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Born in Newark, New Jersey on August 25, 1933, Wayne Shorter had his first great jazz epiphany as a teenager: “I remember seeing Lester Young when I was 15 years old. It was a Norman Granz Jazz at the Philharmonic show in Newark and he was late coming to the theater. Me and a couple of other guys were waiting out front of the Adams Theater and when he finally did show up, he had the pork pie hat and everything. So then we were trying to figure out how to get into the theater from the fire escape around the back. We eventually got into the mezzanine and saw that whole show — Stan Kenton and Dizzy Gillespie bands together on stage doing ‘Peanut Vendor,’ Charlie Parker with strings doing ‘Laura’ and stuff like that. And Russell Jacquet…Ilinois Jacquet. He was there doing his thing. That whole scene impressed me so much that I just decided, ‘Hey, man, let me get a clarinet.’ So I got one when I was 16, and that’s when I started music.

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Reference: Bitches Brew Live 1969 In Europe

By Miles Davis

Label: AlAy
Released: 2026
Track listing: CD1: Directions; Bitches Brew; It’s About That Time; I Fall In Love Too Easily; Sanctuary; Bitches Brew; Paraphernalia; Nefertiti. CD2: Masqualero; This; Directions; Bitches Brew; I Fall In Love Too Easily; Sanctuary; It’s About Time; Masqualero.

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Blue Moon Over Paris: ORTF Recordings 1963 and 1968

By Art Blakey

Label: Elemental Music
Released: 2026
Track listing: Moor River; Buhaina's Delight; That Old Feeling; I Didn't Know What Time It Was; Caravan; Slide No.1; Blues For Eros; You Don't Know What Love Is; Moanin'; Blue Moon; The Theme.

Article: Album Review

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Blue Moon Over Paris: ORTF Recordings 1963 and 1968

Read "Blue Moon Over Paris: ORTF Recordings 1963 and 1968" reviewed by Keith Flint

by Keith Flint
November 2, 2026

By the spring of 1963, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers had established themselves as something of a dynasty within the jazz community, irrespective of their lineup. As both a band leader and prodigious drummer, Blakey was a driving force who reigned from the throne behind his drum kit, around which he surrounded himself with players ...

Article: Album Review

Stephen Byth: Growth in Stasis

Read "Growth in Stasis" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
November 2, 2026

Stephen Byth brings a composer's imagination and a saxophonist's instincts to Growth in Stasis, an impressive debut that establishes his emerging voice in contemporary jazz. Raised in Australia and now based in New York City, he draws on modern jazz traditions while developing a language distinguished by memorable melodies, sparkling arrangements and inventive ensemble interplay. The ...

Article: Album Review

Christian McBride & Ursa major: Points of Light

Read "Points of Light" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
October 28, 2026

Every great hostess knows that who you invite incites the party. And when is there not a party goin' on at a Christian McBride new jawn? Which is what, coincidentally, happens to be Points of Light, the hot debut of Ursa Major. For the invitees--the midnight intensity of tenor saxophonist Nicole Glover, the perpetual rhythm of ...

Article: Album Review

GEORGE: Looking for Consonance

Read "Looking for Consonance" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
October 26, 2026

The thing about George--named after George Floyd--is that it allows drummer John Hollenbeck to do almost anything he likes. On the group's second release, Looking for Consonance, he blends elements of prog, avant jazz, pop, ambient, folk, noise and more into an intoxicating, sometimes inscrutable, whole. To abet him in the project, he has recruited an ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Aymee Nuviola, Rob Dehlinger & The Alpha Rhythm Kings, Ally Fiola, Christine Tobin, Birthday Shoutouts To Anita O'Day, Laura Nyro & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
October 26, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Aymee Nuviola, Rob Dehlinger & The Alpha Rhythm Kings, Ally Fiola, Christine Tobin with birthday shoutouts to Nellie Lutcher (Hurry On Down), Victoria Spivey (Telephoning The Blues), Anita O'Day, Bobby Troup, Esperanza Spalding, Laura Nyro, Harry Allen, Amy London, Eve Sicular, Nancy Kelly and Freddy Cole, among others. Happy listening ...

Article: Live Review

Nubya Garcia Red Hot At Blue Note London

by Mike Raggett
October 23, 2026

Nubya Garcia Blue Note London October 17, 2026 Blue Note London has had some hot tickets in its opening months, but none hotter than British saxophone legend Nubya Garcia. Her residency at the club in October 2026 encompassed six sold-out shows. Accompanied by Lyle Barton on piano and assorted keyboards, ...

Article: Live Review

Arcanum at Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo

by Artur Moral
October 20, 2026

Arcanum Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene Oslo, Norway October 9, 2026 Forget the hermetic allusions suggested by their name; forget the content of their first and only album, even though part of their live set is based on it; and forget, above all, preconceived notions about national characteristics and artistic approaches. An Arcanum ...