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Article: Live Review

John Zorn Reflektor Series at Elb Philharmonic

by Phillip Woolever
May 19, 2022

John Zorn Elb Philharmonie John Zorn Reflektor Series Hamburg, Germany March 17-20, 2022 John Zorn recruited an extraordinary rotating group of musicians to convey his vast and varied vision during a full capacity, crowd-pleasing residency at the majestic Elbphilharmonie complex in Hamburg's robustly revitalized Hafen City district.

Article: Live Review

Big Ears Festival 2022

by Mark Sullivan
April 5, 2022

Big Ears Festival Knoxville, TN March 24-27, 2022 The Big Ears Festival found ways to continue virtually during the pandemic—most notably by sponsoring the Norwegian Digital Jazz Festival—but there is no substitute for the big glorious eclectic event that is the in-person festival. Past festivals have usually opened with a big kickoff ...

Article: Album Review

Samuel Mösching: Ethereal Kinks

Read "Ethereal Kinks" reviewed by Kyle Simpler

by Kyle Simpler
March 10, 2022

Two words that frequently get overused when talking about jazz are “fusion" and “eclectic." In many cases, if something is difficult to categorize, one of these terms will probably apply. Unfortunately, in many cases, these terms also fail to truly capture the essence of the music. However, for Samuel Mösching's Ethereal Kinks, both eclectic and fusion ...

Album

Squint

By Julian Lage

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Etude; Boo’s Blues; Squint; Saint Rose; Emily; Familiar Flower; Day and Age; Quiet Like a Fuse; Short Form; Twilight Surfer; Call of the Canyon.

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Mareille Merck

by AAJ Staff
October 23, 2021

Meet Mareille Merck Mareille Merck is a guitarist and composer who was born in Germany and lives in Zurich, Switzerland. She studied with Frank Möbus, Lionel Loueke, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Roberto Bossard and Kalle Kalima. At the young age of 25 she has already shared the stage with John McLaughlin and Michael League from Snarky Puppy. Mareille ...

Article: Book Review

Guitar Talk: Conversations with Visionary Players

by Mark Sullivan
October 3, 2021

Guitar Talk: Conversations with Visionary Players Joel Harrison 256 Pages ISBN-13 : 978-1949597134 Terra Nova Press 2021 As founder of the Alternative Guitar Summit, guitarist/composer Joel Harrison has gotten to know a lot of adventurous contemporary guitarists: this book collects far-ranging conversations with twenty-seven of them. In fact, ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Brandee Younger, Theo Croker, William Parker, Marco Fumo & Other New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 24, 2021

Spiritual jazz, accordions, Ennio Morricone, noir atmospheres, unbridled virtuosos, the mighty guitar of Eva Mendoza, and much more in this set focusing on recent and upcoming releases.Happy listening!PlaylistBen Allison"Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Theo Croker “Hero Stomp // A Future Past" Hero Stomp // A Future Past—Single ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Lee Ritenour, Jeff Lorber, Igor Wilcox, Justin Rothberg and much more

by Len Davis
July 30, 2021

Lee Ritenour, Jeff Lorber, Vernon Dollar & Adala from Zimbabwe, Igor Wilcox Quartet's new single “UFO" and new releases also from Dewa Budjana, Justin Rothberg and Julian Lage. Playlist Lee Ritenour “Twist Of Rit" from A Twist Of Rit (Concord) 00:00 Jeff Lorber Fusion “Curiosity" from Space Time (Shanachie) 06:52 Vernon Dollar & Adala ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Diana Krall & Marty Elkins

by Joe Dimino
July 11, 2021

The 707th Episode of Neon Jazz is heavy on vocalists and starts with New York singer Marty Elkins and bassist Mike Richmond with a cut from their latest album 'Tis Autumn. We also hear the vocals of Staci Griesbach, Diana Krall and Vanessa Tagliabue-Yorke. From there, we dig into new music from Mariel Bildsten, Julian Lage ...

Article: Album Review

Julian Lage: Squint

Read "Squint" reviewed by Mario Calvitti

by Mario Calvitti
June 23, 2021

Dopo aver scritturato negli scorsi anni due chitarristi di indubbio valore come Nels Cline e Bill Frisell, la Blue Note mette a segno un nuovo colpo assicurandosi i servigi di un altro virtuoso della sei corde, l'ex enfant prodige Julian Lage (che in realtà era già comparso in un titolo della label al fianco proprio di ...