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Simon Moullier: Iron Giant

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 11, 2026

Witnessing Simon Moullier perform live is invariably impressive, without the French vibraphonist ever attempting to show off. On stage, Moullier is constantly in hot pursuit of the next necessary note or chord, balancing laser-like focus with complete connection to his bandmates. Ceiba--the sixth album in a discography that has been growing annually since 2020, ...

Chris Potter: Osawatomie Brown

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 10, 2026

Dire che Chris Potter sia uno dei sassofonisti più portentosi della scena contemporanea è un po' come raccontare a un napoletano perché la pizza è buona. Ma quando Potter incastona il suo virtuosismo strumentale all'interno di composizioni altrettanto solide e li ammanta di sofisticati arrangiamenti la sua arte raggiunge vette sublimi. Alive with Ghosts ...

Chris Potter: Osawatomie Brown

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 8, 2026

Telling you that Chris Potter is one of the most spellbinding saxophonists on today's scene feels a bit like explaining the virtues of pizza to a Neapolitan. Yet, it is when his formidable instrumental command is framed by equally strong compositions and imaginative arrangements that his artistry shines brightest. Alive with Ghosts Today (Edition ...

Gary Husband: Celestial Terrestrial Commuters

by Mike Jacobs
June 7, 2026

Band Of Other Brothers: Bar Fight

by Mike Jacobs
June 6, 2026

Though they're known as  Band of Other Brothers, there's really no other name than “supergroup" for a band that consists of players of such gravity as Jeff Babko, Jeff Coffin, Nir Felder, Will Lee and Keith Carlock. And, as “Bar Fight," the lead track of their debut album City of Cranes (Ear Up Records, 2016) confirms, ...

Benjamin Herman: NRFS

by Ludovico Granvassu
May 31, 2026

On Tokyo Sessions (Dox Records), Dutch saxophonist Benjamin Herman captures the restless energy of a series of Tokyo musical encounters he develed into alongside drummer and producer Jimmi Jo Hueting and bassist Thomas Pol--an industrious and vivid encounter between the Dutch and Japanese scenes. Rather than the polished Tokyo familiar to jazz tourists, the ...

Dida Pelled: Blues in the Night

by Ludovico Granvassu
May 31, 2026

Dida Pelled's I Wish You Would (La Reserve) is more than a love letter to the blues, a genre she returns to after the high bar she set with A Missing Shade of Blue (Red Records). It is the definitive statement of an artist whose signature lies in the irresistible contrast between the understated intimacy of ...

Bill Evans: Nardis

by Sue Yang
May 29, 2026

Bill Evans turns “Nardis" into something far more tense and combustible on At The Montreux Jazz Festival (Verve Records, 1968). Anyone coming to this performance looking only for the lyrical, introspective Evans will hear a trio working closer to the edge. Jack DeJohnette keeps the music in restless motion, Eddie Gomez pushes the bass into a ...

Dave Douglas: Energy Fields

by Ludovico Granvassu
May 21, 2026

Here is a gem by Dave Douglas featuring the latest all-star incarnation of his Gifts band, now expanded with cellist Tomeka Reid and saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, joining original members Rafiq Bhatia (guitar) and Ian Chang (drums).Two years after the eponymous album honoring Billy Strayhorn, Douglas continues his exploration of foundational jazz composers. On ...

Luciano Biondini, Michel Godard, Lucas Niggli: Lawns

by Ludovico Granvassu
May 19, 2026

Since Carla Bley's passing in 2023, the growing fascination with her songbook--which had already been steadily building for years--has increased exponentially, as more and more musicians turn to her unique blend of melodic clarity and emotional ambiguity. And so, by now, pieces such as “Ida Lupino" and “Lawns" have cemented their place in the pantheon of ...