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Kim Perlak: Guitar, Percussion, And The Space Between

by Lawrence Peryer
July 12, 2025

Today, the Spotlight shines on guitarist and composer Kim Perlak. Kim chairs the guitar department at Berklee College of Music, where she's spent over a decade expanding from classical performance into composition and improvisation. Her new album, Spaces (Sacred Black Records), is a collaboration with percussionist Francisco Mela. The record captures four nature-inspired suites ...

Song of the Day

Breathe

June 14, 2025

Album: American Anxiety
By Zishi Liu
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Duration: 07:05

News: Recording

Zishi Liu Unveils Bold New Project: American Anxiety

April 29, 2025

Acclaimed jazz saxophonist and composer Zishi Liu unveils his latest EP, American Anxiety, a deeply personal and politically charged avant-garde jazz statement. Blending ECM-inspired improvisation with traditional Chinese musical elements, Liu crafts a striking soundscape that reflects his evolving experience as a Chinese artist in the United States. The EP will be available on all major ...

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Take Five with Saxophonist Zishi Liu

by AAJ Staff
January 27, 2025

Meet Zishi LiuZishi Liu is a Boston-based saxophonist and music curator originally from China. He made history as the first Chinese artist to play at Boston's famed Regattabar in collaboration with Blue Note Jazz Club in 2025. His work has been featured by WGBH, contributing to the broader narrative of Asian representation in jazz.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Allen Lowe, Muriel Grossmann, Kevin Sun and Maia the Artiste

by Hobart Taylor
January 22, 2025

Music from Allen Lowe's Constant Sorrow Orchestra, Muriel Grossmann, Kevin Sun and Maia the Artiste. Playlist Don Paul “My Mother's Spirit Speaks to Me, Whispering of Eternity" from Louisiana Stories (Irresistible/Revolutionary) 0:00 Pia Hernandez “ El Enemigo" from La Emperatriz (Ears&Eyes) 4:01 Noah Preminger “Stan's Mood" from Ballads (Chill Tone) 8:21 Jessica Jones Quartet" ...

Album

uNomkhubulwane

By Nduduzo Makhathini

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Libations: Omnyama; Libations: Uxolo; Libations: KwaKhangelamankengana; Water Spirtis: Izinkonjana; Water Spirit: Amanxusa Asemkhathini; Water Spirtit: Nyoni Le?; Water Spirit: Iyana; Inner Attainment: Izibingelelo; Inner Attainment: Umlayez’oPhuthumayo; Inner Attainment: Amanzi Ngobhoko; Inner Attainment: Ithemba.

Album

Processes

By Evan Palmer

Label: Boomslang Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: The Die Is Cast; Neurosis; Hanging Face; Ain Gazal; Shells; Valley; Behind The Window; Years Of Struggle; Warped; Beartooth

Article: Year in Review

Mike Jurkovic's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

by Mike Jurkovic
December 5, 2024

It has been, to say the least, one hell of fright night year. But here is the music that stayed with me, through thick and thin, and all manner of human foible and political upheaval. Vijay IyerCompassion ECM Records Kris Davis

Article: Live Review

Nduduzo Makhathini At The Philharmonie

by Matty Bannond
December 2, 2024

Nduduzo Makhathini The Philharmonie Cologne, Germany November 23, 2024 In the South African district of uMgungundlovu, November is a late-spring month of flipflops and chilled drinks. But icy wind was howling against gloved hands and mugs of hot Glühwein in Cologne on this November evening. The ...

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Celebrating 577 Records

by Hobart Taylor
November 20, 2024

This week we celebrate the artist driven label 577 Records by sharing a sampling of releases by Daniel Carter, Frank Carlberg, Eva Novoa, Eunhye Jeong, Mette Henriette, Zoh Amba, Sean Conley, and others.Playlist Frank Carlberg Trio “ Bemsha Cubano" from Reflections 1952 (577) 0:00 Frank Carlberg Trio “ Reflecting Reflections" from Reflections 1952 (577) ...