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Giveton Gelin

Pursuing jazz is difficult when you lack an environment to develop in the Bahamas, but since the age of 10 Giveton Gelin has taught himself how to play the trumpet simply by emulating what he would hear on his favorite records. Despite years of self-tutelage it wasn't until he saw double bass player Adrian D'Aguilar playing live that Giveton realised "there was a place for jazz in the Bahamas!" Through this encounter led to Giveton taking part in music program abroad such as The Manhattan School of Music Summer Camp Jazz Band, Manhattan School of Music Summer Camp Latin Jazz Band and The Spike Wilner Trio

Skúli Sverrisson / Bill Frisell, Jared Schonig Big Band, Dana and Alden, Terence Collie

by Cheryl K.
August 27, 2026

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music--pianist Ayumi Tanaka, drummer Thomas Strønen, and bassist Thomas Morgan; bassist/composer Skúli Sverrisson and guitarist Bill Frisell; composer/instrumentalist Eldritch Priest; multi--instrumentalist Mark Isham; the quartet Giraffe; pianist and composer Terence Collie; trumpeter Giveton Gelin; and remembering Irish guitarist Louis Stewart (1944-2016) who died ten years ago on ...

Meet Alto Saxophonist Erena Terakubo

by Sanford Josephson
August 2, 2025

For many years, trumpeter/educator Tiger Okoshi has been directing the Hokkaido Grove Jazz Camp during summers in Sapporo, Japan. At one of his first camps, he met a 12-year-old alto saxophonist named Erena Terakubo."She was shining, and she knew it," he recalled. “She was determined, driven, and already sounded like a young Charlie Parker."

Out To Dinner

Out To Dinner is another collective group to stem from producer Marc Free’s fertile mind, and is by far the boldest. A salute to the pioneering spirit of Alfred Lion and a step into the unknown. This group taps into an instrumental format and open-minded approach associated with expansive early ‘60s Blue Note releases like Out To Lunch, One Step Beyond, Destination…Out!, & Evolution.

Creole Orchestra Featuring René Marie

By Etienne Charles

Label: Culture Shock Music
Released: 2024
Track listing: Old School; Poison; Think Twice; I Wanna Be Evil; Holy City; Ten to One Is Murder; Centerpiece; Douens; A Shade of Jade; Colorado River Song; Stompin' at the Savoy; Take My Breath Wway; Night Train.

Willie Jones III Sextet at Jazz Alley

by Paul Rauch
May 8, 2024

Willie Jones III Sextet Jazz Alley Seattle, WA April 30, 2024 Arriving early to a club performance can give one perspective on what is about to take place. On a Tuesday evening in Seattle, with but a few patrons in the club among the hustle-and-bustle of house staff preparing for the ...

Tyler Mitchell: Sun Ra's Journey Featuring Marshall Allen

by Mark Corroto
February 13, 2023

Sun Ra's Journey from the Tyler Mitchell Octet signals listeners to begin their own happy joy dance. Recorded live at Smalls Jazz Club in August 2021, the music is an animating run through six familiar Sun Ra compositions, plus plenty of surprises. Tyler Mitchell is a Ra alumnus who can be heard on the ...

Tyler Mitchell: Sun Ra's Journey Featuring Marshall Allen

by Mike Jurkovic
January 9, 2023

Along with elder alum, alto saxophonist Marshall Allen, Sun Ra's Journey Featuring Marshall Allen, the second of bassist Tyler Mitchell's deep dives into Sun Ra's master playbook, breaks glorious from the start. As an entry into the Smalls Live Living Masters Series, this octane-infused set was recorded live in 2022 at Smalls in NYC ...

Fade To Black

By Carmen Lundy

Label: Afrasia Productions
Released: 2022
Track listing: Shine A Light, So Amazing, Daughter Of The Universe, Ain't I Human, Lonesome Blue Butterfly, Spell Of Romance, Say Her Name, Transition (To A Promised Land), Privacy, Reverence, Rest In Peace.

Sun Ra's Journey Featuring Marshall Allen

By Tyler Mitchell

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2023
Track listing: Care Free; Velvet; Free Ballad; Dancing Shadows; Eddie Harris; Discipline 27; Bouncing At Smalls; Skippy; New Dawn; Cosmic Hop; Love In Outer Space; Fate In A Pleasant Mood.