Émile Parisien, Floating Review Émile Parisien | Floating Review: Four Voices, One Musical Language By Ferell Aubre The unusual instrumentation of Émile Parisien’s Floating immediately suggests a quartet interested in exploring possibilities beyond conventional jazz […]
Dinner Party, Whatchu Bringing? Review Dinner Party: Whatchu Bringing? The Soul By Sylvannia Garutch Dinner Party’s Whatchu Bringing? works because it never treats jazz, hip-hop, R&B, soul, and funk as separate ingredients that need to […]
Donny McCaslin, Lullaby for the Lost Review Collective Urgency: Donny McCaslin’s Lullaby for the Lost By Nolan DeBuke With Lullaby for the Lost, Donny McCaslin delivers one of the most creative and immersive statements of […]
The Ed Palermo Big Band, Prog vs. Fusion: A War of the Ages Review Cutting Edge Big Band Music: The Ed Palermo Big Band’s Prog vs. Fusion: A War of the Ages by Ferell Aubre […]
Paul Litteral, Litteral Truth Review Horns that Speak: The Architecture of Paul Litteral’s Litteral Truth by Sylvannia Garutch Before diving into the overt craft on Litteral Truth, it’s worth noting that this album is a […]
Chip Wickham, The Eternal Now Review Dwelling in the Present: Chip Wickham’s The Eternal Now By Sylvannia Garutch Chip Wickham’s The Eternal Now arrives like a prism catching spiritual jazz sunlight, refracting the many […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Wayne Alpern, Gotham Review Wayne Alpern’s Gotham: A Soundtrack for the City That Never Sleeps by Nolan DeBuke Wayne Alpern’s Gotham is an excellent album that charts the fascinating intersection of Alpern’s writing with elements […]
The Jazz Word 2021
