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Schapiro 17: Best Laid Plans
by Jack Bowers
There are times when even the Best Laid Plans are unable to generate quite enough horsepower to realize their full promise and purpose. New York City-based composer and arranger Jon Schapiro clearly had a plan in mind for the third recording by his large ensemble, Schapiro 17. The plan evidently included broadening the horizons of contemporary ...
Miles Davis: Miles '56: The Prestige Recordings
by Mark Corroto
The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus never met Miles Davis, but his famous observation, “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man," seems tailor-made for the trumpeter. Few artists transformed themselves as completely or as often as Davis. Listeners encountering his music today can ...
Alan Greenspan, 1926–2026: The Reedman Who Conducted the Economy
by Kofi Adjepong-Boateng
He kept the clarinet. Sixty years after he last played for money, the central banker still had the instrument from his dance-band days; when a television crew trooped in, he turned it over in his hands but would not play it, remembering too well how it was supposed to sound. Alan Greenspan, who died ...
Emmett Cohen, Gunhild Carling, Gregory Golub, Henry Robinett & Sonny Rollins
by Joe Dimino
With heavy hearts and deep gratitude, we open the 963rd Episode of Neon Jazz by celebrating the extraordinary life and legacy of the legendary Sonny Rollins. The jazz giant passed away on May 25, 2026, at the age of 95, leaving behind a towering body of work and a spirit that forever changed the course of ...
Miles Davis: Miles '56: The Prestige Recordings
by Mike Jurkovic
Let us imagine for the moment that it is a day or two after the Big Spirit Beyond Wonder has separated the wheat from the chafe. The terrible, unwanted wars have ceased. Global climate change is no longer a threat. Autocracy is in the dustbin of history where it rightfully belongs. Illness has passed. The world, ...
Flea, Dave Douglas and Sonny Rollins (RIP)
by Jerome Wilson
This program pays belated tribute to the late Sonny Rollins. It also includes music from Dave Douglas, Olivia Murphy, and Flea.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Roxy Coss “Ely, MN" from Disparate Parts (Outside In) ...
Lana Meets Jazz 2026 - XIV Edizione
by Paolo Peviani
Lana Meets Jazz 2026 Lana (BZ) 05-10 giugno 2025 Nelle intenzioni dei suoi organizzatori, i musicisti Helga Plankensteiner e Michael Losch, Lana Meets Jazz è un Kulturfestival. Parola che non ha bisogno di traduzione e la cui declinazione pratica ha implicazioni molto forti: non ci si limita a presentare una serie di concerti, ...
Joe Henderson: Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase
by Angelo Leonardi
La pubblicazione dell'inedito concerto di Joe Henderson al Jazz Showcase di Chicago nel 1978, è un'altra scoperta magistrale della Resonance Records. Oltre due ore e mezza di musica travolgente e inventiva, che vede il sassofonista accompagnato dalla pianista Joanne Brackeen, dal contrabbassista Steve Rodby e dal batterista Danny Spencer. Pubblicato in un triplo vinile o doppio ...
Vilnius Mama Jazz 2026
by Ian Patterson
Vilnius Mama Jazz Lithuanian National Drama Theatre25th Edition Vilnius. LithuaniaMay 22-24, 2026 Vilnius Mama Jazz turned 25. In festival terms that is early middle age. When you consider that 25 years is roughly a quarter of the entire history of jazz, the significance of the milestone assumes greater meaning.
Laurie Moore Trio at Leith Jazz & Blues Festival
by Mark McKergow
Laurie Moore Trio Bowler's Rest, Leith A Tribute to the Bass Boss Edinburgh June 6, 2026 Young double bassist Laurie Moore confidently led his trio through two full sets of A Tribute to the Bass Boss, celebrating the music of bass legend Ray Brown. The musicianship was top-class, the program well ...
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