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Chad Taylor Quartet at Solar Myth
by Carl Medsker
Chad Taylor Quartet Solar Myth Philadelphia, PA February 27, 2026 Don Cherry's and John Coltrane's trajectories intersected in the summer of 1960, an inflection point for both artists, yielding the historic The Avant-Garde (Atlantic, 1966). It was the only time they would record together. Cherry was the brass voice in Ornette ...
Dolomiti Ski Jazz – Edizione 2026
by Paolo Peviani
Dolomiti Ski Jazz--XXX Edizione Val di Fiemme, Val di Fassa, Val di Cembra 06--15 marzo 2026 Mentre nel mondo imperversano venti di guerra, in questo angolo del Trentino ci sono persone, come Enrico Tommasini e lo staff del festival Dolomiti Ski Jazz, che da trent'anni (trent'anni!) si impegnano con tenacia e passione ...
James Francies, Joel Ross and Immanuel Wilkins at The New School
by Paul Reynolds
James Francies, Joel Ross, Immanuel Wilkins and The Blue Note All-Stars The New School New York, NY March 5, 2026 What does a jazz program do when three of its faculty record for the famed Blue Note Records? If you're The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, you create a ...
Walter Smith III: Twio Vol. 2
by Jack Kenny
Walter Smith III is a deceptive musician. His deep jazz roots and distinctive tenor saxophone tone mask a technique that is both complex and understated. Smith rewards attentive listeners; his mastery lies in refinement rather than display. One of the pleasures of following Smith's career is hearing him change. Though no longer a young ...
Mal Waldron: His Journey Across 12 Albums
by Carl Medsker
Mal Waldron's life story is compelling, and to mark his 2025 centenary, this article aims to introduce his work to those less familiar with it by tracing his journey across 12 distinctive recordings. Max Roach once singled him out, along with Thelonious Monk, Herbie Nichols, Hasaan Ibn Ali and Randy Weston, as uniquely original ...
Two from the Times, Two from the Bastards
by Patrick Burnette
It's episode two of three covering the New York Times list of Top Ten 2025 jazz albums, and since we generally cover four albums a show, and the Times only picked 10 for their top 10 list, we add a couple of our own picks to this “middle" episode to make the math work. We've got ...
Philly Joe Jones Biography: The Life and Legacy of a Drummer Who Transformed Modern Jazz
by David A. Orthmann
Philly Joe Jones Biography: The Life and Legacy of a Drummer Who Transformed Modern JazzMichael C. Davis140 pagesISBN: #9798269455297Self Published2025 Anyone who is seeking out anecdotes about Philly Joe Jones's relationships with a veritable who's who of jazz greats, or particulars of his life off the bandstand, might want to steer clear of Michael ...
Take Five with Saxophonist Steve Treseler
by AAJ Staff
Meet Steve Treseler Steve Treseler is an award-winning Seattle-based saxophonist, composer, and innovative leader in teaching improvised music. Hailed by Earshot as a “firebrand of the tenor saxophone," DownBeat calls his music “beautifully crafted... whether free, through-composed, or somewhere in between." Steve performs and leads improvisation workshops throughout North America and Europe, performing at Birdland, Blue ...
Mike Clark and Phil Haynes: Keep Beating The Drum(s)
by Doug Collette
A great drummer is the driving force of any band's performances, whether on stage or in the studio. So, is it any surprise that jazz ensembles led by drummers invariably evince strong collective personalities, even if the members of those groups are as self-motivated and inner-directed as their leader(s)? Each of these bands, led by Mike ...
Greg Osby at SFJAZZ Center
by Harry S. Pariser
Greg Osby SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, CA February 1, 2026 Alto jazz saxophonist Greg Osby has an impressive résumé. A St. Louis, Missouri native, Osby finished his studies at Howard University and the Berklee College of Music before moving to New York City in 1982. Since then he has performed and ...
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