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Article: Catching Up With

Rina Yamazaki: Conversations with a Rising Star

by Hrayr Attarian
March 11, 2019

Born in Japan, up and coming pianist Rina Yamazaki has lived in in the USA since she was accepted at Boston's prestigious Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship in 2015. Both before moving to the US and after Yamazaki has earned a number of well-deserved accolades for her high-level musicianship. From receiving the Jazz ...

Article: Album Review

Christian Sands: Facing Dragons

Read "Facing Dragons" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
September 28, 2018

Save for a busy, perhaps too restrained take on The Beatles' “Yesterday" and the predictable South American rhythm driven “Sangueo Soul," Facing Dragons is pianist Christian Sands third powerhouse release in a shade over two years. Crisply performed by his core trio, bassist Yasushi Nakamura and the untiring Jerome Jennings on drums, Facing Dragons ...

Article: In Pictures

The Christian McBride Trio at the Tin Pan

by Mark Robbins
December 17, 2017

Christian McBride strode onto the stage of the Tin Pan in Richmond, VA. to announce that his regular pianist, Christian Sands, and drummer, Jerome Jennings, (refereed to as his younger brothers) could not be with him for their performance. He phoned a couple of his friends, (referring to them as his big brothers), to see if ...

Article: Year in Review

Dan Bilawsky's Best Releases Of 2017

by Dan Bilawsky
December 1, 2017

Few things are a given, yet we can always count on a flood of new music making its way into the world over the course of a year. In 2017 some of the best jazz found its path by looking forward, doubling back, and/or branching out. In short, this music and the dedicated artists who make ...

Article: Live Review

2017 Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland

by C. Andrew Hovan
July 3, 2017

2017 Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland Playhouse Square Cleveland, Ohio June 22-22, 2017 Although the Newport and Reno festivals have had a longer track record, there are many intriguing connections between the Detroit and Tri-C jazz festivals, both of which are celebrating their 38th birthdays this season. Fostering a strong educational component, both ...

Article: Live Review

Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival 2017

by C. Andrew Hovan
June 24, 2017

Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival 2017 Pittsburgh, PA June 16-18, 2017 The complicated logistics and sizable costs associated with free jazz festivals have made them somewhat rarified these days. By its all-encompassing scope and scale, the Detroit Jazz Festival has served as a model for many decades now. But if you want something ...

Article: Album Review

Jazzmeia Horn: A Social Call

Read "A Social Call" reviewed by James Nadal

by James Nadal
May 25, 2017

Coming from a gospel oriented family in Dallas, Texas, given a unique name and early tutelage by her piano playing grandmother, Jazzmeia Horn was destined to be a jazz singer. After relocating to New York City to pursue music studies, she went on to conquer the 2013 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Competition, topping that by winning ...

Article: Live Review

Umbria Jazz Winter a Orvieto

by Libero Farnè
January 11, 2017

Umbria Jazz Winter 24 Orvieto Varie sedi 28.12.2016-01.01.2017 In questa ventiquattresima edizione di Umbria Jazz Winter, come in altre precedenti, non è mancata la qualità, con alcuni concerti che non sarebbe facile ascoltare altrove, fra cui molte proposte replicate in più sedi e in orari diversi. Quasi tutti i gruppi ...

Album

The Beast

By Jerome Jennings

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2016
Track listing: Love The Drums; Cool It Now; Ice Cream Dreams; You Don't Know What Love Is; Did You Call Her Today; The Core; Cammy's Smile; The Beast; New Beginnings.

Article: Album Review

Jerome Jennings: The Beast

Read "The Beast" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
December 20, 2016

Jerome Jennings has occupied the drum throne on plenty of high profile gigs since arriving in New York just over a decade ago, working with everybody from vocalist Paula West to bassist Christian McBride and trumpeter Bria Skonberg to saxophonist Craig Handy. But his is a name that still may not be familiar to many jazz ...