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Brilliant Corners 2025: Days 1-4
by Ian Patterson
Brilliant Corners 2025 Black Box/Various Venues Belfast, N. IrelandFebruary 28-March 8, 2025 Thirteen is young for most things, smartphones, cars and your average household pet aside. Thirteen is young for jazz festivals too, but as jazz festivals go, Brilliant Corners qualifies as a precocious youth. Its programming, whilst musically inclusive and ...
The Dave Robbins Big Band: Happy Faces
by Jack Bowers
Even though its renowned leader and trombonist passed away in 2005, and the Dave Robbins Big Band's Happy Faces was recorded some forty years before that, the music on this remarkable album remains as fresh and provocative as today's front-page news. The Indiana-born Robbins, a legend among big-band artists and enthusiasts in Vancouver, British Columbia, and ...
Masters of Their Universe: The Parallel Journeys of Joseph Bologne and Quincy Jones
by Solomon J. LeFlore
Breaking Musical Boundaries: From Classical Courts to Jazz Evolution The intersection of classical and jazz music has been shaped by pioneering musicians who transcended cultural and racial barriers, creating lasting legacies that continue to influence music today. Two remarkable figures, separated by centuries but united in their groundbreaking achievements, exemplify this journey: Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de ...
Jacob Collier's First Interview: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
by Leo Sidran
In 2013, after having posted a series of videos recorded in his family home in North London of himself singing a cappella arrangements of classic--yet sometimes obscure--songs on YouTube, a critical mass began to form around Jacob Collier. His videos of Stevie Wonder's “Isn't She Lovely" and “Don't You Worry Bout A Thing" were passed around ...
Noah Halpern: The Embrace Vol. 1
by Paul Rauch
Since arriving in New York to study at Juilliard in 2014, trumpeter Noah Halpern has steadily shouldered his way into the vibrant city club scene, providing the truest proving ground for him in ways that higher education could never present. His musical upbringing in Seattle was two-fold as well, being raised in the nationally acclaimed high ...
Quincy Jones, David Bixler, Branford Marsalis & Ben Kono
by Joe Dimino
Welcome to the 880th episode of Neon Jazz, where we dive into a fresh journey of sound and talent. We kick things off with the gifted woodwinds player Ben Kono and his group, featuring music from his highly anticipated 2024 album Voyages. From there, we venture into the works of the late, great Bob Berg, who ...
Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin at Tsuen Wan Town Hall, Hong Kong
by Rob Garratt
Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin featuring Ivan Lins Tsuen Wan Town Hall Auditorium Hong Kong November 12, 2024 Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin's musical relationship might date back some five decades--the pair may be, in the former's words, “best buddies"--but it was still startling to see how relaxed the pair ...
Quincy Jones, Jorge Pardo, Nat Birchall, Mulatu, Jhelisa, Nautilus, And More
by Tony Poole
Tony Poole selects his favourite new releases and pre-releases. The opening track remembers Quincy Jones with a rare live version of Killer Joe from 1972. Playlist Roberta Flack & Quincy Jones RIP “On A Clear Day/Killer Joe" from Save The Children OST (Motown) 00:00 Intro Music “They Call It Jazz" 08:27 James O'Donnell Quintet ...
Chop Wood And Carry Water: Ben And Leo Sidran On The Election
by Leo Sidran
When everything you thought you knew turns out to be mistaken, when your compatriots let you down, when your neighborhood is on fire and your friends are drowning, when even Quincy Jones decides he's checking out, it helps to have someone to talk to, to help make sense of it all. For me, it's ...
Carmen McRae, Quincy Jones, Black & White Sessions
by David Brown
This week, Duke Ellington works as interpreted by Franz Koglmann / Lee Konitz, Della Reese and then Etta Jones with the Cyril Haynes Quartet. The Jones tune comes from a Mosaic Box Set reissuing works recorded for the short-lived label Black & White Records. We'll hear two more tracks from that box, from Ivie Anderson and ...
