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Jackson Plays Dylan

By Javon Jackson

Label: Solid Jackson Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: One for Bob Dylan; Blowin' in the Wind; Hurricane; Gotta Serve Somebody; Lay, Lady, Lay; The Times They Are A-Changin'; Forever Young; Tombstone Blues; Like a Rolling Stone; Tambourine Man; Make You Feel My Love.

Like a Rolling Stone

August 6, 2026

Album: Jackson Plays Dylan
By Javon Jackson
Label: Solid Jackson Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 5:10

Javon Jackson: Jackson Plays Dylan

by Jack Bowers
May 9, 2026

On Jackson Plays Dylan, tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson, an admirer of Bob Dylan, aims his jazz arsenal toward the iconic singer and songwriter in hopes of reworking Dylan's folk/pop music into a framework that jazz enthusiasts might consider creative and pleasing. So how does that play? For the most part, rather tediously, which is ...

Jackson Plays Dylan & Dylan Plays Dylan

by Katchie Cartwright
May 9, 2026

Spinning Javon Jackson's extraordinary album Jackson Plays Dylan (Solid Jackson Records, 2026) on this edition of Caminhos do Jazz. His outstanding bandmates on the project include Jeremy Manasia on piano and Fender Rhodes, Isaac Levien on bass/electric bass, and Ryan Sands at the drums. Jackson wrote the opener, “One for Bob Dylan." The rest ...

Javon Jackson: Jackson Plays Dylan

by Katchie Cartwright
April 29, 2026

Bob Dylan without the lyric? Javon Jackson's Jackson Plays Dylan makes a strong case. With two exquisite exceptions, the arrangements are purely instrumental, but Jackson manages to draw us in past the words (he knows we can hear most of them in our heads) to the emotional heart of each piece. More than that, ...

Javon Jackson: Jackson Plays Dylan

by Pierre Giroux
March 27, 2026

With Jackson Plays Dylan, tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson delves into one of the great sources of modern song, the work of Bob Dylan. He treats it with reverence, imagination, and a strong respect for jazz tradition. This is not a clever concept album but a heartfelt musician's dialogue with timeless material, influenced by tradition and deep ...

Make it Better

By Allison Philips

Label: Dox Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Welcome Back Daisy; Pulaski; Door Song; Interlude; Make It Better; Hit The Ground; Tandem.

Mythos

By Altus

Label: Biophilia Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Embrace; Lay of the Land; Origin; Fire Drill; Innocence and After; The Last Gift; Mountain March; Kill the Masters; Revolt.

Altus: Mythos

by Angelo Leonardi
December 16, 2024

Fondato qualche anno fa dal trombettista Dave Adewumi e dal bassista Isaac Levien, il quintetto Altus pubblica il secondo album su Biophilia, l'innovativa etichetta del pianista Fabian Almazan che documenta il meglio della scena jazzistica emergente. Il debutto discografico della formazione è stato registrato nel marzo 2020 col titolo Riot Cycle; è stato pubblicato ...