Results for "Eric McPherson"

Eric McPherson

Born and raised in New York, Eric was immersed in music from birth on: Richard Davis, his godfather and an icon among jazz bassists, was present at his birth. It was Richard who suggested he be named after Eric Dolphy. Before Eric was three months old, his mother--a superb dancer-choreographer deep in the jazz scene--was taking him, strapped to her back, to rehearsals and performances. Her wide orbit of friends included lots of drummers, major jazz artists like Max Roach, Michael Carvin, Charles Moffett and Freddie Waits. Small wonder that Eric was beating on pots and pans before he could walk

Greene Street vol.2

By Will Sellenraad

Label: Deko Music
Released: 2026
Track listing: My Love and I Double Down Raunchy Rita Bean's Blues Icebreaker Satellite Yesterdays

Heights Prospection

By Alain Métrailler

Label: Unit Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Obvious Transmission; Crispy; EWR Hero Saynt; Jump Loud; Flight Of The Humblebee; Unstablemates; I'm In Tears, Crazy He Calls Me.

Vice Versa II - Rebounce

By Bram De Looze

Label: Challenge Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Popo; Detachment; Thyme; Ninetees; Rebounce; Probability.

Otherlands Trio at BOP STOP

by John Chacona
July 4, 2026

Otherlands Trio BOP STOP at the Music SettlementCleveland, OHJune 18, 2026 Cleveland's New Ghosts presenting organization was named in honor of Albert Ayler, perhaps the city's most notable jazz player. That said, any notion that the astonishing, two-hour concert by Otherlands Trio--bassist Stephan Crump, Darius Jones on alto saxophone, and drummer ...

Tomasz Chyła Quintet, Alain Métrailler, Skage Larsen, Jon Henriksson and more

by Marek J. Śmietański
June 9, 2026

The 125th episode features music drawn from albums released in March, offering a broad, international perspective on contemporary jazz. The selection brings together three noteworthy debut recordings alongside new material from established artists, creating a thoughtful balance between fresh discovery and refined artistry. Listeners can expect a diverse range of approaches--from lyrical and reflective pieces to ...

Take Five with Pianist Noah Stoneman

by AAJ Staff
March 30, 2026

Meet Noah Stoneman Noah Stoneman is a pianist and composer from London who has been based in New York City for the past three years. His career has already seen him collaborate with master musicians from all walks of musical life, and he is intent on keeping this diversity of creativity as a fixture of his ...

Bram De Looze, Felix Henkelhausen, Eric McPherson: Vice Versa II - Rebounce

by Tyran Grillo
February 21, 2026

Belgian pianist Bram De Looze's Vice Versa project is one that gradually becomes visible, the way a constellation appears only after your eyes adjust to the night. The music feels as if it had always been orbiting somewhere just beyond earshot, waiting for the right trio of creatives to call it into being. At ...

I Dischi del 2025 secondo Ludovico Granvassu

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 5, 2026

Immortalare la bellezza e la varietà del jazz pubblicato nel 2025 attraverso una “top ten" appare tanto arduo, vano--e alla fine deludente--quanto cercare di fotografare un tramonto sulla costiera amalfitana usando una rudimentale fotocamera digitale e facendo un forellino sul copriobiettivo. Certo, una foto verrà scattata. Potrebbe persino dimostrare che eri lì, in quel momento, quando ...

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden Of Jazzy Delights 2025

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 3, 2026

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 ...