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Jed Levy: Faces and Places

Read "Faces and Places" reviewed by Jack Kenny


This is a beautiful album that is fired up right from the start. The sound of the tenor is faintly reminiscent of Warne Marsh. There is no seeking after angularity. Jed Levy's way with melody is completely natural and integrated into the quintet, though there are surprises all the way through the improvisations. Jed ...

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Finn Wiest: Aurora

Read "Aurora" reviewed by La-Faithia White


Award-winning drummer Finn Wiest is a first-call sideman in the New York City Jazz scene. He has just finished his Master's degree at the City College of New York with Carl Allen, Steve Wilson and Mike Holobar. Born in Biberach An Der Riss, Germany, Wiest began playing drums at the age of four. He ...

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Alex McLaughlin: A Brand New State

Read "A Brand New State" reviewed by Jack Bowers


After spending years as a performer and educator, bassist Alex McLaughlin has recorded his first album, A Brand New State, on which he leads an able quartet whose front-line spokesperson is the renowned trumpeter Jeremy Pelt. At the insistence of its initiator and producer, drummer Ulysses Owen Jr., the album comprises eight of ...

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Convergence

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Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Duration: 3:34

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Chad LB: Time in a Bottle

Read "Time in a Bottle" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Sooner or later, jazz musicians--some, that is, not all--who have earned a measure of success decide they would like to try something different. In many cases, that “something different" involves a string section. Among the most recent wayfarers along the string-laden path is New York-based tenor saxophonist Chad LB (shorthand for Lefkowitz-Brown) whose recording, Time in ...

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Knucklebox

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Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Duration: 04:54

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Dan Moretti and Brazilia: Live at the Pump House/Celebrating Wayne Shorter

Read "Live at the Pump House/Celebrating Wayne Shorter" reviewed by Jack Bowers


While everyone has ideas, some ideas are admittedly better than others. Saxophonist Dan Moretti and Brazilia's notion to salute the music of Wayne Shorter by reshaping and Latinizing eight of the legendary saxophonist's splendid compositions was a good idea. Doubters need only survey the finished product, recorded in front of an enthusiastic audience in December 2024 ...

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Colocation

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Label: Irrabagast
Released: 2025
Duration: 13:03

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Richard Peña: The Latin Side of Jazz Guitar

Read "The Latin Side of Jazz Guitar" reviewed by Edward Blanco


Presenting his fifth album as leader, Puerto Rican jazz guitarist Richard Peña unveils The Latin Side of Jazz Guitar, continuing his personal exploration of Afro-Caribbean rhythms, leading a quintet of stellar musicians documenting an eight-piece swinging set of light Latin-styled sounds. Considered one of the leading new generations of jazz musicians in Puerto Rico, Peña's intricate ...

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Fini Bearman: Last Night of the World

Read "Last Night of the World" reviewed by Neil Duggan


As professor of Jazz Voice and Songwriting at London's Guildhall School, Fini Bearman naturally incorporates songwriting exercises into her teaching. Over time, some of the songs born from these sessions evolved into fully realised pieces, several of which now appear on her fifth album, Last Night of The World. Bearman brings an impressive jazz ...


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