As a young man growing up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, guitarist Mike Miller was…
A founding member of the contemporary-jazz powerhouse Yellowjackets, bassist Jimmy Haslip continues to find intriguing…
Since her days singing backup for Tower of Power, then lending her chops to contemporary…
On his recent recording, Morning Star (Blue Canoe), trumpeter Thomas Heflin creates the vibe of…
The inspired pairing of vocalist Mark Kibble and guitarist Steve Khan unfolds on Island Letter…
On Respite, D. Mark Owen’s recent release for Blue Canoe, the pianist, keyboardist and composer…
An assemblage of seasoned contemporary-jazz vets, TriTone Asylum draws on its members’ collective influences and…
U.K.-based trumpeter and composer Iwan VanHetten blends the sounds of his Caribbean heritage with well-honed…
Man finds harmony with machine on Rafael Greco’s Blue Canoe debut Signs of Life (Blue…
Cody Carpenter’s Balance of Extremes (Blue Canoe) is a fitting title for an album that…
Jazz-fusion innovators Yellowjackets prove they have plenty to add to the game with the release…
Pianist Emmet Cohen was a hero of the pandemic era in jazz, launching a web…
With the release of Come What May (Club 44) in 2021, vocalist Jane Monheit celebrated…
With a nod to the hyper-cool jazz fusion of the 1980s, pianist Connie Han has…
Australian-born saxophonist and composer Troy Roberts’ fourth album with his Nu-Jive five-piece, Nations United (Toy…
Keyboard masters Dan Cavanagh and James Miley explore new avenues for expression on Another Life…
“My music is blossoming,” says vocalist, trumpeter and composer Jennifer Hartswick in a press release…
Michael Orenstein’s debut album as a leader, Aperture (Origin) feels like the affirmation of a…
Visionary keyboardist Cameron Graves created “thrash-jazz” by blending classical, jazz, fusion and heavy metal. He…
For his latest project, composer Christopher James assembled a cast of some of New York’s…