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Tommy Crane

Tommy Crane is a NYC and Montreal based musician. Crane has recorded and performed with Ambrose Akinmusire, Melissa Aldana, Briars of North America, The Mingus Big Band, Linda Oh, Thus Owls, Aaron Parks, Richard Reed Parry, Logan Richardson, Bing and Ruth, Becca Stevens, Half Waif, Port St Willow, and Wood River. In 2017 Crane was commissioned by the Lincoln Center, NY, to create a multimedia piece titled "Preservation" in collaboration with filmmaker Tracy Maurice. Crane's composition was performed live and released as a full-length album in 2019. In addition to Crane, the recording features performances by Colin Killalea (Albert Hammond Jr.), Eliot Krimsky (Here we go magic), and Greg Chudzik (Steve Reich). In 2017/2018, Crane toured extensively with Melissa Aldana and recorded the Grammy Nominated album "Visions" with the band

Melissa Aldana's Sensory Journey Transports Listeners… Elsewhere

by Keith Flint
July 25, 2026

There is little wonder why Melissa Aldana was nominated in 2019's 61st Annual Grammy Awards for her extraordinary solo on “Elsewhere." The Chilean saxophonist and composer creates a gallery of sound on this piece from her album Visions, inspired by the life and work of the artist Frida Kahlo. Bassist Pablo Menares leads listeners into the ...

Jo-Yu Chen: For Taiwanese Pianist Classical Jazz is a Gas

by Dean Nardi
April 13, 2026

It would be a mistake to say that a classical/jazz hybrid was devoid of interest with its reliance on centuries-old scores. Au contraire. Promise rewards outside of the normal range of expectations. On Rendezvous -Jazz Meets Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & More (Sony, 2025), Taiwanese pianist Jo-Yu Chen begins with a mash-up of two Beethoven classics: “Symphony No. 5" ...

Rendezvous - Jazz Meets Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & More

By Jo-Yu Chen

Label: Sony Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 / Piano Sonata Moonlight; Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker: Dance of the Reed Flutes; Beethoven – Sonata No. 8, Pathétique 2nd Movement; Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake; Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet: Dance of the Knights; Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition: The Old Castle; Prokofiev – Piano Concerto #2; Ravel – Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte.

Luca Curcio, Marcus Gilmore, Alison Shearer, John Scofield, Dave Holland & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
November 15, 2025

Welcome back to our weekly dispatch of recent and upcoming releases--where “recent and upcoming" isn't a marketing catchphrase but living proof that jazz keeps surpassing expectations, along with our sheer ability to keep up.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Luca Curcio “Bomba Dub" La ...

Joel Grundahl, Jack Gardiner, Andy Timmons, David Binney, Donny McCaslin

by Len Davis
August 3, 2025

Turn it up and dive into fresh fusion sounds! Enjoy new music from Canadian guitarist Joel Grundahl, British shredder Jack Gardiner and Andy Timmons, and synth-driven grooves from Richard D Ruttenberg and bassist Jimmy Haslip. Explore bold and original jazz from saxophonist and composer David Binney with Tommy Crane, power house performances by Donny McCaslin, Tim ...

Jo-Yu Chen: Rendezvous: Jazz Meets Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & More

by Dan McClenaghan
May 12, 2025

Pianist Jo-Yu Chen's artistic mission can be described in her words: “When the music is right, it brings us back to the true essence of music, beyond labels and boundaries." But a discussion of labels and boundaries is necessary when addressing her album Rendezvous: Jazz Meets Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & More. First, some ...

Angell & Crane

By Angell & Crane

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Twin Machines; Swingjugend; SALT I; Unearth; Himalayan Dial-Up; SALT II; Honguedo; Hesa Fredrik; Yellow Diamond; Subsequent Flooding; Eight Years to Okuma; 2000 Decades.

Twin Machines

January 30, 2025

Album: Angell & Crane
By Angell & Crane
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Duration: 03:28

Angell & Crane: Angell & Crane

by Dan McClenaghan
November 18, 2024

Montreal-based artists Simon Angell and Tommy Crane make what they call “jazz-adjacent improvised music." Angell plays bass and guitars, along with synths. Crane crafts his sounds with drums and percussion, programming synths and a vibraphone. Mix in some vocalese by Sarah Rossy and alto sax and flute from Charlotte Greve and we have Angell & Crane, ...