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Jun Iida: Bellflower

Read "Bellflower" reviewed by Paul Rauch

by Paul Rauch

Jun Iida is a stylish trumpeter who has moved around a bit, in the process taking interpretive fragments of the jazz culture in each city he has inhabited. From his native Pittsburgh, to stops in Los Angeles, Seattle and New York City, he has remained connected to each through personal relationships with the local jazz communities ...

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Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me

Album: In the Wee Hours
By George Cotsirilos
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 03:27

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Owen Chen: Eternal Wind

Read "Eternal Wind" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

Every song on guitarist Owen Chen's album Eternal Wind was written or co-written as part of a film score by Joe Hishaishi of Japan's animation company, Studio Ghibli. “The music, stories and emotions we encounter as children stay with us," Chen writes. “Eternal Wind aims to bring forth melodies that live in our past, with our ...

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Steve Kovalcheck: Buckshot Blues

Read "Buckshot Blues" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

If a guitarist, pianist or anyone else who planned to record a trio could have a wish list, chances are good that one name at the top would be that of drummer Jeff Hamilton. On his 2026 album, Buckshot Blues, Colorado-based guitarist Steve Kovalcheck's wish has come true. Jon Hamar, a superb bassist, shares the rhythmic ...

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Ben Markley Big Band: Tuesday Morning Feeling

Read "Tuesday Morning Feeling" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

When a bandleader says he plans to rely less on arranging the music of others to focus more on his own compositions and charts, the usual response is a prolonged sigh or indifferent shrug of the shoulders --which makes it all the more remarkable that when pianist and composer Ben Markley did exactly that on Tuesday ...

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Ben's Tune

Album: Tuesday Morning Feeling
By Ben Markley
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 06:19


About Anna Kolchina

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Anna Kolchina

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Anna Kolchina was born on March 8, 1984, in Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. From a young age, she was drawn to the arts, exploring theater and dance, while also studying classical piano with Evgeny Bloshchitsky at Music School No. 1, named after Nariman Sabitov.

Her introduction to jazz came through her older brother, a saxophonist, who shared with her a few classic jazz records by Count Basie, Charlie Parker, and John Coltrane. The music fascinated her with its complexity, emotion, and freedom. 

Inspired by her brother, Anna pursued formal jazz studies and enrolled in the Jazz Department of the Ufa College of Arts. There, she studied under vocal teacher Svetlana Slyaguzova, who played a significant role in her musical development, and worked closely with pianist Alina Kruglikova, who introduced her to an extensive collection of jazz records, which became the cornerstone of her early exposure to jazz.

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One Summer's Day

Album: The Ghibli Collection
By Owen Chen
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 06:11

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Bright Child

Album: Buckshot Blues
By Steve Kovalcheck
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 06:40

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Gil Livni: All In

Read "All In" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

All In is the second recording by Israeli-born guitarist Gil Livni, and it is a humdinger from start to finish, thanks to Livni's remarkable skills as a player and composer, and those of his stellar teammates: saxophonist Amit Friedman, organist Yonatan Riklis and drummer Yonatan Rosen. Singly or as a unit, they make All In a ...


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