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Gregory Porter, Kronos Quartet, Alberto Pinton, Pat Metheny & More New Releases

Gregory Porter kicks off the party with his uplifting Revival Song" while electro-acoustic projects keep the momentum going during the first half and jazz-meets-contemporary music albums take over the second half, including the latest by Pat Metheny first adventure on a new label, Modern Recordings, as well as the celebrated Kronos Quartet in two quite different ...
Maria Pia de Vito, Becca Stevens, Elan Mehler, Daniel Casimir & More New Releases

The year ended as it started, and as if COVID-19 never were, with a heart-warming slew of great new releases. Here's the last installment for 2020 acting as a great omen for an equally rewarding 2021 jazz year.Happy listening!PlaylistBen Allison Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Various Artists ...
2020's Travel Songs - Part 2

The second part of the mixtape is devoted to the best songs that in 2020 helped us travel across the walls that confined us. Click here to listen to the first part of the mixtape. Happy listening! Playlist Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven Me and the Devil" We're New Again -A Reimagining ...
2020's Travel Songs - Part 1

In this year of painful confinement music has been a much needed source of solace, with its capacity to take us beyond our times and across space. Here some of the best travel songs" that we've been digging this year, while planning on taking them on a real road-trip as soon as possible. Happy ...
Frank Kimbrough: From Now to Forever - A Remembrance

On December 30, 2020, pianist Frank Kimbrough passed away at the age of 64. True to form, 2020 wreaked havoc until the end. The cause of death was not Covid-19, but the shock at the untimely loss of a revered artist was not any less powerful. Frank Kimbrough had the rare gift of touching ...
Frank Kimbrough - The Friends' Mixtape Part 1

To celebrate the late Frank Kimbrough, whose untimely passing on December 30, 2020 added another unnecessary layer of grief on a challenging year, we have reached out to some of his long time friends and collaborators asking them to share a track that in their hearts immediately conjured up memories of Frank. It could be one ...
Frank Kimbrough - The Friends' Mixtape Part 2

To celebrate the late Frank Kimbrough, whose untimely passing on December 30, 2020 added another unnecessary layer of grief on a challenging year, we have reached out to some of his long time friends and collaborators asking them to share a track that in their hearts immediately conjured up memories of Frank. It could be one ...
[Long] Live (at) the Jazz Standard! - Companion Mixtape
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There was so much great music recorded live at the Jazz Standard, that we could not possibly squeeze it all in our weekly radio show, so here's a bonus mixtape with another couple of hours of great memories from the celebrated venue, as part of our commemoration series. [Check out Part 1 and Part 2]
[Long] Live (at) the Jazz Standard! - Part 2
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We continue our celebration of the Jazz Standard, after the announcement of its untimely closure. The capacity to appeal to both the beginner and the long-time jazz fan, and to combine the familiar with the unfamiliar, were some of the many strengths of Seth Abramson's artistic direction. Through a number of concerts recorded live ...
[Long] Live (at) the Jazz Standard! - Part 1
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A jazz club is not just a commercial enterprise, or an entertainment spot, it's a cultural hub, a place where ideas are exchanged, styles are tested and then defined, careers are inspired, collaborations get launched or cemented. When a venue like the Jazz Standard closes the loss should not be seen only in terms of a ...