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Randy Napoleon, Waking Dream Review

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March 19, 2026 0

Randy Napoleon, Waking Dream Review Randy Napoleon, Waking Dream: The Music of Gregg Hill and Randy Napoleon by Ferell Aubre On Waking Dream: The Music of Gregg Hill and Randy Napoleon, five distinct guitar voices [...]

Pat Metheny, Side-Eye III+ Review

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February 28, 2026 0

Pat Metheny, Side-Eye III+ Review Pat Metheny’s Architecture on Side-Eye III+: Compositional And Improvisational Continuity by Nolan DeBuke The governing logic of Pat Metheny’s Side-Eye III+ is compositional continuity. Across eight Metheny originals, written melody [...]

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Interplay Jazz Orchestra, Bite Your Tongue Review

February 28, 2026 0

Interplay Jazz Orchestra, Bite Your Tongue Review Canon as Framework: Interplay Jazz Orchestra’s Bite Your Tongue Big Band Statement By Ferell Aubre On Bite Your Tongue, Interplay Jazz Orchestra positions itself squarely within the lineage [...]

Vocal Jazz

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

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 [...]

World Jazz

Wanees Zarour, Silwan Review

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 [...]

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 [...]