Rick Roe, Tribute: The Music of Gregg Hill Review The Architect’s Songbook: Gregg Hill’s Structural Imagination By Ferell Aubre Rick Roe’s Tribute: The Music of Gregg Hill is a study in compositional elegance. Hill, a […]
Jo-Yu Chen, Rendezvous: Jazz Meets Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & More Review Reflections in Two Keys: Jo-Yu Chen’s Nocturne Between Worlds By Ferell Aubre Jo-Yu Chen’s latest album, Rendezvous: Jazz Meets Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & More, released on […]
Cyrus Chestnut, Rhythm, Melody and Harmony Review Precision and Pulse: Inside the Architecture of Cyrus Chestnut’s Musicianship By Nolan DeBuke Cyrus Chestnut’s latest release, Rhythm, Melody and Harmony, is a trio-plus-one session that puts another […]
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. […]
Alex Apolo Ayala, Afro-Puerto Rican Jazz Review Architectures of Rhythm: Alex Ayala’s Blueprint for Afro-Caribbean Jazz by Nolan DeBuke With Afro-Puerto Rican Jazz, bassist-composer Alex “Apolo” Ayala pays homage to his roots as he reshapes […]
The Jazz Word 2021
