Karl Ivar Refseth Trio, Devotion Review by Nolan DeBuke Vibraphonist Karl Ivar Refseth has just released his latest album titled Devotion. This is the follow-up to his debut album, Praying, released six years ago. On Devotion, […]
Rebecca Trescher, Paris Zyklus Review by Nolan DeBuke Rebecca Trescher is a jazz composer, clarinetist, and bandleader directing her own large ensemble for almost ten years. Trescher is an integral part of the German jazz […]
Wayne Alpern, Frankenstein Review by Nolan DeBuke Wayne Alpern is a New York City-based composer, arranger, and scholar creating a catalog that combines popular and jazz idioms with classical techniques and repertoire to create a […]
Silje Nergaard, Houses Review by Ferell Aubre Norwegian singer Silje Nergaard is releasing Houses via Masterworks/Sony Music. The album is fourteen songs that are personal as they are varied and significant. Expanding the endeavor is guest appearances […]
Brandee Younger, Somewhere Different Review By Sylvannia Garutch Brandee Younger is a jazz harpist, composer, educator, and concert curator that was awarded Rising Star Harpist in Downbeat Magazine’s 2020 Critics Poll. Younger has performed and […]
Goro Ito Ensemble, Amorozsofia -Abstract João Review by Ferell Aubre Goro Ito (MOOSE HILL) is a composer, arranger, guitarist, and producer active as a solo artist and a member of the bossa-nova duo Naomi & […]
Fabia Mantwill, EM.PERIENCE Review by Nolan DeBuke Fabia Mantwill is a saxophonist, composer, and vocalist that has become an important part of the German Jazz Scene – with a significant international focus. On May 21, […]
Johanna Klein, Cosmos Review by Ferell Aubre Johanna Klein is a saxophonist and composer from Rüsselsheim, Germany. From an early age, she was exposed to music through her family and found her way to Jazz […]
KALI Trio, Loom Review by: Ferell Aubre KALI Trio is a Swiss-based band comprised of Raphael Loher (piano), Urs Mülller (guitar), and Nicolas Stocker (drums). The trio creates music as a cooperative, with every member […]
James Fernando, The Lonely Sailor Review by Nolan DeBuke James Fernando is a youthful pianist who leans towards the jazz idiom, but his leanings are firmly held in a third-stream fashioning. Very studied and erudite, […]
The Jazz Word 2021
