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Eric Bell: Vulnerability
by Pierre Giroux
Eric Bell's debut album Vulnerability is an exploration of artistry, creativity and respect for jazz traditions. Accompanied by his regular partners bassist Cole Sainburg and drummer Nico Vasquez along with special guests guitarist Dean Anbar and tenor saxophonist Eric Hirschhorn, Bell delivers a compelling performance, balancing the weight of jazz history with an innovative spirit. The ...
The Answer
Album: The Answer
By Ilya Osachuk
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Duration: 07:47
Brian Lynch: 7X7BY7
by Jack Bowers
The number seven, which for reasons shrouded in mystery, has long been considered a symbol of good luck, lies at the core of trumpeter Brian Lynch's latest album, 7X7BY7, which consists of seven themes performed by seven musicians with each number clocking in at precisely six seconds past seven minutes. Furthermore, it is said, “the...process [of ...
Jack Bowers' Best Jazz Albums Of 2024
by Jack Bowers
On a personal note, this is unlike any “best of the year" summaries I've written during my more than twenty-five years as a reviewer for All About Jazz. The reason is that I fell in late April and broke my left femur. As a result, I completed no reviews from that time until early September, a ...
Fire (For Oatts)
Album: Reverence
By Carn Davidson 9
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Duration: 04:55
Neil Duggan's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024
by Neil Duggan
When writing a review, an album receives intense, repeated listening. Once the review is completed, attention swiftly shifts to the next musical work. During breaks from critical listening, these albums remained favorites, enjoyed simply for the pure pleasure they brought. Albums by Oded Tzur (reviewed here) and Lynne Arriale (reviewed here) could also be added to ...
Gardyn Jazz Orchestra: Vinyl Brews
by Jack Bowers
Alto saxophonist Jon C. Gardner not only leads the piquant and powerful Philadelphia-based Gardyn Jazz Orchestra, he also wrote and arranged every song on Vinyl Brews, an in-concert performance recorded in December 2023 at Chris' Jazz Café in the City of Brotherly Love. There are half a dozen tunes in all, three of which are presented ...
Dan McClenaghan's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024
by Dan McClenaghan
These recordings are 2024's best of the best. If the business of jazz is a rough go, the art of jazz thrives. Click on the album titles to see the full reviews. Bill AnschellImprobable Solutions Origin Records David FriesenThis Light Has ...
Freysteinn Gíslason: Að einhverju / To somewhere
by Glenn Astarita
Emerging from Iceland's volcanic landscape--a land where glaciers and geysers conspire to create heavenly magic--Freysteinn arrives with their third sonic missive, Að einhverju/To somewhere. This is not your grandmother's jazz album; it is a musical expedition that pirouettes between traditional Icelandic folk whispers, rock and a progressive jazz swagger. Along with the melodic complexities ...
Mark Corroto's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024
by Mark Corroto
Ahh, the “Best Of" lists, when I get the privilege to tell you “what is what." For me, the releases below are not the best discs of 2024 but the ones I kept coming back to most often this past year. I certainly missed a few, as I will discover reading other AAJ contributor's best-of lists. ...
