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Article: Album Review

Mike Clark: Standard Deviations

Read "Standard Deviations" reviewed by Paul Rauch

by Paul Rauch

Bringing new life to jazz standards is a longtime tradition in jazz, whether it be on the bandstand or in the studio. With their latest Sunnyside recording, Standard Deviations, the iconic drummer Mike Clark and Los Angeles-based tenor saxophonist Michael Zilber venture there once again, following Mike Drop, their 2021 Sunnyside release. The result is a ...

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Article: Interview

Hal Galper: Adventures In The Zone

Read "Hal Galper: Adventures In The Zone" reviewed by Paul Rauch

by Paul Rauch

This article was first published on All About Jazz on October 20, 2020. The career of Hal Galper has earned the pianist acclaim as both a performer and educator. Perhaps most importantly, it has drawn attention to his contributions to the music as a true innovator. While other pianists of his era gained more ...

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Article: Album Review

Jimmy Lyons: Live From Studio Rivbea (Jimmy Lyons)

Read "Live From Studio Rivbea (Jimmy Lyons)" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe

Alto saxophonist Jimmy Lyons was underappreciated even at the height of his powers, but to those with ears attuned to the radical innovations of the loft jazz era, he was a galvanizing presence. That his legacy remains under-lit is due in part to his long-standing tenure in Cecil Taylor's incandescent orbit. Lyons was more than a ...

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Article: Live Review

Brad Mehldau Trio At National Concert Hall

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by Ian Patterson

Brad Mehldau Trio National Concert Hall Perspectives Dublin, Ireland June 25, 2025 Brad Mehldau looked like a man at ease as he walked to his piano, turned and bowed graciously to the audience. For sure, Dublin's National Concert Hall is a familiar venue--he had played here at least four times ...

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Article: Album Review

Mark Masters: Sam Rivers 100

Read "Sam Rivers 100" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

Sam Rivers 100 is the first of two homages recorded in 2023-24 by arranger Mark Masters and his blue chip southern California-based ensemble. This one pays tribute to the music of the late saxophonist Sam Rivers on the hundredth anniversary of his birth; the second, Dance, Eternal Spirits, Dance! salutes the music of tenor saxophonist Billy ...

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Article: Live Review

Jason Moran at The Apollo Theater

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by Paul Reynolds

Jason Moran Apollo Theater “Ellington in Focus" New York, NY April 11, 2025 The works of jazz's greatest composer, played brilliantly by a current master, alone at a concert grand piano. Jason Moran's solo tribute to Duke Ellington last Friday could have triumphed on any stage or in any context. ...

Article: Book Review

Stefano Galvani: Jazz - Una Storia In Bianco e Nero

Read "Stefano Galvani: Jazz - Una Storia In Bianco e Nero" reviewed by Giuseppe Segala

by Giuseppe Segala

Jazz -Una storia in bianco e nero Stefano Galvani 372 Pagine ISBN: 9788885750203 Bonomi Editore 2024 Fotografare il jazz: una coniugazione che ha percorso la vicenda di queste due forme espressive, allacciando una forte rete di corrispondenze ed empatie. Soprattutto nel periodo in cui il vinile dominava incontrastato la ...

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Article: Album Review

Reggie Watkins: Rivers

Read "Rivers" reviewed by Paul Rauch

by Paul Rauch

Jazz on an international scale is actually just a network of smaller, local jazz scenes that in 2025 exist in virtually every nation on earth. Most of the music happens on the local scene, where the closest of musical alliances are formed. Trombonist Reggie Watkins has managed to take us to that sacred place on his ...

Article: Live Review

Dolomiti Ski Jazz - Edizione 2025

Read "Dolomiti Ski Jazz - Edizione 2025" reviewed by Paolo Peviani

by Paolo Peviani

Dolomiti Ski Jazz--XXIX Edizione Val di Fiemme, Val di Fassa, Val di Cembra 07-16 marzo 2025 Fedele al motto “musica calda tra paesaggi innevati", anche questa ventinovesima edizione del Dolomiti Ski Jazz ha puntato sul consueto mix di concerti di intrattenimento sulle terrazze dei rifugi per allietare la pausa pranzo degli sciatori, ...

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Article: Interview

Stephen Davis: Leaving It All Out There

Read "Stephen Davis: Leaving It All Out There" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

"How come I haven't heard of you before?" a surprised Anthony Braxton asked Northern Irish drummer/percussionist Stephen Davis. The venerable American saxophonist and composer was bowled over after playing with Davis for the first time. Most musicians are. It is no secret in Ireland, or indeed Europe at large, that Belfast-born Davis is ...


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