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Article: Live Review

Brussels Jazz Festival 2019

by Martin Longley
February 15, 2019

Brussels Jazz Festival Flagey Brussels, Belgium January 10-19, 2019 The Brussels Jazz Festival is a relative newcomer, but this ambitious 10-dayer managed to sell out around two thirds of its gigs, and was overall the most successful in attendance for this fifth edition. Concerts are held in the ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

John Escreet, The Expansions and More

by Joe Dimino
February 4, 2019

To open this week's episode of Neon Jazz we feature the British pianist John Escreet and one of his heroes, Keith Jarrett. The show pays tribute to the talented jazz singer Kellye Gray and profiles The Standard Vocal Jazz Ensemble out of Kansas City Kansas Community College. Also spotlighted are jazz icons like Dexter Gordon and ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Trios, Trios, Trios and Vlek

by Maurice Hogue
January 16, 2019

This final show of 2018 is highlighted by trios of the usual piano-bass-drums (Simon Nabatov-Barry Guy-Gerry Hemingway and Elias Stemeseder-James Banner-Ugo Alunni), bass-saxophone-drums (Gonçalo Almeida-Yedo Gibson-Vasco Furtado), and trumpet/saxophone/drums (Flavio Zanuttini-Piero Bittolo Bon-Marco D'Orlando). Pianist Yuko Yamaoka performs the music of Satoko Fujii from Fujii's eleventh release in 2018, and the eclectic Dutch Ensemble, Vlek, makes ...

News: Event

Thailand International Jazz Conference 2019: World-Class Jazz Artists Join The Stage Of The TIJC!

January 16, 2019

The College of Music, Mahidol University, host of the event, brings together the selection of the world-class jazz artists from America and Europe, the region recognized as producing the world's best jazz artists of today. Together with the renowned Thai artists that will give you the ultimate joy in TIJC 2019, the 11th Thailand International Jazz ...

Article: Album Review

John Escreet: Learn To Live

Read "Learn To Live" reviewed by Friedrich Kunzmann

by Friedrich Kunzmann
January 5, 2019

Take some sweet melodies from Jeff Lynn's ELO, add Keith Emerson on synth and think of an underlying rumbling towards more experimental sound collages, rooted somewhere between the electronic approach of Brian Eno and Miles Davis' early organic-fusion extravaganzas and you'll end up with... well, let's be honest, it still won't sound anything like what keyboardist ...

Album

Learn To Live

By John Escreet

Label: Blue Room Music
Released: 2018
Track listing: Opening; Broken Justice (Kalief); Lady T's Vibe; Test Run; Learn To Live; Smokescreen; Global Citizen; Contradictions; Humanity Please.

Article: Album Review

The Jamie Baum Septet: Bridges

Read "Bridges" reviewed by Peter J. Hoetjes

by Peter J. Hoetjes
December 24, 2018

Far from prolific, Jamie Baum has recorded just four albums in the past decade. However, each recording has clearly been created because the flutist was inspired to contribute something new. Bridges is presented as six songs separated equally by the three part “Honoring Nepal: The Shiva Suite." This almost cinematic 20-minute centerpiece composition is an expansive ...

Article: In Pictures

2018 Moncalieri Jazz Festival

by Antonio Baiano
December 15, 2018

The 2018 Moncalieri Jazz Festival took place from November 15 through November 25, featuring Terence Blanchard and the E-Collective, Antonio Sanchez and Migration, Chaise Baird, Charles Altura, Thana Alexa, John Escreet, Orlando le Fleming, Fabian Almazan, David Ginyard, and Oscar Seaton. The festival has run since 2000 in the town of Moncalieri, Italy, right outside of ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Quinsin Nachoff’s Flux & Hot Heros

by Maurice Hogue
December 12, 2018

A pair of albums from Northern European artists demonstrate a similar approach in this episode--improvising upon the folk melodies of their countries--Poland's Irek Wojtczak and his Folk Five and Finland's Hot Heros. For Wojtczak, he's just happy to see his recording available: the radio station that was recording the live concert lost the tapes, but fortunately, ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Sounds - Walter Smith III, John Escreet and Maisha

by Bob Osborne
December 6, 2018

Demonstrating the wide variety of music in the jazz world recent releases from Walter Smith, John Escreet and Maisha are featured on this show. With other material, old and new, in between, there is mixed bag of styles, and, sounds on display. Playlist Walter Smith III “Ask Me Now" from Twio (Whirlwind) 00:00 ...