Skúli Sverrisson & Bill Frisell, For All Your Flowers Review Skúli Sverrisson & Bill Frisell — For All Your Flowers: The Motion In Quiet By Nolan DeBuke Quiet music presents a peculiar compositional problem: how […]
Chris Potter, Alive With Ghosts Today Review Chris Potter’s Alive With Ghosts Today: The Shape of Collective Motion by Nolan DeBuke Chris Potter’s Alive With Ghosts Today unfolds as a jazz record that mixes chamber […]
Fergus McCreadie, The Shieling Review Technical Terrain & Folk Logic in Motion: Fergus McCreadie’s The Shieling By Sylvannia Garutch In the cradle of dawn-light on North Uist, a trio gathered around an upright piano, the […]
Rachel Eckroth, This Is One of Those Moments Review Back to the Source: Rachel Eckroth’s Quiet Fire on This Is One of Those Moments By Ferell Aubre Rachel Eckroth has always thrived in small ensembles. […]
Wolfgang Muthspiel, Tokyo Review Wolfgang Muthspiel Trio: Dialogues in Tokyo by Nolan DeBuke In jazz, a trio can either narrow its focus to tight interplay or broaden into a world of color, space, and possibility. […]
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 […]
Paul Dietrich, 5+4 Review Paul Dietrich’s Bold Folk-Jazz and European Jazz Fusion in 5+4 by Ferell Aubre Paul Dietrich’s 5+4 has a sonic palette where American folk-jazz embraces the pastels of orchestral elegance. Released in […]
Al Di Meola, Twentyfour Review Al Di Meola’s Twentyfour and the Art of Storytelling Sounds by Ferell Aubre Al Di Meola returns with a cinematic album, Twentyfour, which documents his evolution as a composer and […]
Bill Laurance & The Untold Orchestra, Bloom Review Exploring the Lush Soundscapes of Bill Laurance’s Bloom by Ferell Aubre In the ever-evolving landscape of crossover jazz, few artists manage to continually blur the lines between […]
Seulah Noh Jazz Orchestra, NOhMAD Review Journey Through Soundscapes: Seulah Noh’s Odyssey in NOhMAD By Ferell Aubre Seulah Noh’s journey from a classical pianist to a jazz composer and conductor is a tale of transformation and […]
The Jazz Word 2021
