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Article: Live Review

Miguel Zenon at SFJAZZ Center

by Roy Strassman
June 6, 2022

Miguel Zenon SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, CA May 5, 2022 With its fabulous acoustics and visual projection capabilities, the SF Jazz Center is the ideal venue for Miguel Zenon's performances of his recent Golden City Suite project. Zenon conducted interviews in several of San Francisco's ethnic communities—Chinese, Japanese, Mexican, African American, ...

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 ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Releases Plus Birthday Shoutouts to Jazz Geminis Clora Bryant, Peggy Lee, Dee Dee Bridgewater and More

by Mary Foster Conklin
June 6, 2022

This broadcast presents new releases from pianist Ben Sidran, guitarist Margaret Slovak, Queen Kong, vocalists Cathy Segal-Garcia, Melody Gardot and Carol Lipnik with birthday shoutouts to Rosemary Clooney, Peggy Lee, Clora Bryant, Adison Evans, Denise Donatelli, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Mala Waldron, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by purchasing ...

News: Performance / Tour

Farewell Recital By 'Shine' Pianist David Helfgott At Carnegie Hall On june 17, 2022 - Reserve Now

June 6, 2022

Farewell Recital by SHINE Pianist David Helfgott at Carnegie Hall. June 17, 2022—Reserve Now! In 1997, the film Oscar-winning masterpiece SHINE catapulted Australian legendary piano virtuoso David Helfgott onto the largest and most venerable music stages in the world. Now, 25 years later, David’s the final concert is just around the corner. He is saying ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Brad Mehldau, Pat Martino and Vincent Orsolini

by Joe Dimino
June 5, 2022

Leading the Kansas City Jazz Group Everyday Strangers, we kick off the 754th Episode of Neon Jazz with keyboardist Vincent Orsolini. From there, we hear the artist who floored him while witnessing his first live show in Brad Mehldau. We move on into profiling jazz with an edge from the likes of Franky Freedom, Mark Owen, ...

News: Event

As Seen With Lady Gaga: Tyler Hammond & His Jazz Experience Bring Smooth Sounds To ASH Lounge

June 5, 2022

Tyler Hammond, a rising musical superstar, will be bringing his jazz talents to ASH, located on 5403 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, on June 8, 2022. “We could not be more pleased to welcome Tyler Hammond to our venue,” said Joshua Melville, owner of ASH, in a statement. “Members and non-members alike will ...

News: Recording

'Of Narratives & Nocturnes' Immerses Listeners In Genre-Bending, Through Composed Worlds

June 4, 2022

With a career spanning two continents before he was 20, arrangements that received awards from both Downbeat (2021) and the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers (2021) while still a student, and compositions described as “on a scale with Everglades by Terence Blanchard,” (Gary Lowe, WUNH), composer, bandleader, and saxophonist Simeon Nathanael Davis makes a ...

News: Recording

Paul Slavens Is An Award-Winning Radio Host, A Voice On Legendary Anime 'dragon Ball Z,' A Member Of The Travoltas With Old 97’s Producer Salim Nourallah. He Is A Composer, Too!

June 3, 2022

"Paul Slavens is very non-busy," said Dallas-based music discovery website Central Track. “The Denton-based composer, musician, and all-around entertainer is poised to release his new album, Alphabet Girls, Vol. II, on June 24," comments Dallas-based NPR-affiliate KXT which recently premiered the video for the Slavens single “X (On My Heart)," describing it as “a theatrical number ...

News: Recording

In-Demand Bassist Matt Aronoff Celebrates His Debut Album Featuring Performances By Jason Rigby, Yago Vazquez, And Henry Cole

June 1, 2022

Known for being, “greatly sensitive, with huge ears and a feel for accompaniment (All About Jazz),” bassist/composer Matt Aronoff celebrates his leap from sideman to bandleader in his debut album Morning Song (TBR 06.03.22). Recorded in 2018 in front of a live audience at The Nest, Morning Song serves as the culmination of Aronoff’s weekly, late-night ...

News: Recording

Folks Can't Seem To Stay Out Of 'Mama's Hamper'

June 1, 2022

Powerhouse New England-based soul-funk jam band, The GroovaLottos, laces us with Mama's Hamper – Pure Phunk (Polyphonic Studios Records, 2021) their latest self-produced. This time around, the band let their fans play the role of A&R. Each song on the album was selected based on a survey of fans, asking their favorite songs from shows and ...