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The Top 25 Songs Featuring Clarinet
by Dean Nardi
As Ian Dury might have sung had he played the clarinet, “Hit me with your licorice stick." (That is “rhythm stick" for those not fluent in punk rock.) From the intricacies of classical music to the smooth swing of jazz to Klezmer--the folk music of the Eastern European Jewish population--the instrument resonates throughout a good portion ...
Estonian Pianist and Composer Rahel Talts Releases 'Back And Forth'
Estonian pianist and composer Rahel Talts returns with Back and Forth, a vibrant new album exploring nostalgia, transformation, and emotional growth through seven original compositions. Featuring award-winning British guitarist Rob Luft, the album brings together an international quintet of rising jazz talents from Estonia, Denmark, Poland, Lithuania, and the UK. Back and Forth was released on ...
Back and Forth
By Rahel Talts
Label: Rainbow Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Pärnu; Time for Fun; Going Back; And Forth; Disappointment; Naujas Skyrius; Jungle Party.
Misha Mullov-Abbado: Effra
by Neil Duggan
Effra is the fourth album from multi-award-winning bassist, composer and arranger Misha Mullov-Abbado. It is a collection of the music he has written for his long-standing sextet over the last four years. An experienced bandleader and multifaceted sideman, his talents have led to him working alongside Tim Garland and Rob Luft. He is probably best known ...
Jakub Paulski: Free' Odde
by Ian Patterson
After the genre-slippery trio album Preludium (Jazz Sound, 2020), which drew from Jimi Hendrix, Bill Frisell, Dmitri Shostakovich and Henrik Wieniawski--modernists all--for inspiration, Polish guitarist Jakub Paulski stretches his compositional palette in a more personal direction on Free' odde. In settings that switch between nimble trio intimacy and large (ish) ensemble ambition Paulski leans towards a ...
Adi Shakti
Label: Naxos Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: The Ship; The Field; Woman; Desert Blues; My Little Sprout; Allt Jag Ber; Wohoo; Adi Shakti.
As Time Passes
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: As Time Passes; Ea; Fifth Winter; North Wind; Basslines; Meditation; Evening Song; A Day in March.
Words Unspoken
By John Surman
Label: ECM Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Pebble Dance; Words Unspoken; Graviola; Flower in Aspic; Precipice; Around the Edges; Onich Ceilidh; Belay That; Bitter Aloe; Hawksmoor.
Geno Thackara's Favorite Jazz Albums of 2024
by Geno Thackara
The year has unfortunately not allowed for reviewing anything near as much as I'd hoped, but the lack of coverage certainly does not mean a lack of quality--as always, there are some picks that just keep finding their way back to my speakers again and again. I'll add a quick honorable mention for Ultraviolet's Ripples and ...
Chris May's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024
by Chris May
In case you missed the sad news, our dear friend and compatriot, Chris May, passed away in November (read our tribute). Below are the albums he considered extraordinary in 2024--a final testament to his discerning taste and love of sound. -mR Rob LuftDahab Days Edition Records
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