Results for "Yvonne Rogers"

Yvonne Rogers: The Button Jar

by Mike Jurkovic
May 1, 2026

It should not be as hard as it is to pinpoint the beauty of pianist/composer Yvonne Roger's sublime piano, but it is. You listen to “Little Dance" from the intimate and intricate calligraphy of her Kris Davis produced The Button Jar and say to yourself “There it is!" Then, the next track, “Thread the Needle," enters ...

Adam O'Farrill: Elephant

by Glenn Astarita
April 16, 2026

On Elephant, trumpeter Adam O'Farrill steers his ensemble through music that is deliberate and quietly volatile. The writing favors asymmetry without sounding academic, and the group responds with alert patience. Moreover, brass lines hover and fracture while the rhythm moves in angled cycles. The album avoids easy dramatics, building tension through restraint. O'Farrill often ...

New Music From Douglas, Xangorchestra, Mycio, HøIby And More

by Bob Osborne
April 2, 2026

The continuum of exploration in the world of jazz runs through this set of fourteen releases, twelve of them brand new. Jazz keeps pressing at its own boundaries while drawing structure and ideas from other musical forms, the result is a playlist that moves cleanly between contrasting approaches. The closing track is presented as a tribute ...

Yvonne Rogers, Adam O'Farrill, Monfort, Nina Tonji & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
March 31, 2026

Another week of sifting through the flood of recent and upcoming jazz releases, another playlist full of gems you won't find on shuffle.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Simona Severini, Jacopo Ferrazza “Caravan" Dream Scenario (Parco Della Musica) 0:16 Host talks 3:11 Alexa Tarantino ...

Alden Hellmuth: Good Intentions

by Neri Pollastri
September 29, 2025

Sempre attenta alle nuove leve internazionali, l'etichetta spagnola Fresh Sound pubblica l'album d'esordio della giovane sassofonista Alden Hellmuth, originaria del Connecticut ma da tempo residente a Los Angeles. In questo suo primo lavoro --per il quale ha già vinto in Germania un premio come miglior album di esordio del 2024 --l'artista si presenta al sax contralto ...

Good Intentions

By Alden Hellmuth

Label: Fresh Sound Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Biting The Hand (That Feeds You); The Gavel; Good Intentions; Stream Of; Personal Saints; Ambrosia & Vetiver; Whirl.

Ritratto di Adam O'Farrill

by Angelo Leonardi
October 7, 2024

Il trentesimo compleanno del trombettista Adam O'Farrill coincide con la pubblicazione di HUESO, il suo settimo album da leader/co-leader prodotto in una carriera singolarmente lunga e prestigiosa. Il primo importante riconoscimento pubblico gli giunge all'età di 21 anni nel 2015, con la vittoria di Bird Calls al critics poll di Down Beat, un album ...

John Zorn’s Masada, Tommy Flanagan, Jeff Parker

by David Brown
February 27, 2024

This week a trio of works featuring guitarist Jeff Parker, we then work our way tough a pile of recently acquired '80s LPs featuring lots of Tommy Flanagan, some Mulgrew Miller and Ronnie Mathews; and finally, we revisit John Zorn's Masada Quartet--leaders of the Radical Jewish Cultural movement of the '90s--who made their first recordings 30 ...

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