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Sylvie Courvoisier, Wadada Leo Smith and Mary Halvorson at Roulette
by Paul Reynolds
Sylvie Courvoisier, duets with Wadada Leo Smith and Mary Halvorson Roulette Intermedium New York, NY December 7, 2025 So far this jazz season, you'd be hard-pressed to find a double bill as savvy, timely and well-located as Sunday's concert of duets at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn. In successive sets, pianist Sylvie Courvoisier played ...
Patricia Brennan: Of the Near and Far
by John Sharpe
Vibraphonist Patricia Brennan continues to redefine her creative horizons on Of The Near And Far, a fourth leadership date that expands her sonic blueprint without tempering the imagination that has marked her rise. Each of its predecessors has been completely different, from the horn-rich Breaking Stretch (Pyroclastic, 2024), to the percussion-centered More Touch (Pyroclastic, 2022), to ...
Mike Jurkovic's Best Jazz Albums Of 2025
by Mike Jurkovic
Many things besides the demise of democracy got in the way of listening to everything, but these are the discs still in heavy rotation. Vijay Iyer Thereupon Pi Recordings Gonzalo RubalcabaFirst Meeting: Live at Dizzy's Club 5Passion Records
Jack Kenny's Best Jazz Albums Of 2025
by Jack Kenny
A year is an arbitrary time. The list is chronological by how they came to me. The albums that still stand out are Bone Bells (Pyroclastic Records) by Sylvie Courvoisier and Mary Halvorson and the sheer professional expertise of Jed Levy Faces and Places (Self Produced). Both albums, in their different ways, exude creativity and joy. ...
Vilnius Jazz Festival 2025
by Ieva Pakalniskyte
Vilnius Jazz Festival 2025 Old Theatre of Vilnius Vilnius, Lithuania October 13-21, 2025 This report covers five days from October 15-19. The thirty-eighth edition of the Vilnius Jazz Festival opened with the assurance of an event that has spent decades refining both its aesthetic and its purpose. As one ...
Patricia Brennan: Of the Near and Far
by Angelo Leonardi
In un paio d'anni, Patricia Brennan è balzata ai vertici del jazz più innovativo. Se già il magistrale e pluripremiato Breaking Stretch (Pyroclastic Records, 2024) era un salto avanti rispetto ai precedenti More Touch (Pyroclastic Records, 2022) e Maquishti, stavolta la vibrafonista d'origine messicana presenta un'opera ancor più sorprendente, cambiando organico in un'esplorazione ambiziosa e audace. ...
Wadada Leo Smith, Jakob Bro, Henry Threadgill, Gregg Belisle-Chi & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Here is a playlist highlighting recent releases by some of the most adventurous players of our time, with a special focus on two pillars of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians--as the AACM marks its 60th anniversary--Wadada Leo Smith and Henry Threadgill.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted ...
New Music from Formica, McCreadie, Blake & More
by Bob Osborne
This week's selection of new music gathers artists working in jazz's more exploratory edges together with more traditional exponents approaching the music from new perspectives. Playlist Matías Formica “Frio" from Absurdo (Numeral) 00:00 Fergus McCreadie “Wayfinder" from The Shieling (Edition Records) 07:03 Johnathan Blake “Requiem For Dreams Shattered" from My Life ...
Patricia Brennan: Of the Near and Far
by Mike Jurkovic
Peerless, vibe-savvy vibraphonist Patricia Brennan minces no fools from the get go, launching Of The Near And Far with the kick-ass lead single (singles? They still make singles? In this day? In this age?) “Antilla." A new jazz standard by any stretch of the imagination, “Antilla" is a sleek, hypnotic beauty that gears you into the ...
Patricia Brennan: Of the Near and Far
by Troy Dostert
Not one to rest on her laurels, vibraphonist/marimbist Patricia Brennan has continued to challenge herself and her listeners with each stop in the studio. Her tireless dedication to her craft is undoubtedly one of the reasons for her meteoric rise in the creative jazz community, which could be charted particularly after 2021 when she released her ...
