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Vincent Peirani: Magnetic Dancing on the Cliff

by Daniel Mège
February 8, 2026

There exists a mystery to melody. For example, “Left Alone," composed on a cross-country flight by Mal Waldron and Billie Holiday. In a few hours, the melody and the chords were established, an absolute compositional masterpiece, full stop. So much beauty served by implacable writing rigor: giants achieve it. Vincent Peirani achieves it. “Physical Attraction," released on ...

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Musician

Mal Waldron

Born: August 16, 1925

Mal Waldron stands as one of the most singular and uncompromising figures in modern jazz—a pianist and composer whose music fused blues depth, modernist rigor, and an austere emotional honesty. Over a career spanning more than five decades, Waldron developed a style instantly recognizable for its percussive touch, repetitive motifs, dark harmonic palette, and an unflinching willingness to confront silence as an expressive force. While never a conventional virtuoso in the showy sense, Waldron’s influence on post-bop, avant-garde jazz, and European improvisational music remains profound.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

A post generic mix-Rin Seo Collective, Catalyst, Messthetics with James Brandon Lewis, and Shostakovich

by Hobart Taylor
January 14, 2026

Crossroads: Askew nuanced arrangements from composer Rin Seo, a jazz master class from Thad Jones, Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell, and Mal Waldron, Third Stream explorations from Kris Davis with the Lutoslawski Quartet, and some Shostakovich for context. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 The Messthetics/James Brandon Lewis “Gestations" from Deface The Currency (Impulse) 00:15 Aubrey Johnson ...

Album

Candy Girl

By Mal Waldron

Label: Strut Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Home Again; Red Match Box; Bits And Things; Candy Girl; Dedication To Brahms; Home Again (Alternative Version); Red Match Box (Alternative Version); Bits And Things (Alternative Version); Dedication To Brahms (Alternative Version).

Article: Album Review

Brandon Sanders: Lasting Impression

Read "Lasting Impression" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
December 21, 2025

Brandon Sanders' 2025 release, Lasting Impression, is a heartfelt reaffirmation of the core values that have shaped jazz drumming for generations. Instead of chasing novelty for its own sake, Sanders grounds the album in straightforward clarity that honours the legacy of those countless craftsmen who viewed swing as a personal responsibility. From the opening bars, he ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Amirtha Kidambi, L.A.S. Collective, Waldron/Rivers & Pat Thomas

by Maurice Hogue
December 1, 2025

I haven't done a three-hour show for a while, but with all the new stuff coming in, it was an easy task. Several live recordings highlight this one: vocalist and provocateuse Amirtha Kidambi & Elder Ones are live in Vilnius Lithuania; the Polish L.A.S. Collective featuring trumpeter Piotr Damasiewicz are live at Café Oto in London ...

Article: Live Review

Bologna Jazz Festival 2025

by Libero Farnè
November 19, 2025

Bologna Jazz Festival 2025 Varie sedi Bologna e Ferrara 9 ottobre--16 novembre 2025 C'è da domandarsi se si possa definire festival una manifestazione musicale che si protrae per una quarantina di giorni. A Bologna una ragione giustificativa la si può trovare nel volersi ricollegare idealmente al memorabile festival storico, nato alla fine ...

Article: The Jazz Life

A Farewell to Madrid's Café Central

by Artur Moral
September 24, 2025

It happened to Chicago with The London House and The Velvet Lounge; it happened to San Francisco with the Black Hawk Club and the Keystone Corner; and, of course, it happened to New York City with Cafe Society, Sweet Basil, Village Gate and Jazz Standard. It has also happened in many other places and cities around ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

Prestige Rara Avis: Kenny Burrell and Frank Wess

by C. Andrew Hovan
September 20, 2025

Over the past decade, music lovers and jazz collectors have enjoyed a wealth of opportunities thanks to the ongoing vinyl renaissance. Back in the 1980s and '90s, Fantasy Records became a favorite among enthusiasts with its Original Jazz Classics series, reissuing nearly a thousand titles from its vast catalog, which included Prestige, Riverside, and Contemporary. After ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Remembering Sheila Jordan, New Releases By Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine, Catina DeLuna, the Airmen Of Note, Richard Johnson, Jorge Garcia. Patricia Brennan & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
September 1, 2025

This broadcast includes new releases from the Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine, Catina DeLuna and Otmaro Ruiz, the Airmen Of Note, Richard Johnson, Jorge Garcia plus a single from Patricia Brennan, with birthday shoutouts to lyricists Dorothy Parker and Carolyn Leigh, pianist Mal Waldron (100!), Nora Germain, Fostina Dixon, Anita Wardell, Naomi Moon Siegel, ...