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Kurt Elling, WDR Big Band, In the Brass Palace Review

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February 17, 2026 0

Kurt Elling, WDR Big Band, In the Brass Palace Review Load-Bearing Design: Kurt Elling & the WDR Big Band Construct In the Brass Palace By Ferell Aubre Kurt Elling & the WDR Big Band present [...]

Wanees Zarour, Silwan Review

World Jazz

February 14, 2026 0

Wanees Zarour, Silwan Review Modal Architecture With Tempered Jazz Structures: Wanees Zarour’s Silwan By Nolan Debuke In Silwan, Wanees Zarour undertakes a creative structural task of integrating maqam-based modal language into a modern jazz harmonic [...]

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Joel Ross, Gospel Music Review

February 6, 2026 0

Joel Ross, Gospel Music Review Joel Ross Aligns the Collective on Gospel Music: Where Rhythm Becomes Shared Language By Nolan DeBuke In Gospel Music (Blue Note), vibraphonist and composer Joel Ross isn’t chasing gospel as [...]

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Martin Wind, Stars Review

February 6, 2026 0

Martin Wind, Stars Review Martin Wind’s Stars: The Art of Jazz as Conversation By Ferell Aubre Stars is Martin Wind’s album that captures the sound of musicians who trust the room, the tune, the moment, [...]

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Enrique Haneine, Conceivable Directions Review

February 6, 2026 0

Enrique Haneine, Conceivable Directions Review Conceivable Directions: Enrique Haneine’s Creative Directing From The Drums By Nolan DeBuke On Conceivable Directions, drummer and composer Enrique Haneine presents a body of work that listens as carefully as [...]

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Dan Moretti & Brazilia, Live at the Pump House: Celebrating Wayne Shorter Review

January 16, 2026 2

Dan Moretti & Brazilia, Live at the Pump House: Celebrating Wayne Shorter Review Where Groove Meets Legacy: Dan Moretti & Brazilia Honor Wayne Shorter Live by Nolan DeBuke Dan Moretti & Brazilia brings us a homage [...]
Heather McKay, Life Got In The Way Review

January 2, 2026 0

Heather McKay, Life Got In The Way Review Heather McKay: Being Productive When Life Got In The Way By Sylvannia Garutch Heather McKay’s album arrives with an aura of being created patiently, carrying the weight [...]
The Beveled Edges, I Guess We’re Not Alone Review

June 21, 2025 0

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

May 30, 2025 0

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 [...]

The Pacific Jazz Group Review

October 20, 2023 0

The Pacific Jazz Group Review The Pacific Jazz Group: Contemporary West Coast Jazz by Nolan DeBuke At a time when modern jazz often leans towards virtuosity at the expense of emotion, The Pacific Jazz Group’s […]

Sullivan Fortner, Aria

October 6, 2015 0

by Dorphresie Sneed A 28-year-old pianist from New Orleans, Sullivan Fortner announces his debut album for impulse! Records entitled, Aria. Beginning with the percussive original title-track Sullivan establishes a repetitive dance-like rhythm that is […]

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