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Jazz em Agosto 2026

Read "Jazz em Agosto 2026" reviewed by Stefano Merighi


Jazz Em Agosto 2026 Fondazione Gulbenkian Lisbona 31 luglio-9 agosto 2026 È arrivata all'edizione 42 “Jazz Em Agosto," di scena negli spazi sontuosi della Fondazione Gulbenkian a Lisbona, sempre con la direzione artistica di Rui Neves. Ed è stata un'edizione all'insegna dell'eclettismo stilistico, dove il jazz continua ...

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Moldejazz 2026

Read "Moldejazz 2026" reviewed by Daniel Mège


Located at 62°7 North, Moldejazz (the Molde International Jazz Festival) is the ideal place for a festival in week 29, in early summer. A floral scent drifts through The Town of Roses, a ribbon less than a kilometer wide wedged into a peninsula between fjord and mountains. Even once it has set, the sun is never far ...

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Article: Album Review

Clark Sommers: WaBaSH

Read "WaBaSH" reviewed by Troy Dostert


An integral component of the Chicago-based jazz community, bassist Clark Sommers has honed his craft as a sideman with everyone from Kurt Elling to Jon Irabagon, with a multifaceted fluency that extends from mainstream jazz to more adventurous projects. And from time to time he also gets to flex as a leader, starting with his debut ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

The Warm Glow of ECM Vinyl: Tomasz Stańko, Bill Connors, and Mick Goodrick

Read "The Warm Glow of ECM Vinyl: Tomasz Stańko, Bill Connors, and Mick Goodrick" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan


In an oft-quoted phrase from a 1971 magazine article, ECM founder and producer Manfred Eicher described the label's ethos as “the most beautiful sound next to silence." From the start, the label's eloquent sound--captured expertly by house engineers Martin Wieland and Jan Erik Kongshaug--transferred beautifully to vinyl, and original pressings remain highly prized among collectors. So ...

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Article: Album Review

Jeff Lederer: There's a Yearnin'

Read "There's a Yearnin'" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


Jazz and classical music have been intersecting for decades. One of the most prominent examples of this was the Third Stream movement of the sixties, where composers and musicians like Gunther Schuller and John Lewis encouraged the efforts of jazz musicians who wanted to experiment in the world of classical music. The music created through the movement ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jo Harrop, Jamie McCredie, Pat Metheny, And More

Read "Jo Harrop, Jamie McCredie, Pat Metheny, And More" reviewed by Colin Muirhead


Vocalist Jo Harrop and guitarist Jamie McCredie talk about their current tour, plans for new music, and their individual projects. Featuring tracks by Jo and Jamie, plus music by corto.alto, Pat Metheny, and more. Playlist Jo Harrop & Jamie McCredie “My Foolish Heart" from Weathering the Storm (Lateralize Records) 0:00 Jo Harrop & Jamie ...

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Article: Live Review

Marshall Allen, Trae Crudup, Black Cherry, and DoYeon Kim At Vision Festival 2026

Read "Marshall Allen, Trae Crudup, Black Cherry, and DoYeon Kim At Vision Festival 2026" reviewed by Fran Kursztejn


Marshall Allen, Trae Cruddup, Hamid Drake, William Parker, DoYeon Kim Abrons Arts Center Vision Festival June 26, 2026 Creative music (in William Parker's words, “so-called jazz") is an old scene in New York City. Ornette Coleman at least nominally birthed the “free jazz" movement in the '60s, and ever since, the ...

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Article: Album Review

Alden Hellmuth: Tether

Read "Tether" reviewed by Jack Kenny


Where will new musicians gain their experience? Alden Hellmuth, a saxophonist, composer, and improviser based in New York City, offers one compelling answer: by forging her own path. A graduate of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, she was awarded the 2025 German Jazz Prize for Debut Album of the Year and has appeared ...

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Article: Groove Orbit

How John Coltrane Changed Rock Music: The Grateful Dead

Read "How John Coltrane Changed Rock Music: The Grateful Dead" reviewed by Kyle Simpler


The Grateful Dead, probably more than any other rock band that emerged from the 1960s, tapped into the full scope of American musical tradition. From their earliest days, they were an eclectic rock band, blending elements of blues, r&b, country, bluegrass, and jazz. But rather than trying to replicate particular genres exactly, the band's goal was ...

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Article: Big Band in the Sky

Remembering James Blood Ulmer: The Incognito Bluesman

Read "Remembering James Blood Ulmer: The Incognito Bluesman" reviewed by Ian Patterson


James Blood Ulmer, the pioneering electric guitarist and singer who first came to prominence in New York in the early '70s, has died at the age of 86. His extraordinarily visceral guitar style--ragged, choppy, spluttering yet deeply emotive--was instantly recognizable. Post-Jimi Hendrix, Ulmer was one of just a handful of guitarists to alter the language of ...


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