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Reza Khan

Born: February 10, 1965

REZA KHAN

Since his 2009 debut Painted Diaries, Bangladesh-born, New York–based guitarist and composer Reza Khan has written conceptually, enlisting heavy hitters from world music and contemporary jazz to weave lush musical storylines. His new album, Shadow Dancers, incorporates material developed over years and reshaped in a more personal context.

As such, the title track marks his first return to an older piece in over a decade. Like his previous releases, the album is conceived as a unified, theme-driven work rather than a collection of standalone tracks. His catalog includes multiple Billboard-charting releases, with a Top 10 single in “Drop of Faith,” and a steady run of recordings that have developed his collaborative, player-specific approach. The album draws from both new compositions and long-held ideas. “I went back to earlier material, polished it, and gave it a new meaning,” he says.

Nelson Riveros: The Latin Side of Wes Montgomery

by Dan Bilawsky
March 2, 2021

After delving into the repertoire of legendary guitarist Wes Montgomery at a gig in the not-so-distant past, six-stringer Nelson Riveros was struck with the idea for this tribute project. Playing true to Montgomery's work and legacy, while pulling from his own Colombian roots and imbuing the music with varied elements drawn from the broader Latin lexicon, ...

2020 Releases Deserving Recognition

by Jerome Wilson
February 7, 2021

Pandemic or no pandemic, there were a lot of worthwhile jazz CDs released in 2020, more than could be covered within the year. Here are quick reviews of six of them. Benny Rubin Jr. Quartet Know Say Or See Self-Produced 2020 Benny Rubin Jr is a young ...

Purdie Fabian Oswanski: Move On!

by Chris M. Slawecki
January 19, 2021

In a 1977 magazine interview, New York Yankees Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson (in)famously referred to himself as “the straw that stirs the drink" for his team. On this trio set with organ player and composer Ron Oswanski and bassist-composer Christian Fabian (who also shaped the arrangements), the one and only original funky drummer Bernard Purdie ...

The Brazilian Trio: Águas Brasileiras

by Dan Bilawsky
January 2, 2021

Brazilian waters beckon with their beauty and energies, and this trio serves as a perfect vessel to carry the ears across that aqua viva. Pianist Helio Alves, bassist Nilson Matta and drummer Duduka Da Fonseca--three Brazilian heavies long based in New York—have played together in different configurations and situations for decades. And when they first banded ...

Lloyd-Hussain-Lage Trio to Perform Special Show Live from Healdsburg—Saturday, September 26, 7PM PT

September 19, 2020

On Saturday, September 26, Healdsburg Jazz presents the world premiere of Charles Lloyd, Zakir Hussain and Julian Lage playing together as a trio for the first time, to be streamed live around the world. Each musician will be driving to the intimate wine country town in Northern California for this extraordinary real-time live show. Saxophonist/flautist Charles ...

Schapiro 17: New Shoes: Kind of Blue at 60

by Jerome Wilson
September 7, 2020

Miles Davis' album Kind Of Blue (Columbia, 1959) is the best-selling jazz album of all time and has been highly influential for the last 60 years. Most of its five tracks have become jazz standards and have been interpreted time and again. However it is rare to see the entire album reworked to the extent that ...

Arturo O'Farrill: Four Questions

by Jerome Wilson
September 2, 2020

Surprisingly this set marks the first time Arturo O'Farrill has recorded a set of solely his own compositions. It was worth the wait because this music, played by his Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, really demonstrates the cinematic sweep and variety of his writing. The set is constructed around two topical extended works. The first, ...

Bob Gluck: Early Morning Star

by Jerome Wilson
August 17, 2020

On this release, pianist Bob Gluck mixes the realms of classical music and jazz in interesting ways. The formal, declarative music produced by Gluck, clarinetist Kinan Azmeh and vocalist Andrea Wolper is given flow and earthiness by the rhythmic pull of bassist Ken Filiano and drummer Tani Tabbal. The front-line combination fluidly rises and ...

Two From Sharon Isbin on Zoho Music

by Jerome Wilson
July 25, 2020

Sharon Isbin is well established as one of the world's great classical guitarists. These two new releases show the range of her talents as she explores various other genres such as jazz and Indian classical music. Sharon Isbin Affinity Zoho Music 2020 The jazz element figures into ...