Christian McBride & Ursa Major, Points of Light Review Christian McBride & Ursa Major | Points of Light: A Shared Sense of Time by Nolan DeBuke Christian McBride’s Ursa Major brings together five musicians with […]
Niia, Christmas with Niia Review Niia — Christmas with Niia: A Soulful Voice for the Season by Sylvannia Garutch Holiday standards offer singers an interesting opportunity to be heard by a wide audience. The melodies […]
Matt Slocum, A Revolving Alliance Review Matt Slocum | A Revolving Alliance Review: Three Voices, One Common Thread By Nolan DeBuke The most compelling jazz trios share an understanding that goes beyond knowing the changes, […]
Rik Wright’s Fundamental Forces, Fool’s Fate Review Rik Wright’s Fundamental Forces — Fool’s Fate: Freedom Inside the Form by Ferell Aubre Rik Wright’s Fundamental Forces covers considerable stylistic ground on Fool’s Fate: contemporary jazz-rock fusion, […]
Rafael Greco — Versos bajo mi sombra / Verses Under My Shadow Review Rafael Greco’s Verses Under My Shadow: The Sound of a Consistent Musical Mind By Ferell Aubre Keyboardist and composer Rafael Greco brings […]
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 […]
The Outernet, The Light & The Fury Review The Architecture of Energy: Phil Turcio and The Outernet Illuminate The Light & The Fury by Ferell Aubre Phil Turcio’s The Light & The Fury arrives as a […]
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 […]
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
