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Album

Jazz Up Down and Straight Ahead

Label: Swinginback
Released: 2021
Track listing: Back Then True Blood Segment In a New Place Dark Tunnel Bare Bones For Him for Her Switch Up Fort Green Brooklyn Sweet Lorraine Color of Thanks

Album

The Magic of Now

By Orrin Evans

Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Mynah; The Eleventh Hour; Libra; The Poor Fisherman; MAT-Matt; Levels; Momma Loves; Dave.

Article: Album Review

The pandemic brought with it a shift in sensibilities for many musicians as they navigated new and unfamiliar waters. There were pros and cons of all this activity, with many streaming events and weighty recording projects taking place. Few of the albums coming from that period speak with such authority and freshness as the set at ...

Article: Year in Review

Mike Jurkovic's Best Recordings of 2021

by Mike Jurkovic
December 8, 2021

Once again we give thanks to the artists that kept us real. Kept us sane. Kept us from going off the rails like the whole rest of the reality around us. Fortunately there was so much more than this. Here is the music that hit in a big way and that stays foremost on the radar. ...

Article: Interview

Jim Snidero: Flying in the Face of Adversity

by R.J. DeLuke
November 23, 2021

Jim Snidero, a master of the alto saxophone, can look back on a strong career and more of the same in the future. But he admits events of 2021 have brought him immeasurable satisfaction. It's because of the recorded music he put out this year on the Salvant label--one a fresh live release and ...

Article: Album Review

Jon Gordon: Stranger Than Fiction

Read "Stranger Than Fiction" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
November 19, 2021

Più noto come eccellente sax contralto e leader di un apprezzato quartetto, Jon Gordon torna a incidere un disco orchestrale per la ArtistShare, dopo l'album Evolution del lontano 2009. Registrato nel mezzo della pandemia, con tutte le difficoltà e restrizioni che sappiamo, il nuovo lavoro rinnova la collaborazione col trombonista e arrangiatore Alan Ferber che partecipa ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Malcolm Jiyane, Ben Allison, Nicole Glover, Giovanni Guidi & Other New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
November 6, 2021

One of the best things about today's jazz scene is its sheer variety. A glimpse of that is on display in this set, starting with a special treat for Mondo Jazz's loyal listeners: Ben Allison's “Breakfast with Eric," a tune that has a very special story... listen to the show to find out why. A special ...

Article: Album Review

Ember with Orrin Evans: No One is Any One

Read "No One is Any One" reviewed by Paul Rauch

by Paul Rauch
November 6, 2021

To truly be in the headspace to appreciate the music of Ember, an understanding of the individuals making up the collective is paramount. The original compositions are not mind boggling, complex exercises brandishing the challenging dynamics of jazz composition in the 2020s. Refreshingly, the writing is open ended, containing melodies that come across as recitable mantras. ...

Article: In Pictures

Montclair Jazz Festival 2021

by Mark Robbins
October 19, 2021

In 2002 Melissa Walker founded the Jazz House Kids and, with her husband Christian McBride, started a program “to help students embark on a journey of musical creativity and learn about jazz's cultural and international legacy." Over the years the program has continued to grow and has become one of the leading music programs in the ...

Article: Live Review

East-West Trumpet Summit at Meydenbauer Center Theatre

by Paul Rauch
October 18, 2021

East-West Trumpet Summit Meydenbauer Center Theatre Bellevue Blues & Jazz Festival Bellevue, WA October 9, 2021 Two trumpet quintets in jazz are rare, historically and presently. The alliances most commonly mentioned are the bop era tandem of Fats Navarro and Howard McGhee ...