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Mike Jurkovic's Best Albums Of 2023
by Mike Jurkovic
Led by Veronica Swift and Lakecia Benjamin, 2023 spotlighted some brilliantly moving new music in a year of previously unheard masterpieces. If music soothes the savage beast, this was a great year to be listening. John ColtraneEvenings At The Village Gate Impulse! Records
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Featuring the music of John Coltrane
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Constantine Alexander: Firetet
by Jack Bowers
On his debut recording, Firetet, Chicago-based trumpeter Constantine Alexander pays tribute to Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, the late great Clifford Brown and modern-day disciples Nicholas Payton and Sean Jones. Alexander does not do so by imitating anyone--that would be fruitless--but the swinging spirit of Blakey, Brown and the present-day artists already noted is ever- present on ...
James Brandon Lewis: For Mahalia With Love
by Jerome Wilson
Tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis has been establishing himself in various contexts for the last few years, but his main focus lately has been on his Red Lily Quintet. Their first album, Jesup Wagon, (TAO Forms, 2021), was dedicated to African-American scientist, George Washington Carver. On their 2023 release, the group's music focuses on the work ...
Tommy Halferty, Philippe Aerts, Kevin Brady At Scott's Jazz Club
by Ian Patterson
Tommy Halferty, Philippe Aerts, Kevin Brady Scott's Jazz Club Belfast, N. Ireland December 1, 2023 The gentleman had arrived early to secure a table right in front of the stage, a fresh pint of Guinness settling nicely before him. He had seen guitarist Tommy Halferty before. The first time was in ...
Take Five with Tubist Jim Shearer
by AAJ Staff
Meet Jim Shearer Jim Shearer was born in Water Valley, Mississippi, in 1964. His family owned the local newspaper, The North Mississippi Herald, from 1943-2004, and his father was an active musician on the side, playing jazz saxophone and serving as Minister of Music at the family church (but never at the same time!). After spending ...
Palimpsestastic
by Patrick Burnette
It's been a crazy few weeks with an extra order of cray cray on the side coming up, so we're running our first “classic" episode, this one a throw-back to 2013! Come for the insights you missed, stay to appreciate the slightly more sophisticated editing you've been enjoying the last few years. Covers are the order ...
Chris May's Best Albums Of 2023
by Chris May
Another great year for recorded jazz. Fourteen of 2023's most special albums are presented here. Eight are new recordings and six are reissues or previously unreleased archive items. Joint Number One Best New Albums Of 2023 Irreversible Entanglements Protect Your Light Impulse! There are two contendors for the slam-dunk ...
Ahmad Jamal: Emerald City Nights: Live at The Penthouse, 1966-1968
by Mike Jurkovic
It was a time of warring nations, either within themselves or without. John Coltrane had fallen as Miles Davis was firing up the jazz/funk. It was a time of young men screaming, their bodies on fire. Black and white images of villages savaged and children starving. Into these unrivaled moments--they had just taken down ...
Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham & Eric Dolphy
by Joe Dimino
In honor of Thanksgiving, we produced a powerful hour of jazz affectionately called “Jazzgiving"--a carefully prepared hour of music with all the trimmings. We begin with Maynard Ferguson and move on to Kenny Dorham. We continue to dial up heavyweights with Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker__and {{m: Dave Brubeck. We close out the ...
