British-born bassist Dave Holland, Indian tabla master Zakir Hussain and New York-based saxophonist Chris Potter…
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Avishai Cohen/Yonathan Avishai – Playing the Room (ECM)
Following pianist Yonathan Avishai’s contributions to trumpeter Avishai Cohen’s recent ECM group projects, label founder…
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One can imagine the knowing glances Kirk Whalum shot across the studio to Keiko Matsui…
Gerald Cleaver & Violet Hour – Live at Firehouse 12 (Sunnyside)
This sextet, the brainchild of drummer Gerald Cleaver, first appeared on record more than a…
Ethan Iverson Quartet with Tom Harrell – Common Practice (ECM)
Pianist Ethan Iverson describes his fourth appearance on ECM as a nostalgic love letter to…
Daymé Arocena – Sonocardiogram (Brownswood)
Daymé Arocena’s swift ascent in the international jazz scene as a gifted vocalist and composer…
Joel Harrison – Still Point: Turning World (Whirlwind)
More than most of his peers, guitarist Joel Harrison, 62, has refused to be hemmed…
Nicholas Payton – Relaxin’ With Nick (Smoke Sessions)
Closing in on 25 years since his Verve debut, versatile trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Payton…
Makar Kashitsyn – Jazz Animals (Rainy Days)
The odds of young talent succeeding at any task are greatly enhanced by the presence…
Critics’ Picks 2019
Over the last year, a lot of memorable albums have been released. As we always…
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque – On Firm Ground/Tierra Firme (Linus Entertainment)
For more than a quarter of a century, Canadian saxophonist and flutist Jane Bunnett has…
Wallace Roney – Blue Dawn – Blue Nights (HighNote)
Veteran trumpeter and composer Wallace Roney experiments with ensemble chemistry on this bracing eight-track set,…
Hiromi – Spectrum (Telarc)
Back in 2009, when she was on the verge of turning 30, Hiromi recorded the…
Enrico Rava and Joe Lovano – Roma (ECM)
Call them dreamscapes, call them musical abstract canvases — whatever the analogy, the performances on…
The Swingin ’60s: Five Jazz Artists Recollect the London Jazz Scene During the 1960s
Overshadowed by the worldwide domination of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, a creative jazz…
The Bad Plus – Activate Infinity (Edition)
The ethos of Jaco Pastorius’ composition “Punk Jazz” was embodied by acoustic trio The Bad…
London Rising: Six Young Artists Reshaping the Sound of London Jazz
That buzz you hear emanating from the jazz underground? It’s London calling. If you’ve paid…
Publisher’s Letter: The Other Side of Abbey Road
In the ’60s, when I was an impressionable, prepubescent lad growing up in New Jersey,…
Turk Mauro: Requiem for a Heavyweight
By the time he settled in South Florida, Turk Mauro had lived a fairly epic…
Three Perfect Days in New York, the World’s Undisputed Jazz Capital
New York is so heavily saturated with jazz musicians that, on any given night, you…
