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Article: Building a Jazz Library

Top Ten Sci-Fi Jazz Albums

by Chris May
October 14, 2024

On The Launch Pad Robert Frosch, head honcho at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from 1977 to 1981, wrote that at cocktail parties he was sometimes asked whether NASA had some gizmo or other that had recently been brought to fictional life in a sci-fi book or movie. If Frosch's answer was “No," the next ...

Song of the Day

The Machine

October 1, 2024

Album: The Global Suites
By Chase Morrin
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Duration: 3:57

Article: Album Review

Geoffrey Keezer: Live at Birdland

Read "Live at Birdland" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
September 16, 2024

Pianist Geoffrey Keezer's 2024 release, Live At Birdland, is his first live trio recording in more than 15 years. Accompanied by those rhythmic stalwarts, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Clarence Penn, the group gives a tutorial in the art of the jazz trio filled with unparalleled intimacy and dynamism. In constructing the track list, Keezer wanted ...

Article: Album Review

Wayne Shorter: Celebration Volume 1

Read "Celebration Volume 1" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
September 7, 2024

Wayne Shorter never rested on his or anyone's laurels. So when at the start of this perilous century he convened his great, late-stage quartet with pianist Danilo Perez, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Brian Blade it wasn't to take the bandstand and placate audience and skeptics with greatest hits or refurbished takes on old standards. It was to create ...

Article: Live Review

Umbria Jazz Festival 2024

by Giulia Bianchi
September 6, 2024

Umbria Jazz FestivalVarious VenuePerugia, Italy July 14-20, 2024 Nestled in the picturesque city of Perugia, Umbria Jazz has become renowned for showcasing extraordinary talent and musicianship. For more than 50 years, the festival has preserved its vibrant spirit and tradition of hosting historic performances by some of jazz's most iconic figures, ...

Article: Building a Jazz Library

Wayne Shorter: The Final Mission

by Chris May
September 3, 2024

Every good story has a beginning, a middle and an end. Depending on how one figures it, Wayne Shorter's recording history has upwards of half a dozen important chapters. They tell a tale of superheroes, of monsters and demons and, ultimately, of the sight of a new dawn. Just three of the chapters cover the story's ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Fifield, Guerrero & Siskind, Carlon And Much More

by Bob Osborne
August 15, 2024

Another selection of brand new releases from around the wide World of Jazz taking in Scotland, the United States , South Korea, Canada, Italy, Greece, Chile and France.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Fraser Fifield “Second Sight" from Second Sight (Tanar Records) 00:29 Tony Guerrero & Jeremy Siskind “In A Mellow Tone" from Duo Tones (Metalax ...

Article: Album Review

Wayne Shorter: Celebration Volume 1

Read "Celebration Volume 1" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
August 9, 2024

In 2000, three years short of entering his eighth decade on this planet--a place of origin which at times seemed questionable, though he made less fuss about it than Sun Ra--Wayne Shorter finally did what he had resisted doing throughout his career. He formed his own band, not just for an album project but as an ...