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Claire Cope: Every Journey
by Dan McClenaghan
Consider British pianist, composer/ bandleader Claire Cope. She debuted as a fully formed artist via her excellent septet set Small World (Self Produced, 2020), a deftly crafted classical/jazz hybrid. On her second recording, the album at hand, Every Journey, she employs an eleven-piece ensemble, building on the atmosphere of her debut, painting translucent layerings and weaving ...
Song For Someone: The Musical Life of Kenny Wheeler
by Ian Patterson
Song For Someone The Musical Life of Kenny Wheeler Brian Shaw and Nick Smart 509 Pages ISBN: # ISBN-13-978-178179 Equinox Publishing 2025 If only for his trumpet and flugelhorn playing Kenny Wheeler stands as one of the modern greats, marrying linear lyricism and free-jazz expression like no-one else. ...
Kazemde George, Charles Mingus, and Caroline Davis
by Jerome Wilson
This show features music from a variety of players, such as Kazemde George, Cassandra Wilson, Caroline Davis, and Steve Kuhn, as well as newly collected live performances by Charles Mingus. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) ...
Michael Buckley: Ebb And Flow
by Ian Patterson
Given his world-class chops, tenor saxophonist Michael Buckley's albums have been too infrequent. This is a man who has played with George Coleman when he was still in shorts (Buckley that is), backed Jerry Lee Lewis, collaborated with Dave Liebman and Kenny Wheeler, and toured with The Mingus Big Band. His talents as a composer for ...
Tommy Smith, John Taylor, Arild Andersen, John Surman & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Here is a playlist featuring endless delights from recent and not so recent releases of Kenny Wheeler, and Kenny Wheeler-adjacent music, projects and musicians.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 John Taylor “Spring (Phases)" Close to Mars (CAM Jazz) 0:16 Host talks 6:28 Arild Andersen ...
Michael Buckley & Hugh Buckley At Magy's Farm
by Ian Patterson
Michael Buckley & Hugh Buckley Magy's Farm Dromara, N. Ireland March 22, 2025 If the flapping of a butterfly's wings on one side of the world can cause a tornado on the other side--or so the theory goes--then surely the ripple effects from one flight cancellation would be no less ...
Stefano Galvani: Jazz - Una Storia In Bianco e Nero
by Giuseppe Segala
Jazz -Una storia in bianco e nero Stefano Galvani 372 Pagine ISBN: 9788885750203 Bonomi Editore 2024 Fotografare il jazz: una coniugazione che ha percorso la vicenda di queste due forme espressive, allacciando una forte rete di corrispondenze ed empatie. Soprattutto nel periodo in cui il vinile dominava incontrastato la ...
John Taylor: Close to Mars
by Alberto Bazzurro
Nell'approssimarsi del decennale della scomparsa di John Taylor, che ci ha lasciati nel luglio 2015 un paio di mesi prima di compiere settantatré anni, ecco questo notevole album inciso dal pianista di Manchester nell'ottobre 2006 nei mitici Bauer Studios di Ludwigsburg accanto a un'ideale coppia di coéquipiers, oggi purtroppo a loro volta non più fra noi. ...
Jamie Baum, Jon Irabagon, and Cassie Kinoshi
by Jerome Wilson
This show features recent releases by Jamie Baum, Jon Irabagon, and Cassie Kinoshi as well as older music by Geri Allen, George Cables, and Barry Altschul. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 George Cables “Up ...
Kenny Wheeler Legacy, Gautier Garrigue, Elise Vassallucci, Erik Jekabson & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Here is a playlist mostly devoted to releases that explicitly or implicitly remind of us of the importance of Kenny Wheeler for today's jazz.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Erik Jekabson “Jane Wants to Tell You Something (Part 1/Part 2)" Breakthrough (Wide Hive) 0:16 ...
