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The Maria Schneider Orchestra at Birdland
by Paul Reynolds
Maria Schneider Orchestra Birdland Jazz Club New York, NY May 30, 2025 The late set by Maria Schneider and her orchestra on Friday at Birdland Jazz Club was so engrossing as to be a world unto itself. Every aspect of the performance--even including, in the best way, the musicians' identities--bowed to ...
Yotam Silberstein: Standards Vol. 2
by Pierre Giroux
On Standards Vol. 2 , guitarist Yotam Silberstein revisits the tradition with both reverence and invention, delivering a program of what he calls “lesser gems" -standards that have slipped through the cracks of overexposure yet hold depths still to be mined. With a lineup featuring bassist John Patitucci, drummer Billy Hart, and special guest tenor saxophonist ...
Steve Ross at Birdland
by Mark Edelman
Steve Ross Birdland New York, NY May 19, 2025 The food was great and the service fine, so you'd be forgiven for confusing Birdland with the cozy confines of the Oak Room at the Algonquin, circa 1981. Nevertheless, there we were (or weren't) as cabaret great Steve Ross took the Birdland ...
Enrique Thompson, Artemis, and Mehmet Ali Sanlikol
by Jerome Wilson
This wide-ranging program of modern jazz features work from Enrique Thompson, Gerry Gibbs, Artemis, Marc Ribot, Houston Person, and Mehmet Ali Sanlikol. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextet “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Houston Person “Minton's" from The Melody Lingers ...
Sharel Cassity: In the Spirit
by Katchie Cartwright
Even on an old familiar tune like Charlie Chaplin's “Smile" (1936), it is clear from note one that Sharel Cassity is a child of Bird, an altoist in the modernist tradition of Charlie Parker. Her first influence was actually her biological father, an organist, with whom she shared the stage in New Orleans at age 11, ...
Sullivan Fortner: Southern Nights
by Pierre Giroux
On Southern Nights, pianist Sullivan Fortner sets out to capture lightning in a bottle and succeeds with radiant charm. Joined by the impeccable Peter Washington on bass and the restless Marcus Gilmore on drums, Fortner opts for total spontaneity: no rehearsals, no retakes, no isolation. The result is a recording that feels alive and as richly ...
Caili O'Doherty: Bluer Than Blue
by Pierre Giroux
Pianist and arranger Caili O'Doherty has carved out a niche as both an incisive interpreter of the jazz tradition and an innovator unafraid to reshape it. With Bluer Than Blue, she turns her keen musical intellect toward the underappreciated Lil Hardin Armstrong, a trailblazing composer, pianist, and bandleader whose influence has long lingered in the shadows ...
Joanne Halev at Birdland
by Mark Edelman
Joanne Halev BirdlandNew York, NY April 21, 2025 Backed by everybody's favorite musical director Alex Rybeck and bassist Tom Hubbard, chanteuse Joanne Halev made her long-anticipated move upstairs to Birdland's main room for an elegant, thoughtful set of music and mirth. Drawing on life, love and the shifting tides ...
Triology: The Slow Road
by Pierre Giroux
In The Slow Road, the Canadian trio Triology--comprised of pianist Miles Black, guitarist Bill Coon, and bassist Jodi Proznick--joins forces with the inimitable tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton to present a recording that swings with warmth, restraint, and unfailing musicality. This is chamber jazz at its most elegant, invoking the refined spirit of classic drummerless trios such ...
Kaisa's Machine: Moving Parts
by Troy Dostert
On the third release with her trusted ensemble, Kaisa's Machine, rising star Kaisa Mäensivu displays a mature compositional voice, creating seven beguiling tracks that make excellent use of her superb colleagues. The Finnish bassist has for some years split her time between Helsinki and New York City, and the album's concept is loosely centered on the ...
