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Eduardo Elia: Desvíos
by Mike Jurkovic
That a sinewy, hypnotic insistence propels Desvios, Argentinian pianist Eduardo Elia's debut release for 577 Records, is not to be considered a surprise or big leap forward in one creative's ongoing quest for the perfect union of muse and spirit. That a sinewy, hypnotic insistence propels Desvios should be all one needs to hear to determine ...
Kris Davis: The Solastalgia Suite
by Mike Jurkovic
Pianist/composer/raconteur Kris Davis dazzles again with The Solastalgia Suite, her headfirst dive into third stream composition. Echoing Ravel's harmonic conversations and guided by the environmental philosopher Glenn Albrecht, who describes his concept of solastalgia as a form of homesickness while we are still at home, Davis and Poland's revered Lutosławski Quartet, named for twentieth-century ...
Subway Music
by George Wallace
The subway is full of high driving music tonight -- round eyed men & women jazzified in the hot wet tunnel --eyes flashing hips moving in & out of the crowd moving in & out like a slide trombone --at 14th street it's the flyaway boys from the foothills of North Carolina playing some gospel banjo--next stop West 4th St--cool, some very ...
New Jazz Haiku
by Mike Jurkovic
two bricks from Trane's Dix Hills holds the blues basic blues of woman of man whipping wild car chase bass drums sax breaks script dancers scatter bing bang boom hip and full of head space starburst arpeggios run wild eighty ...
Mike Jurkovic's Best Jazz Albums Of 2025
by Mike Jurkovic
Many things besides the demise of democracy got in the way of listening to everything, but these are the discs still in heavy rotation. Vijay Iyer Thereupon Pi Recordings Gonzalo RubalcabaFirst Meeting: Live at Dizzy's Club 5Passion Records
Patricia Brennan: Of the Near and Far
by Mike Jurkovic
Peerless, vibe-savvy vibraphonist Patricia Brennan minces no fools from the get go, launching Of The Near And Far with the kick-ass lead single (singles? They still make singles? In this day? In this age?) “Antilla." A new jazz standard by any stretch of the imagination, “Antilla" is a sleek, hypnotic beauty that gears you into the ...
Sylvie Courvoisier: Angel Falls
by Mike Jurkovic
The history of humankind resounds with the sound of piano/trumpet duets. But not like this one. Not like Angel Falls. Because the true beauty of Angel Falls is that grandmaster Wadada Leo Smith, aided and abetted by the fervent curiosity of Brooklyn- based/Switzerland native pianist Sylvie Courvoisier, enlists the listener as an active creator in truly ...
Vijay Iyer: Thereupon
by Mike Jurkovic
Imagine for a moment that there existed a time when every individual had the chance to express themselves with just keyboards, drums, and horns. What cacophony would ensue? What revelations would be unleashed? What new politics would free one and all? Now imagine said individuals were blessed with the singular and coalescing powers and talents alive ...
Craig Taborn / Nels Cline / Marcus Gilmore: Trio Of Bloom
by Mike Jurkovic
Maelstroms come and maelstroms go, but the maelstrom generated by a pumped-up Marcus Gilmore on Ronald Shannon Jackson's “Nightwhistlers," the concussive kicker that jump-starts Trio of Bloom, holds its storm-warning, jazz-rocking, course. That guitarist Nels Cline--cranked by the spirit of Jimi Hendrix via Bill Frisell circa late '87; and keyboardist Craig Taborn (himself a modern acolyte ...
The Brighton Beat: Victory At Last
by Mike Jurkovic
For the musically uninitiated and socially marooned, there is a perpetual sense of danceable immediacy to the big, fun Brighton Beat sound. The exact reason for that is that, at any moment--no, make that every moment--there is the potential to shake-your-money-maker around the moon and back again. Measure by measure by measure, the dance floor is ...
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