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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Sounds Plus Older Live Performances

Read "New Sounds Plus Older Live Performances" reviewed by Bob Osborne


This show includes some fascinating new releases from contemporary artists combined with previously unavailable older live material from some of the legends of jazz. To close we have a memorable live performance by David Murray from 1977.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Gerald Clayton Out Of/Into “Aspiring To Normalcy" from Motion I (Blue Note) 00:28 Ivo ...

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Article: Journey into Jazz

2024 Record Store Day Black Friday Jazz Releases

Read "2024 Record Store Day Black Friday Jazz Releases" reviewed by Kyle Simpler


Record Store Day Black Friday is back for 2024. There are releases that appeal to practically every genre of music, and jazz is no exception. This year's lineup features releases for jazz enthusiasts and vinyl collectors alike. From previously unreleased live performances to excellent vinyl debuts, this year's offerings showcase a variety of jazz styles. Below ...

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Article: Album Review

Giovanni Guidi: A New Day

Read "A New Day" reviewed by Mario Calvitti


Quello che colpisce maggiormente all'ascolto del nuovo lavoro del pianista Giovanni Guidi col suo trio (per l'occasione espanso a quartetto in quattro dei sette brani con l'ingresso del sassofonista James Brandon Lewis) è l'estrema rarefazione della sua musica, evidente già dal primo brano “Canto de ocells," una canzone tradizionale catalana, ma spinta ancora di più nei ...

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Article: Album Review

Angelica Sanchez / Chad Taylor: A Monster Is Just An Animal You Haven't Met Yet

Read "A Monster Is Just An Animal You Haven't Met Yet" reviewed by John Sharpe


Two of the leading lights on their instruments strike sparks in a series of impromptu duets on A Monster Is Just An Animal You Haven't Met Yet. Pianist Angelica Sanchez has birthed a string of impressive releases, Nightmare Creatures (Pyroclastic, 2023) with her Nonet, and the twin keys extravaganza How To Turn The Moon (Pyroclastic, 2020) ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Lucy Woodward, Pericopes +1, Jasper Blom, Tom Harrell & More

Read "Lucy Woodward, Pericopes +1, Jasper Blom, Tom Harrell & More" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


The stunning new project by Lucy Woodward sets the tone for the return of Mondo Jazz after a brief summer hiatus.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Lucy Woodward “Trying Times" Lucy Woodward & The Rocketeers (GroundUp) 0:16 Host talks 4::45 Jasper Blom Quartet “Jouska" ...

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Article: Live Review

At Monterey Jazz Festival 67, Jazz Gospel According to a New Head

Read "At Monterey Jazz Festival 67, Jazz Gospel According to a New Head" reviewed by Josef Woodard


Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey, CA September 27-29, 2024 Getting a semblance of a summarizing angle on a densely-programmed jazz festival, which the 67th Monterey Jazz Festival most certainly was, can be tricky business. The equation gets more complex with a festival geared towards covering many genre and sub-genre bases within ...

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Article: Album Review

Dave Douglas: Gifts

Read "Gifts" reviewed by John Sharpe


Trumpeter Dave Douglas' talents as an improviser, composer and organizer are well known by now. In some ways the challenge for him is to find novel settings in which his abilities can be appreciated. If that is indeed an issue, then he has aced the test on Gifts, with a quartet that often sounds like a ...

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Article: In Pictures

Vision Festival 2024

Read "Vision Festival 2024" reviewed by Luciano Rossetti


A collection of photos from the Vision Festival 2024 in Brooklyn at the Roulette Theatre, from June 18 to June 23, 2024 featuring William Parker, James Brandon Lewis, Dave Burrell, Matthew Shipp, Orrin Evans, Darius Jones, Ingrid Laubrock, Jen Shyu, Ava Mendoza, James Blood Ulmer, Amina Claudine Myers, Isaiah Collier, Marshall Allen Sun Ra Arkestra, Rob ...

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Article: Album Review

Giovanni Guidi: A New Day

Read "A New Day" reviewed by Mark Corroto


There is some positive momentum surrounding Italian pianist Giovanni Guidi, especially with the trio he established with American bassist Thomas Morgan and Portuguese drummer João Lobo. Guidi's trio produced two excellent releases for ECM, City Of Broken Dreams (2013) and This Is The Day (2015). Their brand of music--let's call it the Bill Evans trio with ...

Article: Interview

Un giorno nuovo per Giovanni Guidi

Read "Un giorno nuovo per Giovanni Guidi" reviewed by Libero Farnè


Quando nell'aprile 2021 intervistai Giovanni Guidi per questa rivista, concludemmo analizzando i suoi progetti musicali di allora, in particolare il giovane gruppo “italiano" Little Italy e quello “internazionale" che tributò un omaggio alla musica di Gato Barbieri. Nel 2021, oltre a Ojos De Gato, edito dalla CAM Jazz, uscirono anche due lavori in duo, uno con ...


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