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Peter Erskine: Revisiting Weather Report
by C. Andrew Hovan
A standout drum prodigy of his generation, Peter Erskine began playing at the age of four. After honing his skills at Interlochen, he launched his professional career in 1972 with Stan Kenton. Four years later, he joined Maynard Ferguson before making a pivotal move, replacing Alex Acuña in Weather Report. In the spring ...
Artemis: Arboresque
by Mike Jurkovic
The virtuoso musicians of Artemis--pianist Renee Rosnes trumpeter Ingrid Jensen saxophonist Nicole Glover bassist Noriko Ueda, and drummer Allison Miller --get down to business quick on their third for Blue Note Arboresque. A testament to collaborative intuition and instinct, Arboresque may vary more in tempo and mood than its acclaimed predecessors--2023's ringing In Real Time and 2020's standard-setting debut Artemis--but it ...
Brilliant Corners 2025: Days 1-4
by Ian Patterson
Brilliant Corners 2025 Black Box/Various Venues Belfast, N. IrelandFebruary 28-March 8, 2025 Thirteen is young for most things, smartphones, cars and your average household pet aside. Thirteen is young for jazz festivals too, but as jazz festivals go, Brilliant Corners qualifies as a precocious youth. Its programming, whilst musically inclusive and ...
From Fad To Phenomenon: The Lasting Legacy Of Record Store Day
by Kyle Simpler
Despite its growing popularity, some still view the vinyl resurgence as a passing trend that will eventually fade. Articles frequently appear in newspapers and magazines almost celebrating any dip in vinyl sales. In late 2024, for example, several headlines noted that vinyl sales were down 33%--somewhat ironic, considering that an LP spins at 33 1/3 RPM. ...
Joni Mitchell Jazzed: Ten Essential Mitchell Covers
by Ian Patterson
Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's spectacular transition from acoustic folk singer in the '60s through folk-rock 'n' roller in the early '70s to leader of jazz-inflected bands in the mid-'70s was a gradual process. This musical transformation can be traced over the course of five albums for Asylum, beginning with the multi-million seller and Grammy-winner Court and ...
Take Five with Bassist Anthony Muthurajah
by AAJ Staff
Meet Anthony Muthurajah Anthony Muthurajah is a Bahrain-born Sri Lankan bassist whose musical journey began at age 12 as a church band drummer. He later picked up the guitar and bass, and at 17, moved to Chennai, India, where he became immersed in the gospel scene. In 2010, he moved to Kuala Lumpur to study at ...
Orchestra Nazionale Della Luna: Selene's View
by Ian Patterson
In the interests of full disclosure let us dispense with the notion that Orchestra Nazionale Della Luna is an Italian band. Or an orchestra. ONDL was founded by Finnish pianist Kari Ikonen and Belgian saxophonist/flautist Manuel Hermia in 2015, with additional Belgians in the shape of double bassist Sébastien Boisseau and drummer Teun Verbruggen making the ...
Gary Willis, Tal Wilkenfeld, Weather Report and Dave Weckl
by Len Davis
Bassist's Gary Willis and Tal Wilkenfeld, Dave Weckl, late German guitarist Susan Weinert, Weather Report and guitarist's Mitch Watkins and Lyle Workman. Playlist Gary Willis “Stagger" from No Sweat (Alchemy) 00:00 Dave Weckl “Amanecer" from The Zone (Stretch) 09:38 Tal Wilkenfeld “Serendipity" from Transformation (Self Produced)19:16 Susan Weinert “Triple X" from The Bottom Line ...
Top Ten Sci-Fi Jazz Albums
by Chris May
On The Launch Pad Robert Frosch, head honcho at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from 1977 to 1981, wrote that at cocktail parties he was sometimes asked whether NASA had some gizmo or other that had recently been brought to fictional life in a sci-fi book or movie. If Frosch's answer was “No," the next ...
Branford Marsalis & Joey Calderazzo: Face on the Barroom Floor
by Scott Lichtman
On “Face on the Barroom Floor," the duo of Branford Marsalis and Joey Calderazzo pay tribute to Wayne Shorter by distilling one of Shorter's most beautiful pieces into its essentials. The sentiment might be interpreted as “a lovelorn individual drinks himself into forgetfulness. We hope for a happier future for him." Marsalis and Calderazzo take the ...
