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Herlin Riley

Born: February 15, 1957

Since coming of age in the nurturing environment of a very musical family and a distinguished bloodline of drummers, New Orleans native Herlin Riley emerged from that most creative era of all things rhythmic in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, to enliven the ensembles of such influential and demanding improvisers as pianist Ahmad Jamal and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis through his commanding yet elegant rhythmic presence.

His authoritative style of melodic percussion is deeply imbued in the fertile creative soil of the Crescent City, encompassing as it does the entire length and breadth of America’s ongoing musical journey.

Oscar Rossignoli: Expanding His Musical Journey

by R.J. DeLuke
August 3, 2026

When Oscar Rossignoli was a child in Honduras, he wanted to be a drummer. He was captivated by the instrument and when he went to church services each Sunday with his family, he would scamper to the front row and seat himself close to the drummer. The church services featured a band. His father, ...

Bennie Wallace Quintet at The Jazz Loft

by Dan Bilawsky
July 9, 2026

Tempus Fugit (Time Flies). In May of 2026, Dr. Tom Manuel, the President and Founder of The Jazz Loft in Stony Brook, NY, celebrated that museum/performing arts venue's 10th anniversary.  And in June, saxophonist Bennie Wallace, who'll turn 80 before year's end, dropped in with an all-star quintet featuring longtime collaborators--Anthony Wilson, pianist Donald Vega, bassist Peter ...

Bennie Wallace: French Postcard

by Dan McClenaghan
May 2, 2026

In 2001, saxophonist Bennie Wallace released a breakout album, Moodsville (Groove Note). It was Wallace in the quartet setting, with Mulgrew Miller on piano, Peter Washington on bass, and Lewis Nash on drums--an all-star cast. What was striking about the sound was its immediacy, its authenticity. It was a bunch of time-tested Great American Songbook tunes ...

Unity Jazz Festival 2026 at Jazz At Lincoln Center

by Paul Reynolds
January 12, 2026

Unity Jazz FestivalOpening NightJazz at Lincoln CentreNew York, NY January 8, 2026 It does not rain--or snow--jazz in New York in the first week of January, it pours--or blizzards--the music. Winter JazzFest, the longtime colossus that takes over clubs in downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn, has been joined in the past three years ...

Deborah Silver with the Count Basie Orchestra: Basie Rocks!

By Deborah Silver

Label: Green Hill Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Paint It, Black – feat. Arturo Sandoval & Pedrito Martinez; Bennie and the Jets; Baby, I Love Your Way – feat. Peter Frampton; Tainted Love – feat. Kurt Elling (duet), Steve Jordan, John Clayton; Band On The Run; A Hard Day’s Night – feat. Monte Croft; Joy To The World – feat. Trombone Shorty (duet); Fly Like An Eagle – feat. Bill Frisell; Every Breath You Take – feat. George Coleman; Old Time Rock & Roll – feat. Wycliffe Gordon (duet) & Herlin Riley; Life’s Been Good – feat. Scotty Barnhart of The Count Basie Orchestra.

For All We Know

By James Suggs

Label: Arbors Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Grazing in the Grass; You’ve Got a Friend; At Your Best (You Are Love); Ping Pong Fellowship Pt. 1; St. James Infirmary; Black on White; For All We Know; Free; For No One; Ping Pong Fellowship Pt. 2; Jealous Guy; My Shining Hour; Moten Swing.

Rust

By Amaury Faye

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Sirens Of The Crescent City; Huckabuck Garden; RUST; Public Belt Rag; The Barges Blues; The Railyard; Walkin' Down The Levee; The Old Empress In The Gloaming; Sweet, Chaotic and Vibrant.

French Postcard

By Bennie Wallace

Label: BackCountry Jazz
Released: 2025
Track listing: Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho; Srubie; How Insensitive; Tennessee Waltz; Handcuffs; These Foolish Things; Desafinado; 'Round Midnight.

Amaury Faye: A French Jazz Composer Returns To The Source

by Frank Housh
December 5, 2025

Amaury Faye was a child in Toulouse when he began his unlikely love affair with American jazz. A piano teacher exposed him to ragtime which led to Art Tatum, which led him to Ahmad Jamal and the great jazz trios. He released trio recordings in 2016, 2017, and 2018 and a solo album, Buran (L'Esprit du ...