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Jon Irabagon, Frank Carlberg & Dennis Egberth
by Maurice Hogue
Artificial Intelligence. Is it good, is it bad? It's a key component of allaboutjazz.com we know that. Saxophonist and composer Jon Irabagon and an amazing tentet put AI under their musical microscope and the results of their examination are now available on the new “Server Farm." There are similar exploratory approaches on new albums by pianist ...
Xhosa Cole: On A Modern Genius (Vol.1)
by Jack Kenny
Xhosa Cole has moved forward constantly, since winning the 2018 BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year award. He has released two studio albums: K(no)w Them, K(no)w Us (Stoney Lane Records, 2021) featuring saxophonist, Soweto Kinch and pianist, Reuben James and Ibeji (Stoney Lane Records, 2022), featuring seven percussionists with African roots. This 2025 release has ...
Zakir Hussain, Billy Mohler & Random Pickin’s
by Maurice Hogue
This is the second 3-hour holiday joint with music selected from newer releases back to some archival stuff and lots in between. Sampled new releases include music from bassist Billy Mohler and a new quartet featuring guitarist Jeff Parker, Italy's BSDE 4Tet, Finnish pianist Joona Toivanen's trio, and some archival music from Minneapolis/Los Angeles bassist and ...
Jamie Saft, Quispel Quintet, Leiba Trio, Funkwrench Blues & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Tributes to Thelonious Monk, Dutch novelist A.F.Th. van der Heijden, the Portuguese city of Guimarães, and much more in this intriguing playlist.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Funkwrench Blues feat. Grant Green Jr., Hamid Drake “Indelicate Balance" Mischief in the Musitorium (Funkwrench Blues) 0:16 ...
Bright Light A Joyous Celebration
By Paul Dunmall
Label: Discus Music
Released: 2024
Track listing: You Look Away; Many Sparrows; Disbelief; I've Had A Lot; Bright Light A Joyous Celebration.
Xhosa Cole, Nicola Miller & Art Jackson’s Atrocity
by Maurice Hogue
There's a seemingly endless pool of great saxophonists that have emerged from Birmingham, England's scene---Andy Hamilton, Soweto Kinch & Shabaka Hutchings to name a few--with the latest, Xhosa Cole whose career is taking off. Named the 2018 BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year Award, Cole has gained much attention, and his third release On A ...
Loz Speyer's Inner Space: Live in Leipzig
by Glenn Astarita
Loz Speyer, a British trumpeter and composer known for his inventive blend of jazz traditions and free improvisation, leads the quintet Inner Space through its inaugural release. With a background spanning a wide range of influences within the jazz realm, Speyer channels these into compositions that allow each band member room for dynamic improvisation. ...
Paul Dunmall: Bright Light A Joyous Celebration
by John Sharpe
While the opener suggests a blowing session from veteran British saxophonist Paul Dunmall, as good as that promises to be, the reality is better still. Joining him is a starry cast drawn from succeeding generations, with the addition of American drummer Hamid Drake. With the drummer touring in the UK. Dunmall took the opportunity to renew ...
When The Dust Settles
Label: New Soil
Released: 2023
Track listing: For Aziz; Anka Tulon; A Prayer For Our Parents; Bé Mankan; Red Oil/Beyond Kingdom Come; When The Dust Settles; There’s Nothing Left For Us Here; Suley’s Ablution; Golo Kan; Seasons Of Baraka.
Balimaya Project at Barbican Centre
by Chris May
Balimaya Project Barbican Centre, Main Hall When The Dust Settles London October 17, 2023 Founded in 2019 by London-based djembe player Yahael Camara Onono, the eighteen-piece Balimaya Project is an all-male ensemble dedicated to celebrating its members' African musical heritages, which it approaches as evolving, future-facing entities. The band blends ...
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