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OJC Piano Greatness: Thelonious Monk & Bill Evans
by C. Andrew Hovan
Having been a source of quality reissues back when vinyl was still king, it is fitting that the Original Jazz Classics series has returned now that the vinyl renaissance continues to carry on full-force among the music-buying public. Now in its second full year of releases, Craft Recordings continues to mine its impressive back catalog for ...
Ches Smith: Clone Row
by Vic Albani
Giù il cappello ancora una volta. Ches Smith è davvero un meraviglioso esempio di intelligenza e--dopo il bellissimo capolavoro dedicato al Voodoo (Path of Seven Colors) pubblicato con Pyroclastic nel 2021, ma anche Laugh Ash del 2024--tira fuori dal cappello un'altra meraviglia affrontando un'autentica destrutturazione di un super quartetto con tanto di due chitarre (Mary Halvorson, ...
Gonzalo Rubalcaba with Chris Potter, Larry Grenadier and Eric Harland
by Hobart Taylor
Gonzalo Rubalcaba Live at Dizzy's Club with Chris Potter, saxophonist Josh Johnson performing with both SML and Brandee Younger, Dee Dee Bridgewater with Bill Charlap and classic Bill Evans with Jim Hall. Playlist Dee Dee Bridgewater Bill Charlap “In the Still of the Night" from Elemental (Mack Avenue) 0:00 Mike Clark Mike Zilber “Turnaround ...
A Brief Guide To Ukrainian Jazz: Part 3
by Ian Patterson
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 The third installment of A Brief Guide To Ukrainian Jazz--a series developed with the cooperation of the Ukrainian Institute--introduces five more highly talented jazz artists/groups from Ukraine. The vast range of personal musical identities attests to the strength, depth and originality of contemporary ...
Various Artists: A New Awakening: Adventures in British Jazz 1966-1971
by Peter Jones
Throughout the 1950s (and beyond), modernist British jazz musicians were in thrall to the American bebop stars they had been trying to emulate since the late 1940s. It was the pinnacle to which they aspired, and gradually their efforts lifted the overall standard of UK jazz. But by the early 1960s, the international success ...
Jackson Potter: small things
by Kyle Simpler
When musicians who are both skilled at their craft and passionate about what they play come together, it translates clearly into their music. Such is the case with Jackson Potter's sophomore release, Small Things. This is an engaging and well-crafted collection that highlights his compositional skills along with his fluency in contemporary jazz guitar. With a ...
Eric Lilley, Jim Doherty, Jeremy Pelt, Dawn After Dawn, Sharel Cassity
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, cuts from new releases by pianist and composer Eric Lilley, soprano saxophonist Yuval Cohen, The Republic of Ireland's tenor saxophonist Michael Buckley and pianist Jim Doherty, drummer and composer Travis Brant, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, the trio project Dawn After Dawn, saxophonist Sharel Cassity, and clarinetist Kinan ...
Patrick Naylor: Organza
by Anastasia Bogomolets
Organza from Patrick Naylor, David Beebee and Eric Ford reimagines the classic guitar-organ trio. With Beebee on Hammond organ, Ford on drums and Naylor on guitar, the album includes six original compositions by Naylor and two by Beebee. These tracks showcase the strong musical chemistry between the two, who have been creating music together since their ...
Charles Mingus, Victor Feldman, and Chris McGregor
by Jerome Wilson
I was not able to do a live show last week so here is an old show from December 2020 that featured Charles Mingus, Brian Lynch, Gary Burton, Victor Feldman, and Chris McGregor. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill ...
Hans Luchs: The Spell is Broken
by Artur Moral
The third record by NYC-based guitarist Hans Luchs arrives six years after his praiseworthy--but largely overlooked--sophomore release, Until Next Time (Self Produced, 2018). As with that album, the Chicagoan embraces the well-known motto of “less is more," distilling his guitar expertise and writing talent into less than forty minutes across eight new original compositions.
