Featured Jazz Videos

A Letter to Bill Evans

Leon Lee Dorsey
Duration: 9:08
1,646 views

In late 2023 the trio of Michael Wolff (piano), Mike Clark (drums), and Leon Lee Dorsey (bass) recorded A Letter to Bill Evans in New York City. This is a brief peek into that session.

Chant

Roddy Ellias
Duration: 5:08
814 views

Chant is the second track on my new solo album Moon Over Lake. It's very much African influenced and is dedicated to Loïc Martin, a guitarist from Benin who moved to my home town, Ottawa, in 2000 and sadly passed away in 2020. As the title suggests, there is a repetitive melody or chant that is heard three times, each time with a different background texture. Like all African music, it's very rhythmically based and is in an odd time signature of 15/8.

West 4th St

Hyeonseon Baek
Duration: 4:10
799 views

"West 4th St" is the first single from the upcoming album, Longing, from South Korean, New York-based vocalist Hyeon Seon Baek. The lyrics are in Korean and English and tell the story of how the intense Jazz scene influenced him in New York City. The title is the name of the street where the jazziest neighborhood in the world is, and he lives. With Kevin Hays (piano), Linda May Han Oh (bass), Jochen Rueckert (drums) and Lucas Pino (tenor saxophone).

Awakening

Andrew Vogt
Duration: 3:02
1,419 views

The title track from bassist & composer Andrew Vogt’s upcoming full length album Awakening is a miniature jazz tone poem that elicits the emotions of new beginnings. Featuring Dustin Laurenzi (s Matt Ulery, Bon Iver) saxophone, Christian Euman (Jacob Collier), Stu Mindeman (Kurt Elling) and guitarist Joel Ream beautifully playing all the colors of a sunrise. This chill, rubato jazz composition is best enjoyed with your morning cup of joe.

Samba de Llanandras

Simon Deeley
Duration: 6:33
706 views

A video record of the Steve King Big Band (UK) recording the first of the big band arrangements of two Samba pieces by composer Simon Deeley. The arrangement of “Samba de Llanandras" is by fine Sheffield arranger and composer Chris Noble. The composer Simon Deeley named the piece after his home town the Welsh county town of Llanandras (UK) and, as he says, wishing it to be a light hearted tribute to the border town. The recording of “Samba de Llanandras" is due to be released this April. Visit Simon Deeley Music website or Facebook, for updates.

Watson's Blues

Martin Budde
Duration: 5:19
1,019 views

Martin Budde on guitar, Jonti Siman on bass and Evan Woodle on drums perform “Watson's Blues" by Bill Monroe at Paragon Seattle on March 16, 2022.

Recommended by Michael Ricci.

I'm the Big Chief of Congo Square

Donald Harrison
Duration: 8:48
985 views

We're marking Mardi Gras this year with a tune by the Big Chief himself, Donald Harrison. From his 2009 Nagel Heyer release, The Burners. Celebrate Mardi Gras with All About Jazz's Bacchus Time! playlist.

Recommended by Michael Ricci.

N.J.B.

Q3
Duration: 6:18
1,842 views

Q3 perform their original track N.J.B. from their album The Monkey Puzzle Tree. Featuring Kevin Flanagan on tenor sax, Martin Hallmark on piano, Tiago Coimbra on bass and Steve Hynes on drums.

Cedar Walton Rendez-vous #4 Clockwise

Remi Toulon
Duration: 3:26
712 views

The “Cedar Walton Rendez-vous" is a series of 30 performances celebrating the legacy of jazz legend Cedar Walton. Pianist Rémi Toulon has gathered 25 musicians from the Paris Jazz scene and recorded 30 CW's compositions in various settings from solo piano to sextet. A month-long tribute to one of the most significant composer in Jazz history. With Rémi Toulon (piano), Jean-Luc Arramy (bass), Vincent Frade (drums).

Learn more about The Cedar Walton Rendez-vous: A Month-Long Celebration.

James Shearer Interview

Jim Shearer
Duration: 5:03
938 views

James Shearer is a Regency Professor in the Music Department at New Mexico State University, in Las Cruces, NM. He is also a professional musician, spanning a multi-decade career as a professional tuba player, french horn, and many other brass and orchestra instruments. Mr. Shearer also is a member of the El Paso Brass Quartet, a troupe of brass players apart of the El Paso Orchestra.