Royce Campbell and the Vosbein Magee Big Band, Vagabond Review Royce Campbell’s Vagabond: A Guitarist’s Voice in Flight with Big Band Fire By Nolan DeBuke Royce Campbell is no journeyman guitarist as he’s the rare […]
Emma Smith, Bitter Orange Review Bitter Orange: Emma Smith’s Swing, Soul, and Subtle Fire By Sylvannia Garutch Bitter Orange is Emma Smith’s debut for American jazz audiences and a confident artistic statement from a vocalist […]
Geoffrey Dean Quartet, Conceptions Review Geoffrey Dean: The Dynamic Conceptions Of Collaboration by Ferell Aubre Geoffrey Dean makes it clear that his Conceptions is assembled with cohesion and is the product of deep knowledge of […]
Fred Hersch, The Surrounding Green The Art of Listening: Fred Hersch’s The Surrounding Green By Ferell Aubre Fred Hersch’s The Surrounding Green, on ECM records, is an expression in trio subtlety and musical conversation. Marking […]
Kieran Brown, Loving You Review Where Voice Meets Vision: Kieran Brown’s Cohesive Loving You By Sylvannia Garutch Kieran Brown’s Loving You is a program that is a showcase of collaborative musicianship, intelligent arranging, and the […]
Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chris Potter, Eric Harland, Larry Grenadier, First Meeting Review The Geometry of Sound: Four Masters, One Meeting By Nolan DeBuke Representing a confluence of four giants meeting for the first time and sounding […]
Nick Biello, New America Review Unity in Motion: Nick Biello’s New America By Nolan DeBuke New America is Nick Biello’s third release as a leader and is an artistic statement from a saxophonist-composer steeped in […]
Norah Jones & John Legend, Summertime Blue Review Norah Jones & John Legend: A Soulful Drift into “Summertime Blue” By Sylvannia Garutch When two voices like Norah Jones and John Legend finally converge, it plays […]
Jaleel Shaw, Painter of the Invisible Review Painter of the Invisible: Jaleel Shaw’s Tapestry of Rhythmic Movement By Nolan DeBuke Across Painter of the Invisible, Jaleel Shaw breathes sonic life into the unseen, unspoken, and […]
Ben Clifton, Overlook Review Ben Clifton’s Overlook: A Musical Insight By Ferell Aubre Ben Clifton’s debut album, Overlook, is an exploration of depth and musical ingenuity. Rooted in the vibrant jazz community of Pittsburgh and […]
The Jazz Word 2021
