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Article: Album Review

Phillip Golub / Lesley Mok: Dream Brigade

Read "Dream Brigade" reviewed by John Sharpe


Pianist Phillip Golub and drummer Lesley Mok explore the porous boundaries between form and freedom on their exploratory debut as Dream Brigade, blending spontaneous composition with intuitive interplay in a wide-ranging program of six spontaneous inventions and two dives into the Great American Songbook. An in-demand side person, Mok can be heard in the ...

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Article: In Pictures

Bergamo Jazz Festival 2025

Read "Bergamo Jazz Festival 2025" reviewed by Luciano Rossetti


A collection of photos from the Bergamo Jazz Festival in Bergamo from March 20, 2025 to March 23, 2025 with the Artistic Direction of Joe Lovano, featuring Marc Ribot, Myra Melford, Antonio Faraò, Aruan Ortiz, Jordina Millà, Barry Guy, Ravi Coltrane, Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, Alexander Hawkins, Camila Nebbia, Enrico Rava, Virginia Sutera, Camila Nebbia, Dianne ...

Article: Album Review

Joëlle Léandre: Lifetime Rebel

Read "Lifetime Rebel" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


RogueArt presenta questo cofanetto di cinque dischi interamente dedicato alla figura della leggendaria contrabbassista francese Joëlle Léandre, documentando la sua presenza al Vision Festival 2023, tenutosi presso il Roulette di Brooklyn, e aggiungendovi un concerto tenutosi pochi mesi dopo in Francia ed un DVD con un video nel quale l'artista suona alcuni brani in solo durante ...

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Article: Album Review

Joe Fiedler Trio 2.0: Dragon Suite

Read "Dragon Suite" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Joe Fiedler steers this trio with the gusto of a trombone maestro who has gigged everywhere from Sesame Street's cheery lanes to prolific stints in the modern and free jazz realms. Guitarist Pete McCann and drummer join him Michael Sarin for a duo with pedigrees juicier than a medieval feast. McCann's strings have sung for heavyweights ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Eric Alexander's latest plus new music from Novalima, Dream Brigade and Candice Hoyes

Read "Eric Alexander's latest plus new music from Novalima, Dream Brigade and Candice Hoyes" reviewed by Hobart Taylor


Eric Alexander, Igmar Thomas Revive Big Band, Canada's Ostara Project and Candice Hoyes! Playlist Candice Hoyes Ted NashVincent Gardner “Far Away Star" from Far Away Star (Self Produced) 0:00 Sacha Boutros “J'Attendrai (featuring Giovanni Mirabassi)" from Love Trilogy (Hear Me Roar) 4:48 Eric Alexander" The Lamp Is Low" from Chicago To New York (Cellar) ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Felix Henkelhausen, Ochs / Morris / Downs & German Jazz Prize Nominees

Read "Felix Henkelhausen, Ochs / Morris / Downs & German Jazz Prize Nominees" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


Listening to a tune by German bassist Felix Henkelhausen while traveling in the car led me to check out what he was up to; I discovered he's been nominated for a 2025 German Jazz Prize in the Album of the Year category for Deranged Particles. Soon I was exploring other nominees and that led to incorporating ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Myra Melford Splash, Thomas Heberer's Remedy & Ra Bishop

Read "Myra Melford Splash, Thomas Heberer's Remedy & Ra Bishop" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


It's early in the year to be thinking “best-of" albums, but I'm definitely noting these for December: pianist Myra Melford's Splash Trio with bassist Michael Formanek and drummer Ches Smith and Remedy, the trio of Thomas Heberer trumpet, Joe Fonda bass & Joe Hertenstein drums. These are two recordings that present the kind of free expression ...

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Article: Album Review

Alister Spence Trio: Gather

Read "Gather" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Australian pianist Alister Spence is a master collaborator. He teams up with fellow keyboardist Satoko Fujii for various recording and live show efforts, and also with pianist Myra Melford and saxophonist Raymond McDonald. In addition, he is a founding member of the group Wanderlust, and he collaborates with guitarist Ed Kuepper in the Asteroid Ekosystem ensemble. ...

Article: Live Review

Bergamo Jazz 2025

Read "Bergamo Jazz 2025" reviewed by Libero Farnè


Bergamo Jazz 2025 Varie sedi Bergamo 20--23 marzo 2025 “Sounds of Joy" era il sottotitolo di Bergamo Jazz 2025 a indicare “la celebrazione di una comunità musicale nata in mezzo alla gente per la gente." Concetto che Joe Lovano, direttore artistico del festival per il secondo anno, non ha mancato di ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Muriel Grossman, Yazz Ahmed, Kaisa Mäensivu

Read "Muriel Grossman, Yazz Ahmed, Kaisa Mäensivu" reviewed by David Brown


Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, new, in, out... wherever the music takes us. Each week, we will explore the elements of jazz from a historical perspective. This week, we'll explore new and recent releases from Europe, including the spiritual jazz grooves of Muriel Grossmann, the psychedelic Arabic jazz of Yazz Ahmed, the ...


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