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Article: Liner Notes

David Binney: Barefooted Town

by Josef Woodard
February 1, 2023

Continuing Saga of the Strong Seeker I remember distinctly during the 2007 Montreal Jazz Festival, sifting through and measuring up the usual blur of stimuli, seeking out the prizes among prizes in the program. In one corner, there was Wayne Shorter, in the finest of his performance I'd ever heard—playing up his suits as composer and ...

Article: What is Jazz?

2023 Winter JazzFest Marathons: A Survival Guide

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 5, 2023

The fact that New York City's Winter JazzFest (WJF) is back to in-person performances may very well be among the most meaningful signs, at least for jazz die-hards, that life is returning to normal. The overall number of concerts may not be as high as in the past, with the 170+ performances of 2020 ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Fernando Molinari, Cameron Graves, Carlos Fischer, Derek Sherinian, John McLaughlin

by Len Davis
January 1, 2023

Brazilian bassist Fernando Molinari, Hungarian guitarist Mike Gotthard, Cameron Graves, Donny McCaslin, Snarky Puppy, and John McLaughlin. PlaylistFernando Molinari “Ocean Wind" from Reaching Inside (Self Produced) 00:00Mike Gotthard “Out Of This Planet" from Out Of This Planet (Self Produced) 0:06:46Cameron Graves “Red-Live" from Live From The Seven Spheres (Mack Avenue) 13:29Donny McCaslin “Body Blow" ...

Album

Verdant Valley

By Art Hirahara

Label: Posi-Tone Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Zero Hour; Verdant Valley; The Shadowist; Truth Called Love; Symbiosis; Sphere Of The Muses; Escherian Steps; Lost; Danza Por Arte; Ships Passing; I Used To Love Her.

Album

The Normyn Suites

By Michael Leonhart

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Shut Him Down; The Normyn Suite #1: (Denial, Anger, Catharsis, Nostalgia, Acceptance); Radio Is Everything; The Normyn Suite #2: (May the Young Grow Old, Waking from Sedation, Freedom from the Pain, Unconditional Love, La Preghiera, The Dunes of Cahoon Hollow); Shut Him Down (Video Edit); Newspaper Pane; Kenny Dorham; Wayne Shorter.

Album

First Things First

By Boris Kozlov

Label: Posi-Tone Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Page One; Flow; The More Things Change; I.S. Adventure; Aftermath; Second Line Sally; Viscous; Mind Palace; Warm Sand; Once A Fog In Babylon; Eclipse.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Sun-Mi Hong, Avram Fefer, Song Yi Jeon, Vinícius Gomes & More New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 17, 2022

Tons of new releases ahoy... We feature some that bring unbridled energy, with a focus on South Korean and North European artists, and a tribute to the French master of humour, erotism, subversion and wordplay, Serge Gainsbourg.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Donny McCaslin ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Donny McCaslin, Arthur Blythe & Arturo Sandoval

by Joe Dimino
November 13, 2022

We open the 776th Episode of Neon Jazz with a living legend and jazz advocate Arturo Sandoval and music off his latest album Rhythm and Soul. From there, we profile the Hanover Jazz Big Band Orchestra out of Germany after their first visit to Kansas City. We also put a few Halloween treats in the mix ...

Article: Live Review

Detroit Jazz Festival 2022: The 43rd Edition Returns to a Live Audience

by Paul Rauch
September 22, 2022

Detroit Jazz FestivalHart Plaza and Campus Martius Detroit, MI September 2-5, 2022 The main lobby of the Detroit Marriott at Renaissance Center was abuzz with greetings and joyful conversation. You could feel the ardent positivity in the room as well as you could feel the near ninety-degree heat and accompanying steady ...

News: Education

Eastman School of Music Appoints Christine Jensen as Assistant Professor of Jazz and Contemporary Media

September 5, 2022

The Eastman School of Music has recently announced Christine Jensen as Assistant Professor of Jazz and Contemporary Media. Saxophonist and composer Christine Jensen has been described as “an original voice on the international jazz scene… [and] one of Canada’s most compelling composers,” by Mark Miller of the Globe and Mail. Christine will make the move from ...