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Ornette Coleman, Bill Evans, Ulysses Owens, Jr., Paul Edis & Noa Levy

by Joe Dimino
April 5, 2026

We launch into the 952nd episode of Neon Jazz with a spark of elegance and invention--UK pianist Paul Edis and San Francisco vocalist Noa Levy reimagining “Peri's Scope," the classic by Bill Evans, from their 2026 release Portrait in Evans. It's a bold, beautiful opening that sets the tone for a journey rich in texture and ...

Miles Davis Centennial Celebration At SFJAZZ 2026

by Walter Atkins
April 5, 2026

The 2026 Miles Davis Centennial Celebration at SFJAZZ marked the first hundred years of the innovator, musician and painter Miles Dewey Davis III. Davis' nephew, producer and Miles Electric Band leader Vince Wilburn Jr has maintained and directed the influential legacy of Davis for decades. This year, Wilburn introduced several fresh elements to his annual visit ...

It Only Takes One Note

by Monk Rowe
April 5, 2026

Art Trio Releases Watch As The Echo Falls On Calligram Records

April 5, 2026

Watch As The Echo Falls (Calligram Records, 2026) marks a conscious shift in Atlantic Road Trip artistic trajectory. Their debut album, ONE (Calligram Records), served as their initial statement—a full quintet exploring folk music through their perspective as jazz musicians from around the globe. During the tour that followed, they composed Over Mountain, Under Sky, an ...

Big Ears Gets Bigger: A Personal Perspective

by Todd Steed
April 4, 2026

Big Ears Festival  Knoxville, TN March 26-29, 2026 Big Ears is growing like a well-fed wild beast. At this rate, the festival might need a “Colossal Ears" rebrand in the next few years. The expansion of venues and options can be overwhelming until you learn the festival's most profound lesson: if you ...

New Music From Chicago Soul Jazz Collective And Dee Alexander On Calligram Records

April 4, 2026

Chicago Soul Jazz Collective returns with No Wind & No Rain (Calligram Records, 2026) No Wind & No Rain, their fourth album and most fully realized artistic statement to date. A seven-piece ensemble led by saxophonist John Fournier and featuring the acclaimed vocalist Dee Alexander, CSJC has spent years seeking that elusive sweet spot where Chicago ...

Drum Tao at Zellerbach Hall

by Harry S. Pariser
April 3, 2026

Drum Tao Zellerbach Hall CalPerformances Berkeley, CA March 21, 2026 Way back in 1993, Taro Harasaki had an epiphany. He had just exited Mystère, the Cirque du Soleil show then running in Las Vegas. The performance had made a huge impression on him. “I can do this in Japan," he thought. ...

Lee Mendelson Film Productions Celebrates 75 Years of Vince Guaraldi Music with the Premiere Release of the Soundtrack to the Classic PEANUTS Specials

April 3, 2026

It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown / Charlie Brown All Stars! Available March 20, 2026, on Vinyl, CD, and Digital TWO SOUNDTRACKS on One Album, Plus Bonus Tracks not used in the Peanuts Animated Specials Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of 1976’s It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown AND the 60th Anniversary of the second Peanuts special, 1966’s ...

Emmet Cohen at Strathmore Music Center

by Mark Edelman
April 2, 2026

Emmet Cohen  Strathmore Music Center 100 Years of Miles and ColtraneBethesda, MD March 24, 2026 Amidst the gnashing of teeth over the demise of the Kennedy Center and the departure of its jazz series and estimable leader Kevin Struthers, DC music fans have had little to smile about in recent weeks. ...

Peyton Griffin’s New Single 'Antigua' Transports Listeners To An Island Paradise

April 2, 2026

Peyton Griffin, a jazz pianist from the suburbs of Seattle, releases his third single, “Antigua,” a vibrant musical portrait inspired by the beauty and celebration of island life. Drawing from the warmth and rhythmic elegance of Bossa Nova, Griffin reimagines “Antigua,” a classic composition by Antônio Carlos Jobim , infusing it with a contemporary sensibility while ...