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Article: Album Review

Jacques Lesure: For the Love of You

Read "For the Love of You" reviewed by Jack Bowers


For one to whom almost every well-strummed guitar sounds basically the same, an honest appraisal of any guitar-led group must begin with other earmarks such as group interplay, individual dexterity, choice of material and over-all level of musicianship. Happily, guitarist Jacques Lesure's latest recording, For the Love of You, scores high in every respect, making the ...

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Article: In Pictures

Umbria Jazz 2017

Read "Umbria Jazz 2017" reviewed by Roberto Cifarelli


Photos of the Umbria Jazz Festival, featuring among many others Wayne Shorter, 5 by Monk by 5: Kenny Barron, Eric Reed, Cyrus Chestnut, Benny Green and Dado Moroni; the trio of Egberto Gismonti, Stefano Bollani and Hamilton de Holland and the Umbria Jazz Orchestra directed by Ryan Truesdell featuring Steve Wilson, Paolo Fresu, Jay Anderson and ...

Article: Live Review

Umbria Jazz 2017

Read "Umbria Jazz 2017" reviewed by Libero Farnè


Umbria Jazz Perugia Varie sedi 7-16.7.2017 Mantenendosi fedele alla sua consolidata formula, Umbria Jazz si è protratta per dieci giorni su vari palcoscenici, con concerti gratuiti e a pagamento, cercando di adeguare stili e proposte differenti ai diversi contesti interessati e rivolgendosi quindi a diverse fasce di pubblico. In particolare, la ...

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Article: Album Review

Mark Winkler: The Company I Keep

Read "The Company I Keep" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


The Beatles had it right when they noted that we get by with a little help from our friends. It's a fact that vocalist Mark Winkler can surely testify to. In the wake of losing his husband, Winkler found the comfort and strength he needed through the company he keeps and in the music that feeds ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Eric Reed

Jazz Musician of the Day: Eric Reed

All About Jazz is celebrating Eric Reed's birthday today! When you think of hard-driving swing, daring expression, sophistication and elegance in artistry, formidable technique and a thunderous sound, there are only a very small handful of contemporary pianists you think of and one of them is most assuredly ERIC REED. But don’t think of him as ...

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Article: Live Review

Skip Norris Memorial Concert at Paul Robeson Performing Arts Theater

Read "Skip Norris Memorial Concert at Paul Robeson Performing Arts Theater" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan


Skip Norris Memorial Concert Paul Robeson Performing Arts Theater Detroit, Michigan June 9, 2017 The old saying goes that we all die twice; once when we take our last breath and then a second time when our name isn't spoken anymore. It is highly unlikely that the name of Wesley “Skip" ...

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Article: Album Review

Mark Winkler: The Company I Keep

Read "The Company I Keep" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


The utility of music, at its very core, is entertainment. It is not all about dissonance and consonance, tonal conflict and resolution; heart and intellect, pathos and ethos. Somewhere in everything music has to offer, there must be a smile. It is in music's smile that vocalist Mark Winkler exists. An elegant West Coast mainstay, vocalist/lyricist/composer ...

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Article: Film Review

Bill Evans: Time Remembered The Life And Music Of Bill Evans

Read "Bill Evans:  Time Remembered The Life And Music Of Bill Evans" reviewed by Peter Jurew


Bill Evans: Time Remembered The Life And Music of Bill Evans A Film By Bruce Spiegel 2016 Eight years in the making, Bruce Spiegel's touching documentary on the life and music of the late, great, and mysterious pianist is a must-see for jazz history buffs, as well as ...

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Article: New York @ Night

Eric Reed Quartet, Henry Grimes and George Coleman Quartet

Read "Eric Reed Quartet, Henry Grimes and George Coleman Quartet" reviewed by Peter Jurew


Eric Reed Quartet SMOKE Jazz & Supper Club New York, NY October 2, 2016 The gifted pianist and composer Eric Reed plays at times with a lightning-quick, cat-like touch, at others with slow, deep resonance, lush and lyrical. He can change from one to the other in the ...

Article: Album Review

Emanuele Cisi: Clear Days, Windy Nights

Read "Clear Days, Windy Nights" reviewed by Luigi Sforza


Clear Days, Windy nights, ultima fatica discografica di Emanuele Cisi, è un omaggio alle idee nate e sviluppatesi a partire dagli anni Quaranta nella celeberrima Cinquantaduesima strada di New York. Ben suonato, autorevolmente rappresentativo di un preciso movimento musicale, l'album allinea con la rigorosità che lo stile impone eteree ballad ("Song for Iolanda" e “Last Night ...


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