Chamber Jazz
Fergus McCreadie, The Shieling Review Technical Terrain & Folk Logic in Motion: Fergus McCreadie’s The Shieling By Sylvannia Garutch In the cradle of dawn-light on North Uist, a trio gathered around an upright piano, the [...]
Caelan Cardello, Chapter One Review
Jazz
Caelan Cardello, Chapter One Review Crafting the Modern Swing Language: Caelan Cardello’s Chapter One By Nolan DeBuke Emerging from New York’s post-bop crucible with a résumé already stamped by Harold Mabern, Bill Charlap, Fred Hersch, [...]
Fusioneers
The Ed Palermo Big Band, Prog vs. Fusion: A War of the Ages Review
The Ed Palermo Big Band, Prog vs. Fusion: A War of the Ages Review Cutting Edge Big Band Music: The Ed Palermo Big Band’s Prog vs. Fusion: A War of the Ages by Ferell Aubre [...]
Crossover Jazz
Paul Litteral, Litteral Truth Review
Paul Litteral, Litteral Truth Review Horns that Speak: The Architecture of Paul Litteral’s Litteral Truth by Sylvannia Garutch Before diving into the overt craft on Litteral Truth, it’s worth noting that this album is a [...]
Jazz
Rachel Eckroth, This Is One of Those Moments Review
Rachel Eckroth, This Is One of Those Moments Review Back to the Source: Rachel Eckroth’s Quiet Fire on This Is One of Those Moments By Ferell Aubre Rachel Eckroth has always thrived in small ensembles. [...]
Jazzblazers
Jazz
Caelan Cardello, Chapter One Review
Caelan Cardello, Chapter One Review Crafting the Modern Swing Language: Caelan Cardello’s Chapter One By Nolan DeBuke Emerging from New York’s post-bop crucible with a résumé already stamped by Harold Mabern, Bill Charlap, Fred Hersch, […]
Jazz
Rachel Eckroth, This Is One of Those Moments Review
Rachel Eckroth, This Is One of Those Moments Review Back to the Source: Rachel Eckroth’s Quiet Fire on This Is One of Those Moments By Ferell Aubre Rachel Eckroth has always thrived in small ensembles. […]
Jazz
Chris Rottmayer, Playing Favorites Review
Chris Rottmayer, Playing Favorites Review Swing, Samba, and Soul: Chris Rottmayer’s Playing Favorites By Nolan DeBuke Some albums swing because they’re built that way by the players breathing it into being. Playing Favorites falls into […]
Latin Jazz
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The Beveled Edges, I Guess We’re Not Alone Review The Beveled Edges: Genre-Fluid Music Across Borders and Emotions By Sylvannia Garutch The debut album by The Beveled Edges, I Guess We’re Not Alone, is the [...] -
Masha Campagne, Alegre Menina Review Masha Campagne: Today’s Brazilian Jazz with Alegre Menina By Sylvannia Garutch In Alegre Menina, vocalist Masha Campagne crafts a luminous musical journey that bridges continents, cultures, and idioms as she [...] -
Renee Rosnes, Crossing Paths Review The Rhythms of Connection: Crossing Paths with Renee Rosnes By Sylvannia Garutch In Crossing Paths, pianist-composer Renee Rosnes crafts a tribute to Brazilian music that is imaginative and performed by [...] -
Neff Irizarry, Cambio Review Latin Jazz Guitar Bridges and Cadence: Neff Irizarry’s Cambio By Ferell Aubre Neff Irizarry’s Cambio (Change) is an album that flows in Latin jazz performance and rhythmic, harmonic, and textural explorations. [...]
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JazzJim Robitaille, Space Cycles Review
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Electronic JazzRK Dawkins, The Journey
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Chamber JazzFergus McCreadie, The Shieling Review
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FusioneersStan Harrison, Some Poor Soul Has a Fire Review
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JazzJoe LoCascio, Book of Days Review
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JazzRachel Eckroth, This Is One of Those Moments Review
Rachel Eckroth, This [...]