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Bruce Williams: Solid Perspective
by Jack Bowers
Alto saxophonist Bruce Williams, who doubles as composer, triples as arranger and quadruples as vocalist on one number, brings enviable creds to Solid Perspective, his fifth recording as leader of his quartet. Williams has worked steadily since leaving his native Washington, DC, for New York City, where he has remained for more than two decades, performing ...
Mike Clark: Kuon Ganjo
by Jack Bowers
Not much is really new on veteran drummer Mike Clark's 2026 album, Kuon Ganjo (Time Without Beginning), which encompasses a series of nine hard-bop themes performed by Clark's able quintet. Having said that, the most reasonable question is, do they do it well? And the answer to that is an unequivocal yes. Clark, who ...
Steve Swallow: Music Is Elemental
by Dean Nardi
For esteemed composer and bassist Steve Swallow, writing music is a long, sometimes arduous process that typically begins with only a cup of coffee in the morning before putting in hours, days, weeks--five months in fact, to complete the music for Winter Songs (ECM Records, 2026). For him, that is lightning fast. His idea of composition ...
Michael Leonhart Orchestra at the 2026 NoMad Jazz Festival
by Paul Reynolds
Michael Leonhart Orchestra Rizzoli Bookstore NoMad Jazz Festival New York NY August 2, 2026 Spontaneous creation in jazz usually doesn't extend to the arrangements for a 17-piece orchestra. But Michael Leonhart--who disclosed from the bandstand that his orchestra “did not rehearse for this performance"--wound up arranging on the fly for ...
Entre Amigos Pays Homage To Two Contemporary Composers on Magpie and Joyful Foundation
by Hrayr Attarian
The Chicago-based Entre Amigos is a dynamic collaborative quartet that performs refreshingly original music of contemporary artists. After their eponymous debut, which showcased the members' works, the ensemble released two albums, each spotlighting an inventive trumpeter's compositions. The 2025 Magpie consists entirely of pieces penned by Chicagoan Joe Clark. In comparison, the 2026 Joyful Foundation is ...
Chick Corea: Sometime Ago
by Mike Jurkovic
Everyone listening to Sometime Ago, a previously unheard deep dive into solo Chick Corea, is hereby pardoned and excused if at first Sometime Ago is mistaken for a previously unreleased (or unremembered) Keith Jarrett concert. Jarrett had just recently ventured into solo territory at the Stadthalle in Heidelberg, Germany in June of 1972. So the vibe ...
Leon Buckley Quartet At Scott's Jazz Club
by Ian Patterson
Leon Buckley QuartetScott's Jazz Club Jazz Futures Belfast, N. Ireland July 24, 2026 There is nothing like a good typo to induce the titters. Hats off to the Belfast gig guide who listed this one as the 'Leon Bucket Quarter.' It could have been worse. In a 1631 reprint ...
Melissa Aldana Quartet at Wave Hill
by Paul Reynolds
Melissa Aldana Wave Hill Public Garden & Cultural Center Sunset Wednesday New York NY July 15, 2026 Wildfire smoke from Canada choked New York City last Wednesday night, including at Wave Hill, the garden and cultural center located north of Manhattan, which customarily offers outdoor shows with spectacular views ...
Lisa Rich: I Still Rise
by Troy Dostert
Building on a comeback that began with 2024's Long as You're Living (Tritone Records), vocalist Lisa Rich once again offers artful renderings of well-chosen material, sung with conviction and the wisdom that comes from a career re-forged through dogged resilience. And like its predecessor, I Still Rise features the exemplary talents of a fine supporting cast, ...
Trish Clowes: Try Me
by Ian Patterson
With Try Me saxophonist-composer Trish Clowes joins a starry cast of artists inspired by London--its history, architecture, landscape and multi-cultural streets. From William Blake to Benjamin Zephaniah, from Charles Dickens to Hanif Kureishi, from Ralph Vaughan Williams to The Kinks, and from Claude Monet to the late David Hockney, England's capital has fed the creative spirit ...
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