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Article: Interview

Joey DeFrancesco: From Musical Prodigy to Jazz Icon

Read "Joey DeFrancesco: From Musical Prodigy to Jazz Icon" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer


Joey DeFrancesco is a true master of the jazz organ, the one others look up to as the standard bearer, as was his inspirational hero, Jimmy Smith. Arguably, he could be dubbed the Mozart of the jazz organ, since like Mozart, he seemed to have been born with all the music already in him. By four, ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New releases from Lydian Nadhaswaran, Sven Gotz and Troy Roberts

Read "New releases from Lydian Nadhaswaran, Sven Gotz and Troy Roberts" reviewed by Len Davis


New music with Lydian Nadhaswaram from Chromatic Grammatic, Swedish guitarist Sven Gotz, UK based Bassist Mike Forrest Flynn, The Bad Plus, Yellow Jackets, Troy Roberts, and KneebodyPlaylist Lydian Nadhaswaram “Spot" from Chromatic Grammatic (Amly) 00:00 Sven Gotz “The Promise" from Panjoy (Jazzandrecords) 07:07 Mike Forrest Flynn “Strange Weather" from Strange Weather (Self Produced) 14:10 ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Fresh progressive music from new, and established musicians

Read "Fresh  progressive music from new, and established musicians" reviewed by Len Davis


New music from Australian saxophonist Troy Roberts with Nu Jive: Nations United, Forgas Band Phenomena The Electric Ear, Carlo Cantini quartet from Italy, Jonathan Lundberg from Sweden, and Derek Sherinian from Vortex and finally the re-issue of What It Is Montreal 1983 by Miles Davis.Playlist Alain Caron “Slam The Clown" from Rhythm 'n Jazz ...

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Article: What is Jazz?

Seattle Jazz Fellowship Presents: Orrin Evans & the Captain Black Big Band

Read "Seattle Jazz Fellowship Presents: Orrin Evans & the Captain Black Big Band" reviewed by Paul Rauch


The Seattle Jazz Fellowship, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by trumpeter Thomas Marriott, was created in response to the loss of viable jazz stages showcasing the vibrant resident jazz scene in Seattle. While local jazz musicians and fans alike mourned the downfall of longtime resident haunts such as the New Orleans club and Tula's Jazz Club, Marriott ...

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Article: Album Review

Troy Roberts: NU-JIVE: Nations United

Read "NU-JIVE: Nations United" reviewed by Geannine Reid


Troy Roberts is a two-time Grammy nominee who is becoming one of the most broadly recorded saxophonists of his time. Roberts' robust saxophone playing adorns several essential recordings ranging from the legendary Joey DeFrancesco to the iconic Van Morrison to the indispensable Jeff 'Tain' Watts to the assiduous Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band, ...

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Best Buddies

Label: Toy Robot Music
Released: 2021
Track listing: CHYTHM RANGES; BEST BUDDIES; EVIL EYE; ZEENA; A NEW PORPOISE; PHO TWENNY; KING OF HEARTS; HALFWAY HOUSE IN C MAJOR; OVERLOOK

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All Without Words: Variations Inspired by Loren

Label: Tiger Turn
Released: 2021
Track listing: Loren's Theme; Searching but Never Finding; Two Steps Forward; Seeing It Again for the First Time; The Urgency of Every Moment; Invisible Things; Walking in Our Own Footsteps/The Circle Game; The Smallest Thing; A Day Is Forever/Like Any Other; Three Roads Diverged; Learning What It Means to Be; It's Enough to Be Here, Now.

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Article: Album Review

Ryan Daunt: Essence

Read "Essence" reviewed by Geannine Reid


Drummer, educator, bandleader, and composer Ryan Daunt hails from Australia. Daunt is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) with a First-Class Honours Degree in Music, majoring in Jazz Performance. In 2016, he released his debut album. A busy sideman, Daunt has performed with a myriad of jazz artists including Kneebody, Troy ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

We speak to Melbourne keyboard player and producer Phil Turcio about his latest project The Quiet

Read "We speak to Melbourne keyboard player and producer Phil Turcio about his latest project The Quiet" reviewed by Len Davis


We speak to Melbourne keyboardist and music producer Phil Turcio about his new project The Quiet. Also music from guitarist Andre Nieri from his album Two Tone Sessions Live , German keyboardist MSM Schmidt and Australian saxophonist Troy Roberts from his album Stuff I Heard.Playlist Phil Turcio “The Futurist" from The Quiet (Self Produced) ...

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The Intangible Between

Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Proclaim Liberty; This Little Light of Mine; A Time For Love; That Too; Off Minor; Into Dawn; Tough Love; Im So Glad I Got to Know You


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