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Erica von Kleist: Picc Pocket
by Jack Bowers
Those who favor puns and clever wordplay should get their kicks from the song titles alone on Picc Pocket, a splendid new recording by piccolo guru Erica von Kleist 's hand-picced--and fun-loving-- quartet and its spicc-tacular guest artists, trombonist Jennifer Krupa and tenor saxophonist John Ellis. The piccolo (a close cousin of the flute) ...
The Top 25 Songs Featuring Clarinet
by Dean Nardi
As Ian Dury might have sung had he played the clarinet, “Hit me with your licorice stick." (That is “rhythm stick" for those not fluent in punk rock.) From the intricacies of classical music to the smooth swing of jazz to Klezmer--the folk music of the Eastern European Jewish population--the instrument resonates throughout a good portion ...
Jasper Høiby, Marion Rampal, Willy Rodriguez, John Ellis & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Enjoy a playlist featuring music inspired by Abbey Lincoln, New Orleans, Kurt Vonnegut, loss and hope. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 John Ellis Double Wide “Fireball" Fireball (Sunnyside) 0:16 Host talks 4:14 Marion Rampal “The Music is the Magic" Song for Abbey ...
Davy Mooney, Ko Omura: The Word
by Neri Pollastri
Il chitarrista statunitense Davy Mooney e il batterista giapponese Ko Omura riprendono in mano una collaborazione risalente al 2018, che aveva già fruttato l'album Benign Strangers, edito da Sunnyside, e che era stata bloccata dalla pandemia, a cui fa seguito questo The Word per la medesima etichetta. Il lavoro vede in azione la stessa ...
Dara Starr Tucker: Time Wouldn't Wait
by Angelo Leonardi
L'ultimo album della cantante Dara Tucker conferma la sintesi tra l'estetica dominante nella prima parte della sua carriera (i quattro album dal 2009 al 2019 per Watchman Music, impegnati di jazz, blues e soul) e quella più incline al neo-soul e al pop, presente in Dreams of Waking--Music for a Better World (Green Hill 2021) e ...
John Ellis & Double Wide: Fireball
by Alberto Bazzurro
La spinta, la propulsione, la pienezza, che può generare la presenza di una tuba (o di un sousaphone, come accade qui) all'interno di un combo jazz è indiscutibile, generalmente tangibilissima, almeno se il suo impiego è di natura prevalentemente (ma non esclusivamente, attenzione) ritmica. Il Double Wide diretto ormai da quasi vent'anni dal cinquantunenne polistrumentista e ...
The Word
By Davy Mooney
Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Sheep Wash; Wormcast; The Word; Purusha; Groove for Clyde; K.I. (Kaida Inspired); Ektaal; Lord and Master; Dattatreya; Maybe.
Leonor Watling always wore many hats
by Leo Sidran
Leonor Watling grew up in Madrid, just as Spain itself was waking up after four decades of dictatorship. Her father was a Spanish academic, her mother an Englishwoman raised in Africa. From the start, Leonor inhabited multiple worlds--speaking different languages, moving between cultures--yet never quite belonging fully to any one of them. She grew ...
Chad Eby: A Closer Look at His Life, Work, and Tribute to a Legend
by La-Faithia White
Saxophonist Chad Eby has been a vital presence in the North Carolina jazz scene. Since 2006, he has served as Associate Professor in the Miles Davis Jazz Studies program at the university of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he plays a key role in shaping the next generation of jazz musicians. In addition to his work ...
Eric Scott Reed, John Clayton, Kandace Springs, George Colligan and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Eric Scott Reed, Beatle Jazz, John Clayton, Ellie Martin, Premazzi / Nasser Quartet, Gabriel Latchin, Jane Ira Bloom, Kandace Springs, George Colligan, Jordan VanHemert, James Moody, Bobby West, Dave Anderson, Mira Choquette, Shiri Zorn & George Muscatello, Mads Tolling, Reggie Watkins, Atlantic Jazz Collective, Michael Waldrop, Romain Pilon, Brandon Woody, ...
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