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In the 1960s, long before pop artists were backed by the generic, computer-based accompaniment that is commonplace today, singers often recorded with formidable house bands, including Booker T. & the MG’s and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. The former band came together at Stax records in Memphis, laying down timeless grooves on hits by artists like Otis Redding, Albert King, and Carla Thomas. The latter group based in Muscle Shoals, as well as New York and Nashville, enhanced such classic tracks as Aretha Franklin’s “Respect,” Wilson Pickett’s “Mustang Sally,” and Paul Simon’s “Kodachrome.” Growing up in the ’60s, a teenaged Robben Ford spent countless hours listening to artists like Aretha and Otis, at the same time soaking in guitar blues from Mike Bloomfield, Eric Clapton, and B.B

Article: Interview

Francesco Diodati in primo piano

by Angelo Leonardi
August 31, 2026

Figura centrale da un decennio dei gruppi di Enrico Rava, Francesco Diodati è tra i più creativi chitarristi europei della sua generazione. Artista eclettico, sempre aperto a nuove esplorazioni, ha guidato due ensemble centrali del jazz italiano contemporaneo, Neko e Yellow Squeeds; ha anche fatto parte dei progetti di Bobby Previte, Matteo Bortone, Julien Pontvianne, Paolo ...

Article: Live Review

Nigel Price Organ Trio At Magy's Farm

by Ian Patterson
December 4, 2025

Nigel Price Organ Trio Magy's Farm Dromara, N. IrelandNovember 29, 2025 You probably have to go back to the Duke Ellington Orchestra in the '50s to find a harder-touring jazz outfit than the Nigel Price Organ Trio. Between the beginning of April and the end of June 1950 Ellington led his musicians through 74 ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

New music from Simon Phillips, Alex Skolnick, Tigran Hamasyan, Grand Discovery and more

by Len Davis
November 23, 2025

Get ready for a wave of electrifying new releases! Simon Phillips Protocol Live Sessions, recorded in 2019 and only now unveiled, capture the legendary drummer and his band at full throttle. The global fusion continues with Jazz from New York guitar virtuoso Alex Skolnick, São Paulo piano powerhouse Gabriel Gaiardo, and Parisian violin master Daniel John ...

Article: Profile

Joni Jazz, Part 1

by Chuck Lenatti
November 7, 2025

Part 1 | Part 2 Born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943, child of the Canadian Prairie, Joni Mitchell showed signs of becoming an artist at a young age. In Joni Mitchell in Her Own Words (ECW Press, 2014), a collection of conversations recorded over the years, musician and reporter Malka ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Gregory Porter, Jo Harrop, Strictly Smokin’ Big Band, And More

by Colin Muirhead
May 2, 2025

Featuring vocal tracks linked to gigs taking place in North East England during May. With music by Gregory Porter, Jo Harrop, Robben Ford, Curtis Stigers, Strictly Smokin' Big Band and more. Playlist Gregory Porter “On My Way to Harlem" from Be Good (Motéma Music) 00:00 Jo Harrop “The Path of a Tear (Live--Acoustic Version)" ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Tribute to guitarist Mike Miller, Vincen Garcia, Mederic Collignon and Karl Latham

by Len Davis
February 2, 2025

A tribute to the recently passed Mike Miller, Chick Corea Electrik Band and The Outside Men featuring Mike Miller. Spanish bassist Vincen Garcia, French drummer Antoine Cara, Finish pianist Iiro Rantala, and Chicago band Tomin. French cornet player Mederic Collignon with his latest, then taking rock music to jazz with Karl Latham. Canadian bassist Alain Caron, ...

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Jazz Honors The Beatles

by AAJ Staff
April 13, 2023

All About Jazz is honoring The Fab Four in the year of the 60th anniversary of the release of their first album (Please Please Me). This collective tribute was originally published in September 2009--as a living document, we'll add more quotes & stories over time (see how-to in comments section). We also compiled a companion playlist ...

Article: The Big Question

How Do You Rate Miles Davis’ Music, On Record and Live, In The 1980s?

by Ian Patterson
January 26, 2023

The release of The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: That's What Happened 1982-1985 invites renewed reflection on Miles Davis' music in the 1980s. A few tracks aside, these studio outtakes from the recording sessions that produced Star People (Columbia, 1983), Decoy (Columbia, 1984) and You're Under Arrest (Columbia, 1985) don't amount to a whole heap of beans, ...

Album

Common Ground

By Robben Ford

Label: MPS
Released: 2022
Track listing: Ever Ready Sunday; Crabshaw Don’t Care; Sentimental Mood; Hearts of Havana; Common Ground; Passaic; Stanley; Dennis Menace; The Little Boxer.