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Makaya McCraven is a beat scientist. The cutting edge drummer, producer, and sonic collagist is a multi-talented force whose inventive process & intuitive style of performance defy categorization. Called “a sound visionary” (jazzinchicago.org) who is “not your everyday jazz drummer” (thewordisbond.com), McCraven brilliantly moves between genres and pushes the boundaries of jazz and rhythm to create forms of his own. “You are listening to one incredible musician. His style and sound is unique, a heady, skillful, sophisticated and boldly uncompromising mix of jazz and hip hop…” (UK Vibe) His breakthrough album In the Moment was released with International Anthem Recording Co

Album

Alloy

By Andrew Toombs

Label: Shifting Paradigm Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: The Slot; Past Souls; Marlou Lane; Subconscious; Off to the Races; Unexpected Party; Beyond; Moodism; Untangling.

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Notes in Repose

By Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026

Article: Album Review

Andrew Toombs: Alloy

by Neil Duggan
October 31, 2026

There is an ancient proverb that says, “A man is judged by the company he keeps." By that measure, pianist Andrew Toombs should be judged very highly indeed. For more than two decades, he has helped shape the path of American popular music, collaborating with artists as diverse as Dave Brubeck, Benny Golson, Bootsy Collins, Carole ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Chris McCarthy, Sam Blakeslee, The Cosmic Tones Research Trio, John Wadham

by Cheryl K.
September 24, 2026

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music: pianist/composer Chris McCarthy; the Alg Trio; saxophonist Michael Eaton, pianist Nicki Adams, and drummer Francisco Mela; vocalist Judi Silvano's Garden Winds; trombonist Sam Blakeslee; Brittany Pitt and her trio Shapeshifter; The Cosmic Tones Research Trio; saxophonist/composer Dennis Mitcheltree; and trumpeter Russell Gunn & Blackhawk.

Article: Live Review

Marquis Hill Family Band at the Village Vanguard

by Max Kutner
March 27, 2026

Marquis Hill Family Band The Village Vanguard New York, NY March 19, 2026 Critically-acclaimed trumpeter and composer Marquis Hill brought his Family Band to the Village Vanguard on March 19th as part of weeklong residency marking Hill's debut as a bandleader. The late set boasted a full hour of five original ...

Article: Live Review

Makaya McCraven at the Cleveland Museum of Art

by C. Andrew Hovan
February 28, 2026

Makaya McCraven Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland, OH February 18, 2026 As the Cleveland Museum of Art continues to expand its artistic reach under the leadership of Gabe Pollack, director of performing arts since 2022, the dividends are increasingly apparent. With the resources to present artists beyond the scope of a ...

Article: Year in Review

I Dischi del 2025 secondo Ludovico Granvassu

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 5, 2026

Immortalare la bellezza e la varietà del jazz pubblicato nel 2025 attraverso una “top ten" appare tanto arduo, vano--e alla fine deludente--quanto cercare di fotografare un tramonto sulla costiera amalfitana usando una rudimentale fotocamera digitale e facendo un forellino sul copriobiettivo. Certo, una foto verrà scattata. Potrebbe persino dimostrare che eri lì, in quel momento, quando ...

Article: Year in Review

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden Of Jazzy Delights 2025

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 3, 2026

Capturing the breathtaking beauty, range, and diversity of jazz released in 2025 through a list of “10 best albums" feels as challenging, vain--and ultimately disappointing--as trying to photograph the Grand Canyon at sunset by placing a pinhole in front of a rudimentary digital camera's lens. Sure, a picture will be taken. It might even prove you ...

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Gadabout Season

By Brandee Younger

Label: Impulse! Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Reckoning; End Means; Gadabout Season; Breaking Point; Reflection Eternal; New Pinnacle; Surrender; BBL; Unswept Corners; Discernment.