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Herbie Hancock

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Herbie Hancock is a true icon of modern music. Throughout his explorations, he has transcended limitations and genres while still maintaining his unique, unmistakable voice. Herbie's success at expanding the possibilities of musical thought has placed him in the annals of this century's visionaries. With an illustrious career spanning five decades, he continues to amaze audiences and never ceases to expand the public's vision of what music, particularly jazz, is all about today. Herbie Hancock's creative path has moved fluidly between almost every development in acoustic and electronic jazz and R&B since 1960

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Article: Album Review

Vancouver Jazz Orchestra: Meets Brian Charette

Read "Meets Brian Charette" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Through the years, Canada has produced an impressive number of world-renowned big bands including Rob McConnell's peerless Boss Brass, the Toronto and Winnipeg Jazz Orchestras, those led by trombonist Dave McMurdo, pianist Jill Townsend and trumpeter Steve McDade, and one of the world's foremost undergraduate bands, Montreal's McGill University Jazz Ensemble. On its debut recording, Meets ...

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Article: In Pictures

North Sea Jazz Festival 2025

Read "North Sea Jazz Festival 2025" reviewed by Giovanni Guadalupi


A collection of photos from the North Sea Jazz Festival in Ahoy from July 11th 2025 to July 13th 2025 featuring Jamila Woods, The Philharmonik, Rotterdam Philarmonic Orchestra conducted by Clark Rundell, Sheila E. and the E-Train, Judith Hill, Herbie Hancock, Dino D'Santiago, Mary J. Blige, Alfredo Rodriguez, Nduduzo Makhathini, Aja Monet, Zo! Gospel Choir, Samara Joy, Maxwell, Celeste, Cory Wong, Thee Sacred Souls,  Ambrose Akinmusire, Odeal, Sabrina ...

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Article: Album Review

Paul Colombo Group: Mabrouka

Read "Mabrouka" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Guitarist Paul Colombo is blessed in his collaborative album, Mabrouka, with a group of imaginative and inspired sidemen, including, most notably, keyboardist Ron Thomas. This is Colombo's sophomore outing, following Rio Crystal (Vectordisc Records, 2021), and Thomas, bassist Andy Alonso and drummer Chris Loser make return appearances on Mabrouka. Add guest slots by flutist Tom Strohman ...

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Article: Album Review

John Scofield & Dave Holland: Memories Of Home

Read "Memories Of Home" reviewed by Ian Patterson


"Jazz is best when it's completely carefree. The only problem is when you care about the music more than anything in the world--how do you get carefree?" John Scofield raised the conundrum in a a 2023 interview, though you suspect he has been working out the riddle his entire career. Ditto bassist Dave Holland. On Memories ...

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Article: Album Review

John Scofield Dave Holland: Memories Of Home

Read "Memories Of Home" reviewed by Jack Kenny


This album is fundamentally about rapport, deep listening, and a shared musical history that traces back to Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, and the quartet with Joe Lovano and Al Foster. John Scofield's distinctive guitar style seamlessly integrates post-bop, fusion, funk, and roots-based influences. His dry, idiosyncratic tone and subtle inflections have helped redefine modern ...

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Article: Album Review

Khondzi: First of Many

Read "First of Many" reviewed by Anastasia Bogomolets


First of Many is a vivid dialogue between two of Georgia's most distinguished contemporary jazz voices: pianist Papuna Sharikadze and saxophonist Khondzi. Renowned for its unique choral polyphony, expressive dance traditions, and rich musical heritage, Georgia (Saqartvelo, the country) provides the cultural background for Sharikadze and Khondzi's music. From the first notes, ...

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Article: Album Review

Ramona Horvath: Absinthe

Read "Absinthe" reviewed by Artur Moral


How could one not connect with someone who, from her debut album as a leader, Lotus Blossom (Black & Blue, 2017), demonstrated such knowledge and admiration for Billy Strayhorn's timeless compositions? Or who, in the liner notes of her new project, counts among her supporters fellow pianists of the stature of Giovanni Mirabassi, Ignasi Terraza and ...

Article: Album Review

Carmen Staaf: Sounding Line

Read "Sounding Line" reviewed by Vic Albani


Carmen Staaf è una forza emergente della scena musicale di New York e, più in generale, del panorama jazz internazionale. Pianista originaria di Seattle--allieva di Danilo Perez--ha suonato e registrato con alcuni dei musicisti più influenti della nostra epoca. È stata ascoltata al Village Vanguard, al Blue Note, allo SFJAZZ e in numerosi festival di primo ...

Article: Live Review

Roberto Gatto Quartet al Pinocchio di Firenze

Read "Roberto Gatto Quartet al Pinocchio di Firenze" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Roberto Gatto Quartet Pinocchio Live Jazz Firenze 15 novembre 2025 La seconda data della stagione invernale 2025 del Pinocchio Live Jazz di Firenze è un tutto esaurito con tanto di persone che se ne tornano a casa mestamente per mancanza di posto: merito di Roberto Gatto, uno dei musicisti “storici" del ...


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