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Dave Douglas: Gifts
by John Sharpe
Trumpeter Dave Douglas' talents as an improviser, composer and organizer are well known by now. In some ways the challenge for him is to find novel settings in which his abilities can be appreciated. If that is indeed an issue, then he has aced the test on Gifts, with a quartet that often sounds like a ...
Jeppe Zeeberg: Six Additional Pieces of Piano Music
by Karl Ackermann
Over the decade starting in 2014, the Danish pianist Jeppe Zeeberg showcased his talents in a variety of settings, from duos to large ensembles. His first album with a quartet, It's The Most Basic Thing You Can Do on A Boat (Barefoot Records, 2014), featured a mix of swing and daring creativity. Zeeberg's improvisational style is ...
Tracy Yang, Taylor Kelly, Quatuor Bozzini with junctQín keyboard collective and James McGowan
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, new music from composer and bandleader Tracy Yang, pianist/composer Satoko Fujii and trumpeter /composer Natsuki Tamura, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Taylor Kelly, Quatuor Bozzini with junctQín keyboard collective, the trio Tarbaby, and pianist James McGowan and his Ensemble. Playlist Duke Ellington “Wanderlust" from Duke Ellington ...
The Lives Behind the Music: Do Biographies Shape Our Understanding of Jazz?
by Anastasia Bogomolets
Charlie Parker died at the age of 34. Ella Fitzgerald lived a long and remarkable life, which included her time at the Colored Orphan Asylum during her adolescence and having her legs amputated later in life, alongside tremendous career success and many bright accomplishments along the way. Duke Ellington began his career as a ...
Duke Ellington: Copenhagen 1958
by Ken Dryden
Duke Ellington left a formidable discography at his death at the age of 75 in 1974, and it has expanded greatly with the number of concerts that have been uncovered and issued since then. This CD is drawn from two 1958 concerts at KB Hallen in Copenhagen, though they are not sourced from the original, long ...
Louis Stewart & Jim Hall: The Dublin Concert
by Ian Patterson
When Jim Hall decided to spend the 1982 Christmas holidays in Ireland, did he really think that one of the most influential jazz guitarists in history could pass through incognito? The master of modern jazz guitar who had played with Chico Hamilton, Jimmy Giuffre, Ben Webster, Ella Fitzgerald, Sonny Rollins and Art Farmer, who was celebrated ...
Eyal Vilner Big Band: Swingin' Uptown
by Jack Bowers
Even though he was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel, composer, saxophonist and educator Eyal Vilner is well-versed in the origins and history of American jazz, especially as they pertain to the Swing Era, big bands and the largely black jazz experience in Harlem and elsewhere. Those interests converge on Swingin' Uptown, on which Vilner's ...
The Art Curator: Vincent Gérard
by B.D. Lenz
Music is an auditory experience and, yet, every genre has its own set of visual iconography that evokes the spirit and feelings of that style. With a long and rich history, jazz has its own such imagery made up of seminal album cover art, iconic portraits, and artistic interpretations of the music itself. In ...
Etienne Charles: Creole Orchestra Featuring René Marie
by Angelo Leonardi
A 18 anni di distanza dal debutto discografico in Culture Shock il trombettista originario di Trinidad & Tobago, si cimenta come bandleader di un ampio organico, in una lussureggiante sintesi di ritmi caraibici e orchestrazioni che vanno dalla tradizione Swing all'hip hop. L'orchestra è un ampliamento della sua storica Creole Soul Band e ospita la cantante ...
Remembering Russell Malone: Black Butterfly
by Ian Patterson
Russell Malone (November 8, 1963-August 23, 2024) was a tasteful guitarist of the Wes Montgomery school who made his start in the band of organist Jimmy Smith in 1988. Born in Albany, Georgia, Malone was influenced by the gospel, country and blues that surrounded him. Best known for his 25-year association with Diana Krall, Malone also ...
