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Albare: Eclecticity

Read "Eclecticity" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

On Eclecticity, his 17th recording as leader of his own groups, Moroccan-born Australia-based guitarist Albare (given name: Albert Dadon) uses, for the most part, members of his working groups, the Alchemists and Harmonix Experiment, to help him plumb jazz tradition and breathe life into 10 of his distinctive yet custom-tailored compositions and arrangements. ...

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Nick Biello: New America

Read "New America" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

Alto saxophonist Nick Biello's New America covers a diverse and colorful landscape, one over which his able quintet glides, springs and dances with ease and assurance. Respectfully, they unravel a half-dozen of the leader's elaborate yet accessible compositions and arrangements. Biello, whose upbringing in a music-centered household exposed him to every genre from ...

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Article: Album Review

Will Brahm: Distance to Empty

Read "Distance to Empty" reviewed by Karan Khosla

by Karan Khosla

Distance to Empty is a phrase that carries a familiar feeling--something you might glimpse glowing on the dashboard as you pull away from a final pit stop before a long journey. Will Brahm, metaphorically and musically, poses these questions: How far can you go with what you have? What is left in the tank? What is ...

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Article: Album Review

Jason Kao Hwang: Soliloquies, Unaccompanied Pizzicato Violin Improvisations

Read "Soliloquies, Unaccompanied Pizzicato Violin Improvisations" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci

by Richard J Salvucci

Jason Kao Hwang is a child of Chinese immigrants, and previously recorded in Book of Stories (2023), Uncharted Faith (2022), and Human Rites Trio(2022), a CD completed during the Covid-19 pandemic. He places his music, on viola and violin, within the category of avant-garde-jazz-soul-folk. In the abstract, he calls his music “a celebration of life."

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Kristina Koller: Walk on By

Read "Walk on By" reviewed by Konstantin N. Rega

by Konstantin N. Rega

How to tackle a project of cover songs? Well, singer Kristina Koller tells us on her fourth release, Walk on By, a tribute to composing legend Burt Bacharach. With the assistance of pianist and Rhodes player Fima Chupakhin, bassist James Robbins, drummer Cory Cox and some vocal backups, the group meshes with ease, offering toothsome tunes. ...

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Ant Law: Unified Theories

Read "Unified Theories" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan

Guitarist Ant Law exemplifies the modern jazz polymath. Beyond leading his own quintet, he maintains a musical partnership with British/Turkish vocalist Brigitte Beraha, sustains an ongoing collaboration with saxophonist Alex Hitchcock and co-leads the innovative Trio HLK. This venture sees him forming an entirely new ensemble for their debut release, Unified Theories, all while continuing collaborations ...

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Breathe

Album: American Anxiety
By Zishi Liu
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Duration: 07:05

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Article: Album Review

Michael Arbenz meets Andy Sheppard: From Bach to Ellington - Live

Read "From Bach to Ellington - Live" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan

Recorded live at the Bird's Eye Jazz Club, Basel, Switzerland, in 2024, From Bach to Ellington--Live, has Swiss pianist Michael Arbenz and British saxophonist Andy Sheppard reinterpreting four of Duke Ellington's classics, together with two original pieces from Arbenz inspired by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arbenz came to All About Jazz's attention when, along with ...

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Kristen R. Bromley Quartet: Wes 101

Read "Wes 101" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

Guitarist Kristen Bromley does not try to hide her admiration for an illustrious predecessor, the late great Wes Montgomery. Indeed, that respect is the central theme on Wes 101, Bromley's seventh recording as leader and/or soloist. She and her quartet embrace eight of her charming and luminous compositions, several of which were inspired by tunes that ...

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Impact

Album: Impact
By Steve Holt
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Duration: 05:18


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