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Article: Album Review

Jim Witzel Quartet: Very Early (Remembering Bill Evans)

Read "Very Early (Remembering Bill Evans)" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

Very Early, a warmhearted tribute to the late great pianist Bill Evans, is led not by a pianist but by a guitarist, San Francisco-based Jim Witzel, an Evans admirer since his introduction to the pianist's singular music on Evans' 1961 album, Live at the Village Vanguard. There is a pianist on this tasteful quartet ...

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Article: In the Artist's Own Words

Miles Davis Centennial Celebration At SFJAZZ 2026

Read "Miles Davis Centennial Celebration At SFJAZZ 2026" reviewed by Walter Atkins

by Walter Atkins

The 2026 Miles Davis Centennial Celebration at SFJAZZ marked the first hundred years of the innovator, musician and painter Miles Dewey Davis III. Davis' nephew, producer and Miles Electric Band leader Vince Wilburn Jr has maintained and directed the influential legacy of Davis for decades. This year, Wilburn introduced several fresh elements to his annual visit ...

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Article: Journey into Jazz

Record Store Day 2026 Jazz Releases

Read "Record Store Day 2026 Jazz Releases" reviewed by Kyle Simpler

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 ...

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Article: Album Review

Daggerboard: The Skipper and Mike Clark

Read "The Skipper and Mike Clark" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

The rhythm section--more specifically, bassist Henry “The Skipper" Franklin and drummer Mike Clark--is front and center on the fourth recording by San Francisco Bay-area Daggerboard, the brainchild of trumpeter Erik Jekabson and percussionist Gregory Howe, who have enlisted a large array of supporting actors to help refine and sharpen their unique musical vision. That ...

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Article: Live Review

MetJazz 2026

Read "MetJazz 2026" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri

MetJazz 2026 Teatro Metastasio e altre sedi Prato 16 febbraio--26 marzo 2026 La trentunesima edizione di MetJazz, il festival pratese organizzato dal Teatro Metastasio, era anche la prima dopo oltre vent'anni a non avere più come direttore artistico Stefano Zenni, ottimamente sostituito dalla coppia Enrico Romero e Giuseppe Vigna. Dopo l'anteprima ...

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Article: Jazz in Long Form

He Blinded Me With Jazz: The Surprising Jazz DNA in the Music of Thomas Dolby

Read "He Blinded Me With Jazz: The Surprising Jazz DNA in the Music of Thomas Dolby" reviewed by Kurt Ellenberger

by Kurt Ellenberger

I. Introduction Thomas Dolby is one of the most prominent and recognizable synth pop artists of the '80s. His carefully crafted brand as the bookish, bespeckled “mad synthesizer scientist" was perfect for the time period when MTV emerged as a dominant force in the music industry. MTV made the music video an essential part of an ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Benji Porecki, Evening Sky, Finely Tuned Elephant, Jenny Klukken

Read "Benji Porecki, Evening Sky, Finely Tuned Elephant, Jenny Klukken" reviewed by Cheryl K.

by Cheryl K.

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, cuts from new releases by keyboardist Benjie Porecki; multi--instrumentalist/composer Brian Eaton; the ensemble Evening Sky; guitarist Gilad Barakan; reed player Martin Archer and vocalist Claire McAllister; electronic musician/conceptualist Joseph Branciforte and Fender Rhodes artist Jozef Dumoulin; the quartet Finely Tuned Elephant; and marimba player Jenny Klukken.

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News: Recording

Psychedelic Dub-Jazz Collective Club d'Elf Announces New Album 'Loon & Thrush' Out April 10

Psychedelic Dub-Jazz Collective Club d'Elf Announces New Album 'Loon & Thrush' Out April 10

Today, world-class instrumental ensemble Club d'Elf announces that their upcoming album Loon & Thrush will be released on April 10 via Royal Potato Family. Recorded entirely live in the studio with minimal overdubs, the LP captures the raw, ecstatic, Moroccan-influenced energy that defines the band’s signature sound since their inception in 1998. Today, they’re also releasing ...

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Article: Live Review

Bergamo Jazz 2026

Read "Bergamo Jazz 2026" reviewed by Libero Farnè

by Libero Farnè

Bergamo Jazz Festival 2026 Varie sedi Bergamo 19--22 marzo 2026 A differenza di altri jazz festival, molto estesi sotto il profilo cronologico e territoriale, quello di Bergamo, a parte alcune appendici prima e dopo, si concentra in quattro giornate fitte di eventi, di progetti speciali e di protagonisti ...

Article: Album Review

Carlos Garnett: Cosmos Nucleus

Read "Cosmos Nucleus" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero

Nato a Panama nel 1938, Carlos Garnett è stato sassofonista, compositore e bandleader, noto ai più per la partecipazione al classico On the Corner di Miles Davis, benchè le sue frequentazioni fossero sempre improntate all'eccellenza (Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, Andrew Hill, Charles Mingus per citarne alcuni). Sull'onda del Davis elettrico, Garnett incide per la ...


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