Chicago Jazz Orchestra, More Amor: A Tribute to Wes Montgomery Review Chicago Jazz Orchestra featuring Bobby Broom: Montgomery, remembered in technicolor by Nolan DeBuke Wes Montgomery was a genre-defining jazz guitarist with his stylistic revolution, […]
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 […]
Hiromi feat. Sonicwonder, Out There Review Fusion in Flight: Sonic Conversations from Hiromi’s Out There By Ferell Aubre With Out There, Hiromi Uehara and her ensemble Sonicwonder dynamically explore the jazz fusion landscape. Building on […]
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 […]
Planet D Nonet presents Doctor Professor Leonard King in Tribute to Joe Williams Review Blues, Scat, and Swing: Celebrating Joe Williams with Planet D Nonet by Sylvannia Garutch In Planet D Nonet Presents Doctor Professor […]
Kurt Rosenwinkel & Jean-Paul Brodbeck, The Brahms Project Review Brahms Reimagined: A Jazz Quartet in Motion By Nolan DeBuke In The Brahms Project, guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel and pianist-arranger Jean-Paul Brodbeck return to the fertile ground […]
The Jazz Word 2021
