Results for "Prime"

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Shirley Bassey, Yoko Miwa & Mikayla Shirley, Haruna Fukazawa

by Cheryl K.
September 3, 2026

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music--vocalists Shirley Bassey, Stella Cole, and Cécile McLorin Salvant; vocalist Mikayla Shirley and pianist Yoko Miwa; vibraphonists Warren Wolf and Stefon Harris; flutist and improviser Haruna Fukazawa; pianist/composer/multi-instrumentalist Skinny Hightower; the Eclectic Maybe Band; whistle/sax/bagpipe player Fraser Fifield; and two selections featuring saxophonist Miguel Zenón.Playlist ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Keyboard Special Featuring Joe Alterman, Tyrone Jackson, Kenny Banks Jr, And More

by David W. Daniels
August 4, 2026

In addition to the named keyboardists in the title, the show includes Atlanta musicians Kenny Banks Sr, Mary Lou Williams, and others. Also keyboardists Peter Johnstone, Geri Allen, Larry Young, and more. Playlist Lonnie Liston Smith “Explorations" from Loveland (Columbia) 0:00 Joe Alterman “You Can't Go Home Again" from The Living Room Sessions Vol. ...

Article: Album Review

Kevin Mackenzie: PRIME Play Standards

Read "PRIME Play Standards" reviewed by Mark McKergow

by Mark McKergow
July 17, 2026

Scottish guitarist Kevin Mackenzie steps forward with the second album from his collaborative organ trio PRIME. The music swings with a deft touch, with sharp arrangement adding fuel to a burning set of well-chosen standards. Mackenzie has been a fixture in Scotland's jazz scene for more than three decades. He has worked extensively in ...

Album

Prime

By Dave Stryker

Label: Strikezone Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Prime; Lockdown; Captain Jack; Hope; As We Were; Mac; I Should Care; Deep; Dude’s Lounge.

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Prime

By Christian McBride

Label: Brother Mister Productions
Released: 2023
Track listing: Head Bedlam; Prime; Moonchild; Obsequiois; The Lurkers; The Good Life; Dolphy Dust; East Broadway Rubdown.

Article: Year in Review

Mike Jurkovic's Best Albums Of 2023

by Mike Jurkovic
December 14, 2023

Led by Veronica Swift and Lakecia Benjamin, 2023 spotlighted some brilliantly moving new music in a year of previously unheard masterpieces. If music soothes the savage beast, this was a great year to be listening. John ColtraneEvenings At The Village Gate Impulse! Records

Article: Album Review

Christian McBride: Prime

by Cary Tenenbaum
April 3, 2023

Prime's opening track, “Head Bedlam," opens with a cacophony of horns playing in a style reminiscent of Sun Ra's Arkestra. This transforms into a quiet, cool riff with bass and drums leading the way, shifting the music into a more accessible groove before returning to the aptly titled bedlam in the track's closing seconds.

Article: Album Review

Christian McBride's New Jawn: Prime

by Mike Jurkovic
March 4, 2023

"Head Bedlam," crashes from the gate with a gale force which instantly gives away the plot of Prime. Put simply, the sophomore release from maverick bassist Christian McBride's New Jawn (Philadelphia slang for something not yet named or created) is a free-form steeplechase. Crying, screeching, testifying, New Jawn trumpeter Josh Evans and saxophonist & bass clarinetist Marcus Strickland ...

Article: Album Review

Dave Stryker: Prime

by Jack Bowers
February 21, 2023

Guitarist Dave Stryker, a ubiquitous presence on the New York scene (and elsewhere) for more than three decades as a leader or sideman, is also a prolific recording artist with more than 35 albums under his belt (and many more than that as member of various ensembles) in formats ranging from big band to trio. On ...