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Article: Album Review

Kenny Wollesen: LATRALA

Read "LATRALA" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
August 29, 2024

When a February 2022 gig at John Zorn's experimental showcase The Stone was unexpectedly canceled due to Covid protocol, Wollesen seized the lemon juicer and booked the band into Shahzad Ismaily's famed Figure 8 studio in Brooklyn for the following two days. The session was engineered by Lily Wen and produced by Will Shore, a composer ...

Article: Interview

Charlie Ballantine and Amanda Gardier: Midwest Jazz Auteurs Move East

by Robert Middleton
July 25, 2024

Guitarist Charlie Ballantine and saxophonist Amanda Gardier are young, up-and-coming jazz musicians who are a rarity: they are married and perform together. Hailing from the heart of the Midwest in Indianapolis, they both began playing at a young age, influenced by both jazz and popular music. Together, they have recorded several exceptional albums. Since ...

Album

RETRO Trilogy

By Allison Adams Tucker

Label: Allegato Music
Released: 2023
Track listing: The Wind; You’re My Best Friend; Life On Mars; Wonderland; Still Crazy After All These Years; Mr. Blue Sky; Bamboleo; Woman in Chains; Lovesong; In Your Eyes; Sometimes It Snows in April; Time After Time; Tropicalia; Why; La Belle Dame Sans Regrets; Birdhouse in Your Soul; Teardrop; 100 Years

Song of the Day

Tropicalia

April 2, 2023

Album: RETRO Trilogy
By Allison Adams Tucker
Label: Allegato Music
Released: 2023
Duration: 03:51

Article: Play This!

Michael Blake: Afro Blake

by Ludovico Granvassu
March 23, 2023

Africa seems to have been a special source of inspiration for Michael Blake, as compositions like “Addis Abeba" (Elevated), “Malagasy" (Combobulate), “Mauritania" (Buzz), “Road to Lusaka" (In the Grand Scheme of Things), “Africa Used to Be Home" (More Like Us) or “Surfing Sahara" (Elevated ) attest. They are all characterized by memorable themes and an instantly ...

Song of the Day

The Wind

February 2, 2023

Album: RETRO Trilogy
By Allison Adams Tucker
Label: Allegato Music
Released: 2023
Duration: 04:22

Album

There Is A Dance

By Elan Mehler

Label: Newvelle Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: There is a Dance; We Spin; Ruby O; When You Were Blind; We Breathe; We Hope; The Shakes; Murray Park; East Side Blues; Then You.

Article: Live Review

Belgrade Jazz Festival 2022

by Martin Longley
December 13, 2022

Belgrade Jazz Festival Dom Omladine/MTS Dvorana Belgrade, Serbia October 26-30, 2022 There are now early signs that some festivals might be set to struggle during 2023, but even if certain aspects are reduced, much of the damage can be cosmetically screened. So far. Perhaps it depends on ...

Article: Live Review

Jazz&Wine of Peace 2022

by Neri Pollastri
November 2, 2022

Jazz&Wine of Peace 2022 Cormons, Collio e Brda slovena 19-13.10.2022 Con l'edizione 2022 il festival Jazz&Wine of Peace di Cormons tagliava l'importante traguardo dei venticinque anni di vita, festeggiati con un degno programma di concerti disseminati--come ormai da tempo avviene--sullo splendido territorio circostante, tra teatri locali, abbazie, castelli e aziende vinicole: artisti ...

Article: In Pictures

The Bill Frisell Trio+1 at Roulette in Brooklyn

by Dave Kaufman
June 6, 2022

Bill Frisell brought his Trio to Roulette in Brooklyn on Friday (May 27, 2022). He has a lengthy history with the venue dating back to his early days in New York City (late 1970s/early 1980s) when Roulette was situated in lower Manhattan and served as a forum for up-and-coming adventurous artists. On this occasion, the Trio ...