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Since 1994 when Nicholas Payton made his recording debut as a leader with From This Moment, the trumpeter has been lauded as a significant, top-tier voice in jazz. Even though he started out as a “young lion of jazz,” heralded as one of the new-generation guardians of the hard bop flame, Payton consistently committed himself to discovering his voice outside of the strict confines of that rearview mirror approach to the music. While his jazz journey has taken him down many roads"from heritage artist to electric experimenter"the 34-year-old trumpeter arrives at a new plateau of jazz maturity with Into the Blue, his ninth album and his first for Nonesuch
A Supreme Blue
Label: Concord Jazz
Released: 2026
Track listing: So What; Freddie Freeloader; Blue in Green; All Blues; Flamenco Sketches; Acknowledgement; Resolution;
Pursuance; Psalm.
Mark Gross: Jazz for Teens
by B.D. Lenz
For many young musicians, learning jazz is about much more than learning how to play an instrument. It's about developing confidence, learning to listen, finding your own voice, and discovering how to work with others.Few people understand that better than Mark Gross. As Director of Jazz Instruction at NJPAC, Gross has spent years helping ...
New music from Terri Lyne Carrington+Social Science, Australia's The Scornful Four, Debut for Austin Trumpeter Rachel Spencer, and Stellar re-issues of Sir Roland Hanna as well as the Joshua Breakstone Quartet featuring Barry Harris
by Hobart Taylor
Latest tunes from Senri Oe, Charlotte Greves and Donald Vega... also Amber Weekes channels Oscar Brown, Jr. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Terri Lyne Carrington/Social Science “Solidarity Song" from Trip the Night Fantastic (Candid) 00:06 Nicki Adams/Michael Eaton/Francisco Mela “Daily Battles" from Arrival (577) 04:01 Sir Roland Hanna “Century Rag" from Songs of Hope, Inspirartion ...
Oscar Rossignoli: Expanding His Musical Journey
by R.J. DeLuke
When Oscar Rossignoli was a child in Honduras, he wanted to be a drummer. He was captivated by the instrument and when he went to church services each Sunday with his family, he would scamper to the front row and seat himself close to the drummer. The church services featured a band. His father, ...
Nicholas Payton / Butcher Brown: A Supreme Blue
by Jack Kenny
Is it an act of bravery or simple foolhardiness to revisit two of the most revered albums in jazz history--records that transcend popularity and occupy a near-mythic place in the music's collective psyche? In this centennial moment for both Miles Davis and John Coltrane, the question carries not only artistic weight but commercial implications as well. ...
End Of Month Keyboard Special With Music From Ethan Iverson, Karla Harris and Joe Alterman, Richard "Groove" Holmes, and Others
by David W. Daniels
In addition to those named in the title, keyboard music from Brian Charette, Mary Lou Williams, Azymuth, Scott Kinsey, and others is included in this month's keyboard special.Playlist Bill Evans “Nardis" from Explorations (Riverside) 00:00 Brian Charette “Ceora" from Working Out With Big G (SteepleChase) 7:23 Karla Harris and Joe Alterman “Blue Skies" from ...
Jacopo Fagioli: The Relentless Pursuit of Sound
by Marco Iacoboni
Recently crowned “Best New Italian Talent" in the prestigious Top Jazz 2025 critics' poll organized by the monthly Musica Jazz, Jacopo Fagioli has emerged as one of the most thoughtful and versatile voices on Italy's scene. From the chamber-like restraint of his duo with Nico Tangherlini on Bilico (AMP Music & Records, 2022) to the electric ...
End Of Month Keyboard Special Including Music From Brian Charette, Shirley Horn, James Francies, and Others
by David W. Daniels
In addition to the artists named in the title, our End Of The Month Keyboard Special for April 2026 includes Marc Cary, Joe Zawinul, Mose Allison, Barry Harris, and others.Playlist Marcus Roberts “Exploration" from Time And Circumstance (Columbia) 00:00 Brian Charette “Polka Dot Pinup" from Jackpot (Cellar Music) 16:10 Emmet Cohen} “Hindsight" from <em> ...
A House Full of History with Leslie Blackshear Smith in New Orleans
by Thomas Cole
On the recommendation of more than one person, I sought an audience with another of the born and raised New Orleanians who have been indispensable to an education in the town's traditional music. Living a stone's throw from the river and the shadows of an imposing abandoned factory, I knocked on the peeling paint of a ...
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