Chad Taylor Quintet, Smoke Shifter Review Chad Taylor Quintet: Textures in Motion in Smoke Shifter By Nolan DeBuke Chad Taylor’s Smoke Shifter is a modern jazz statement by an ensemble that knows exactly when to […]
Carl Schultz, The Road to Trantor Review Mapping the Modern Frontier: Carl Schultz’s Journey Through The Road to Trantor by Nolan DeBuke Modern jazz thrives on imagination and rhythms of today, and Carl Schultz approaches […]
Caelan Cardello, Chapter One Review Crafting the Modern Swing Language: Caelan Cardello’s Chapter One By Nolan DeBuke Emerging from New York’s post-bop crucible with a résumé already stamped by Harold Mabern, Bill Charlap, Fred Hersch, […]
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. […]
Chris Rottmayer, Playing Favorites Review Swing, Samba, and Soul: Chris Rottmayer’s Playing Favorites By Nolan DeBuke Some albums swing because they’re built that way by the players breathing it into being. Playing Favorites falls into […]
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. […]
Christian McBride Big Band, Without Further Ado, Vol. 1 Review Swing, Soul, and Renewal: McBride’s Big Band Without Further Ado by Ferell Aubre Christian McBride’s big band has always been a proving ground for the […]
Margherita Fava, Murrina Review Margherita Fava’s Murrina: Jazz as Mosaic by Sylvannia Garutch For Margherita Fava, the piano has always been both a vessel of transformation. Born in Italy to a family of baroque specialists, […]
Shawn Purcell, Oblivity Review Shawn Purcell’s Oblivity: Elegance in Motion By Nolan DeBuke Oblivity is Shawn Purcell leading and ensemble as a guitarist of fluidity and grace. He reveals he is a composer of rare […]
Eric Alexander, Like Sugar Review Tradition as Creation: Eric Alexander’s Homage in Like Sugar By Nolan DeBuke Eric Alexander’s career has long been a study in a balance of respect for the language of bebop […]
The Jazz Word 2021
