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Marc Cary, Wayne Shorter, Betty Carter & Addison Frei
by Joe Dimino
Kicking off the 885th episode of Neon Jazz, we dive in with New York City pianist Addison Frei and the title track from his new 2024 album, Coin Flip. A talent with deep Kansas City roots, Addison sets the tone before we shift to Marc Cary, a mentor who's shared meaningful time and music with him ...
Howard University Jazz Ensemble 2024: A Return to Glory
by Jack Bowers
The Howard University Jazz Ensemble celebrates its golden anniversary in 2024 with the release of its annual studio recording, A Return to Glory, dedicated this year to Howard alumnus Chadwick Boseman, an acclaimed actor best known for his starring role in the film Black Panther and his masterful film portrayals of baseball star Jackie Robinson and ...
Why Steely Dan Can Never Really Be Yacht Rock
by Eric Pettine
This article was first published on All About Jazz on April 20, 2019. The website Really Smooth Music provides the definition of the term Yacht Rock as being “a variation of popular Soft Rock that peaked between the years of 1976 and 1984 (as featuring a) highly polished brand of soft rock that emanated ...
Eric Bell: Vulnerability
by Pierre Giroux
Eric Bell's debut album Vulnerability is an exploration of artistry, creativity and respect for jazz traditions. Accompanied by his regular partners bassist Cole Sainburg and drummer Nico Vasquez along with special guests guitarist Dean Anbar and tenor saxophonist Eric Hirschhorn, Bell delivers a compelling performance, balancing the weight of jazz history with an innovative spirit. The ...
Branford Marsalis Quartet at The Triple Door
by Paul Rauch
Branford Marsalis Quartet The Triple Door Seattle, WA December 7, 2024 Gone are the days when the Branford Marsalis Quartet would take residence at Seattle's iconic Jazz Alley, and play nine sets over six nights--a true high point of the annual jazz calendar in the Emerald City. Of course Marsalis is ...
The Dam Jawn featuring Dick Oatts: Forward!
by Pierre Giroux
The Dam Jawn's Forward! is an exhilarating journey through the sonic spectrum of modern jazz, elevated by the presence of alto saxophonist Dick Oatts. This collaboration captures the creative energy of five talented young musicians presently living in Amsterdam (hence the Dam in the name) alongside a veteran master, weaving a tapestry of grooves, colors and ...
Cliff Korman: Urban Tracks
by Katchie Cartwright
As ever, Urban Tracks finds pianist, arranger-composer and scholar Cliff Korman alchemizing, jazzifying choros and Brasilifying jazz tunes to create his own distinctive arrangements. Mood Ingênuo: Pixinguinha Meets Duke Ellington with Paulo Moura (Jazzheads, 1999), Brasilified (Tiger Turn, 2022) and Bossas and Ballads (Tiger Turn, 2024) are among other examples in his discography. He recorded Urban ...
Kraków Jazz Week: Seifert Competition & Jazz Juniors
by Martin Longley
Kraków Jazz Week Cricoteka/Hevre Kraków, Poland September 26th-October 3rd 2024 This was the second Kraków Jazz Week, but there is a much deeper history unearthed when studying the roots of this new event. Fundamentally, it involves the amalgamation of two long-running festivals: the Seifert Competition and Jazz ...
Alain Bedard Auguste Quartet: Particules Sonores
by Dan McClenaghan
The experience of bassist Alain Bedard's Partcules Sonores begins--for those who read liner notes--with a rumination on “sound waves that interact with every particle of matter they encounter. The energy created is transported and diffused, becoming sound particles." Hm. A bit cerebral for some tastes, perhaps. But then jazz guys are known to go ...
Some Overlooked 2024 Releases
by Jerome Wilson
Here are reviews of some of the many worthwhile jazz albums that came out in the latter half of 2024. Leslie Pintchik Prayer For What Remains Pintch Hard Records 2024 The latest album by pianist Leslie Pintchik has a gentle, swinging calm to it. She ...
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