The Interplay Jazz Orchestra, Darren Litzie, Donald Harrison, Dave Slonaker Big Band, Bob Reynolds, Lisanne Lyons, Steven Husted, Nicole McCabe, Mitch Dalton, Anna Kolchina, Hindy Bare, Dave Stryker, Eddie Allen & ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Saxophonist Steve Treseler

Read "Take Five with Saxophonist Steve Treseler" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Steve Treseler Steve Treseler is an award-winning Seattle-based saxophonist, composer, and innovative leader in teaching improvised music. Hailed by Earshot as a “firebrand of the tenor saxophone," DownBeat calls his music “beautifully crafted... whether free, through-composed, or somewhere in between." Steve performs and leads improvisation workshops throughout North America and Europe, performing at Birdland, Blue ...

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Mischief In The Musitorium

By Frank Swart

Label: Need To Know Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: Reflections From The Future; Mr. Coleman; Drowning Man; Satisfreaktion; Indelicate Balance; Funk-ish; Ode To Jeff Beck; Amerika The Brutal; For Lu.

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Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers Strasbourg 82

By Art Blakey

Label: Gearbox Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Little Man; Along Came Betty: Fuller Love; Eighty One; I Can’t Get Started; New York; I Didn’t Know What Time It Was; Blues March; Moanin’.


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