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Callum Au: Sing Seven Seas
by Neil Duggan
Callum Au is not one for half measures. As an arranger he has worked with international orchestras and contributed to movie scores; as a performer he is an in-demand session trombonist. He steps into the spotlight with Sing Seven Seas, a project of genuinely epic ambition: 81 musicians, a voiceover artist, 16 compositions and nearly two ...
Fred Hersch: The Touch of Genius
by Ken Dryden
The sound of Fred Hersch at the piano is so distinctive, a couple of bars is usually enough to identify him. The mainly self-taught Cincinnati native excelled early, playing jazz in his home town before leaving to study with pianist Jaki Byard at the New England Conservatory of Music. From there, Fred moved to New York ...
Record Store Day 2026 Jazz Releases
by Kyle Simpler
Many vinyl enthusiasts get excited when the Record Store Day lists appear, and understandably so: most of the titles are limited-run pressings that can disappear quickly once the doors open. The only drawback, however, is that the lists can be overwhelming to sort through, often spanning multiple pages and covering releases across a wide range of ...
He Blinded Me With Jazz: The Surprising Jazz DNA in the Music of Thomas Dolby
by Kurt Ellenberger
I. Introduction Thomas Dolby is one of the most prominent and recognizable synth pop artists of the '80s. His carefully crafted brand as the bookish, bespeckled “mad synthesizer scientist" was perfect for the time period when MTV emerged as a dominant force in the music industry. MTV made the music video an essential part of an ...
Take Five with Pianist Noah Stoneman
by AAJ Staff
Meet Noah Stoneman Noah Stoneman is a pianist and composer from London who has been based in New York City for the past three years. His career has already seen him collaborate with master musicians from all walks of musical life, and he is intent on keeping this diversity of creativity as a fixture of his ...
Fred Hersch Trio at Smoke
by Paul Reynolds
Fred Hersch Trio Smoke Jazz Club New York, NY March 13, 2026 Pianist Fred Hersch is making a welcome return to trio work after years in which he all but put aside one of his most favored formats. After recording a half-dozen trio albums in the 2010s, Hersch took a break until The Surrounding ...
Bill Frisell, Francesco Bigoni, Zeno De Rossi, Norma Winstone & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
This time we celebrate 75 years of Bill Frisell through his own music and the wide creative wake it has left across today's scene. This episode also spotlights newly unearthed choral works by Kenny Wheeler and several recent projects involving Italian saxophonist and clarinetist Francesco Bigoni, tracing a thread between enduring influence, rediscovery, and contemporary exploration.
New Releases From MacKelvie, Douglas, Meyer, Bernhard and More
by Bob Osborne
A mixed set of new releases with a broad selections of styles in play including a preview of the type of material likely to land on Record Store Day in April 2026 i.e. the ubiquitous “previously unreleased material." Early indications are that there will be a flurry of material from archives. Pending that here is a ...
Jakob Bro, Wadada Leo Smith & Marcus Gilmore: Murasaki
by Vincenzo Roggero
Jakob Bro è un chitarrista danese con ormai venti album da leader alle spalle, vanta frequentazioni eccellenti--Bill Frisell, Lee Konitz, Kenny Wheeler, Paul Bley, Paul Motian per citarne alcuni--e anche in quest'ultimo lavoro per la sua etichetta Loveland la compagnia è di quelle che contano. Marcus Gilmore è batterista ormai consacrato ai massimi livelli e Wadada ...
Ingrid Jensen: Landings
by Jack Kenny
Ingrid Jensen has emerged as a unique trumpet player with a distinctive sound that defines her and proclaims her nonpareil gifts. The album opens with “Handmaiden's Tale," a virtual duet with Gary Versace that clearly demonstrates the beauty of Jensen's tone. The track weaves together many strands of sheer beauty: warmth, lyricism, resonance and ...
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