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New Music from Joe Fiedler, Billy Childs, Maria Grand, And More
by Bob Osborne
The present and the past collide in this twelve release set of new albums. The first five featured tracks are from recently recorded material demonstrating the best modern jazz can offer. The remaining seven tracks are historical recordings, never before released, from the Elemental and Resonance labels for Record Store Day 2026. All of these capture ...
Catherine Russell, Nat Reeves, Bobby Broom & John Beasley
by Joe Dimino
We kick off Episode 957 of Neon Jazz with a true living legend--John Beasley--a masterful bridge between jazz's rich past and its ever-evolving present. Teaming up with the powerhouse SWR Big Band, he sets the tone with his stunning 2026 release Invisible Piano. From there, the journey rolls through a lineup of modern greats and enduring ...
Mal Waldron: Stardust & Starlight At The Jazz Showcase
by Dan McClenaghan
April 2026 sees Zev Feldman--a man devoted to finding unreleased tapes of past jazz masters, well-known and lesser-known--bringing us four excellent live recordings on his Resonance Records label. All of these shows were captured at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago. Pianist Ahmad Jamal's At the Jazz Showcase comes from 1976; Reedman Yusef Lateef's Alight Upon The ...
Mal Waldron: Stardust & Starlight At The Jazz Showcase
by Pierre Giroux
The never-before-released Stardust & Starlight: At The Jazz Showcase captures pianist Mal Waldron in August 1979, first in solo, then in the company of bassist Steve Rodby and drummer Wilbur Campbell, then in dialogue with the ever-incisive saxophonist Sonny Stitt, and always in conversation with himself. Resonance Records issues this performance as a limited-edition 180-gram 2-LP ...
Joe Henderson: Consonance: Live At The Jazz Showcase
by Joshua Weiner
After 15 years in the vaults, Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase represents the first fruits of “Jazz Detective" producer Zev Feldman's expedition into the tape archives of Chicago club owner Joe Segal. Working with Joe's son Wayne Segal, Feldman and Resonance Records founder George Klabin have prepared a quartet of vinyl sets, recorded live at ...
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 ...
Billy Childs Trio, Inara George, Faye Carol, and Resonance Records presents newly unearthed Mal Waldron cut featuring Sonny Stitt
by Hobart Taylor
This week, we have a mix of standards re-imagined and emerging artists. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Faye Carol “Jitterbug Waltz" from Forever Dynamic (Getdown) 00:12 Julian Davis Reid “Textures" from Vocation (Self-Produced) 07:24 Bria Skonberg “ Of Liberty" from Brass (Cellar) 14:08 Host Speaks 24:05 Marcello Carelli/Bob Mintzer/Russell Ferrante/Mike Gurrola “Noodles and Potatoes" from ...
In the Land of Giants: OJCs from Thad Jones and Red Garland
by C. Andrew Hovan
The late 1950s marked a particularly fertile period in jazz. Big bands still commanded audiences, while smaller combos often blended veterans of the swing era with the rising architects of modern bop. Musicians such as Thad Jones, Frank Wess, Illinois Jacquet, and Coleman Hawkins moved fluidly among ensembles, thriving in a moment before the stylistic fault ...
Tina Carr: Moon Over Mildmay
by Neil Duggan
Though jazz has been woven through Tina Carr's life since childhood, she came to performing later than most, launching her career after decades in another profession. Yet she has swiftly established herself on the scene, collaborating with respected musicians across the circuit and earning widespread acclaim for her debut album, Songs For Curly (Self Produced, 2023). ...
Mal Waldron: His Journey Across 12 Albums
by Carl Medsker
Mal Waldron's life story is compelling, and to mark his 2025 centenary, this article aims to introduce his work to those less familiar with it by tracing his journey across 12 distinctive recordings. Max Roach once singled him out, along with Thelonious Monk, Herbie Nichols, Hasaan Ibn Ali and Randy Weston, as uniquely original ...
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