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"The clear-cut best pianist of his time..." is how Hot House Magazine" described Orrin Evans in 1998, praise which was echoed again in the summer of 2002. This remarkable talent was nurtured in a household filled with music due to the efforts of his mother, a classical singer who surrounded the youngster with everything from the melodies of Puccini to the pulsating rhythms of Basie and Ellington. He learned from what he heard which is still the case today when he acknowledges such musicians as Trudy Pitts, Tim Warfield, Kenny Barron, Ralph Peterson, Edgar Bateman, Mickey Roker and Bobby Durham as inspirational guides

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Our Community Will Not Be Erased

By Jeremy Pelt

Label: HighNote Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: An Angel – Dedicated To My Sister;Fathers And Sons;Manifesto;The March Into Resilience;Brothas On The Corner;Our Mother's Nature;Fathers And Daughters;Sandman;For The Culture

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Torch Bearers

By Brian Lynch

Label: Hollistic MusicWorks
Released: 2026
Track listing: Luck of the Draw; The Joy of Love; Kyle’s Dilemma; 7-24; Luminescence; Pursuit of a Dream; The Juggler; But Beautiful; Blue ‘n Boogie.

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Now In Time

By Nat Reeves

Label: The Side Door
Released: 2026
Track listing: Blue Ridge; Katea’s Dance; Appointment in Ghana; Portrait of Jennie; Sounds of the Flying Pysgmies; For RJ; Dave’s System; The Creator Has a Master Plan; On Green Dolphin Street; Alice in Wonderland; Samba D’Blue.

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Oh No, I'm In Love Again

By Greg Farnese

Label: Imani / 88 Keys Productions
Released: 2026
Track listing: Oh No, I'm In Love Again; Wonderwall; You Made Me So Very Happy; Dream; Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You; Wake Me Up When September Ends; A Little Bit Of Love; Everybody Wants To Rule The World; Oh No, I'm in Love Again (reprise).

Article: Live Review

The Kind of Blue Band at 92NY

by Paul Reynolds
October 21, 2026

The Kind of Blue Band 92NY A Tribute Weekend to Miles Davis New York, NY October 16, 2026 On one level, paying tribute to the best-selling jazz album of all time--and arguably the most critically revered--is a plum musical assignment. It promises playing a masterwork to a crowd that's deeply ...

Article: Album Review

Caleb Wheeler Curtis and Jason Moran: Incantation

Read "Incantation" reviewed by Jack Kenny

by Jack Kenny
October 19, 2026

The lineage of high-powered jazz duos runs from Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines's “Weather Bird" to Jason Moran and Caleb Wheeler Curtis. Where the earlier performance was a contest between two masters, the style here is conversational and exploratory. Across its 12 tracks, Incantation moves fluidly between free improvisation, original compositions, and affectionate engagements with jazz ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Vocalist Greg Farnese

by AAJ Staff
October 8, 2026

Greg Farnese is a modern-day throwback vocalist, a crooner, if you will. He reignites the treasured and timeless classics from the Great American Songbook and blends them with his unique interpretations of his modern-day favorites. A South Jersey native, Greg began his career in acting and moved to Hollywood, California, where he worked in theater, television ...

Article: Live Review

The Bad Plus Brings Its Farewell Tour to New York's Sony Hall

by Andrew Schinder
July 2, 2026

The Bad Plus Farewell Tour Sony Hall New York, NY June 19, 2026 The Bad Plus has spent the better part of the 21st century as one of jazz's most successful crossover acts. The band, formed in Minnesota, broke through in 2003 with These are the Vistas (Columbia Records), featuring founding ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Miles the Composer in the '50s: Jazz Musicians Play Miles, Part 2

by Larry Slater
June 19, 2026

Miles Davis is justly celebrated for his harmonic sense, his tone, his style, and his ever-changing musical career. However, we rarely hear about Miles the composer. Miles certainly wasn't a prolific composer, and he wrote even less in his later years. He often surrounded himself with gifted writers including Gil Evans,, Bill Evans, Wayne ...