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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Dizzy, Eri Yamamoto, Cecil Payne

by David Brown
December 24, 2024

This week, we'll check in with some late '60s, early '70s Dizzy Gillespie, then a set of new quartet and solo works from pianist Eri Yamamoto. Two new works from Blue Note records follow with an archival release pairing McCoy Tyner and Joe Henderson live at Slugs Saloon 1966 followed new music by the all-star collective ...

Article: Album Review

Out Of/Into: Motion I

Read "Motion I" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
December 1, 2024

Most supergroups happen and barely dent the dust. Despite those odds, one or two happen for a reason. That reason is Motion I by Out Of/Into. Formerly known as The Blue Note Quintet--pianist Gerald Clayton, alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, vibraphonist Joel Ross, drummer Kendrick Scott, and bassist Matt Brewer--hijack the lead track “Ofafrii" with a brazen romp of ...

Article: Album Review

Misha Tsiganov: Painter Of Dreams

Read "Painter Of Dreams" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
August 21, 2024

A mainstay musician in the vibrant and exciting jazz scene of New York City, Russian-born pianist Misha Tsiganov presents his fifth Criss Cross album, Painter of Dreams, which features six original compositions and two familiar reimagined standards, with every piece but one running from between eight to eleven-minutes in length. The pianist expands his musical boundaries, ...

Article: Album Review

Misha Tsiganov: Painter Of Dreams

Read "Painter Of Dreams" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
July 14, 2024

Like a fine wine, Russian-born and New York-based pianist Misha Tsiganov, seems to improve with age. His music continues to evolve and his creativity hits a high spot with Painter Of Dreams. He has appeared on countless albums over the years and has played with such musicians as Wynton Marsalis, Bobby Watson and Michael Brecker. His ...

Article: Album Review

Reggie Quinerly: The Thousandth Scholar

Read "The Thousandth Scholar" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
January 5, 2024

The Thousandth Scholar is Los Angeles-based drummer and composer Reggie Quinerly's fifth album, each out on his Redefinition label. Quinerly themes his albums. His debut was Music Inspired By Freedmantown (2012), a tribute to the Houston neighborhood where he was born and raised. It was followed by Invictus (2015), a salute to hard bop, Words In ...

Album

Continuing

By Tyshawn Sorey

Label: Pi Recordings
Released: 2023
Track listing: Reincarnation Blues; Seleritus; Angel Eyes; In What Direction Are You Headed.

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Turning Point

By Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Label: 5Passion
Released: 2023
Track listing: Infantil; Otra Mirada; Turning I; Iku; Turning II; Hard One Joy; Joie.

Album

New Works & Classics ReImagined

By SFJAZZ Collective

Label: SFJAZZ
Released: 2023
Track listing: Perseverance; Crossing; The Plains; Smokey; Lands End; Hacienda y Capataz; God Bless The Child / That’s The Way Of The World; Prelude/Someday We’ll All Be Free.

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Mel's Vision

By Alex Sipiagin

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2023
Track listing: Mel’s Vision; Summer’s End; Four By Five; Maritima; Vesnianka; Bird Food; Balmoral Point; Peggy’s Blue Skylight; Bird Food (alternative take).

Article: Live Review

SFJAZZ Collective at SFJAZZ Center

by Harry S. Pariser
November 19, 2023

The SFJAZZ Collective The SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, California November 4, 2023 Taking the stage at the commencement of a four-night run at San Francisco's SFJAZZ Center The SFJAZZ Collective launched into vibraphonist Warren Wolf's arrangement of three amalgamated Miles Davis compositions: “In a Silent Way," “Directions," and “Nardis." Then, trumpeter ...