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Miles Davis, Ben Sidran, Max Roach & Isaiah J. Thompson
by Joe Dimino
Episode 909 of Neon Jazz ignites with brilliance--and it starts with a rising star lighting up the modern jazz sky: Isaiah J. Thompson. We dive into fresh, soul-stirring tracks from his powerful 2025 release, The Book of Isaiah--Modern Jazz Ministry, where faith, groove, and virtuosity collide. From there, it's a rich journey through the past and ...
Miles Davis, Alex Stuart, The Action 4s, Derek Sherinian and Virgil Donati
by Len Davis
On the program today we revisit Miles Davis Bitches Brew with the game changing Miles Runs The Voodoo Down, to remember his birthday recently. Fresh music comes your way with Japanese pianist Kazutoshi Tosha, Aussie guitarist Alex Stuart, and prog-fusion from Soften The Glare. Plus, a new single from Sydney guitarist Kypo. We also hear from ...
Introducing Vocalist Clara Campbell
by Sanford Josephson
More than 100 vocalists competed in this year's Blues Alley Ella Fitzgerald Vocal Competition. What separated Clara Campbell from the other applicants, according to vocalist/judge Nicole Zuraitis, “was her unique voice. She didn't sound like someone else. And, the arrangements were exciting and interesting. She didn't play it safe, and I think that's the most important ...
Maestro Marshall Allen Turns 101
by David Brown
I remember well when The Sun Ra Arkestra performed in 2019 to mark bandleader Marshall Allen's 95th birthday. At the time, it was difficult to imagine he'd continue performing into his second century. Yet, six years later, Maestro Allen remains active--touring, recording, and directing the Arkestra with undiminished energy. As Allen turned 101 on June 25, ...
Al Foster: Monk’s Bossa
by Carl Medsker
On May 28, 2025, Aloysius Tyrone Foster passed away at the age of 82. He brought strong, imaginative, percussive grooves and swing to bebop, post-bop, modal, funk and fusion for over 60 years--even a little calypso and bossa. A very partial list of the musicians Al Foster performed with includes Dexter Gordon, McCoy Tyner, Sonny Rollins, ...
Al Foster: Love, Peace and Jazz!
by Terrell Kent Holmes
This article was first published on All About Jazz on May 3, 2009. Drumming great Al Foster has spent nearly a half-century playing with some of the greatest musicians, and on some of the most memorable albums, in jazz history, from Miles Davis' On The Corner and Agharta to Joe Henderson's State of the ...
Atzko Kohashi & Tony Overwater: Porgy
by Dan McClenaghan
George Gershwin's 1935 folk opera, Porgy and Bess, a quintessentially American masterpiece, has had its share of jazz interpretations. Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald visited the work in 1957 on Verve Records. Pianist Oscar Peterson dug into the Gershwin score--again, on Verve--in 1959. But the most notable rendition is the Miles Davis/Gil Evans collaboration Porgy and ...
Ryan Truesdell / Gil Evans Project: Shades Of Sound
by Jack Kenny
Shades of Sound is not about Ryan Truesdell recreating the past. There are excellent reasons to listen to recreations of the music of Gil Evans. As critic Bill Mathieu wrote of Evans, “The mind reels at the intricacy of his orchestral and developmental techniques. His scores are so careful, so formally well-constructed, so mindful of tradition ...
Gerry Mulligan: Nocturne
by Jack Kenny
This album might go a small way to setting a record straight. Gerry Mulligan has often been underrated. Despite the critical acclaim and historical significance later attributed to Miles Davis for his groundbreaking work on the Birth of the Cool sessions, a closer examination of the repertoire reveals the profound influence of Mulligan's writing. It was ...
John Engels Just Turned 90, But Who’s Counting?
by Joan Gannij
What do you give a man for his 90th birthday, who has everything in terms of chops, contentment, experience, and energy? How about a special edition of an Edison Prize, combined with a birthday tribute concert. Amsterdam's Bimhuis was packed to standing room, filled with friends, family, musicians and music lovers. This was no ordinary birthday ...
