Ben Clifton, Overlook Review Ben Clifton’s Overlook: A Musical Insight By Ferell Aubre Ben Clifton’s debut album, Overlook, is an exploration of depth and musical ingenuity. Rooted in the vibrant jazz community of Pittsburgh and […]
The DIVA Jazz Orchestra, A Celebration of Maurice Hines – Tappin’ Thru Life Review The DIVA Jazz Orchestra: Honoring Maurice Hines with Rhythm and Grace By Sylvannia Garutch In the pantheon of jazz’s most charismatic […]
Joshua Redman, Words Fall Short Review Joshua Redman’s Words Fall Short: How Music Speaks By Ferell Aubre Joshua Redman’s Words Fall Short (Blue Note, June 20, 2025) is the first release since his vocal-leaning release […]
Tim Jago, Time Shift Review Global Jazz Conversations: Tim Jago’s Musicianship on Time Shift By Nolan DeBuke Tim Jago’s Time Shift is a definitive showcase of a guitarist-composer-performer whose technical expression and musical depth have […]
Marcello Cardillo, Buster Williams, Tommaso Perazzo, Portrait of a Moment Review Portrait of a Moment: Trio Architecture in Real Time By Nolan DeBuke Portrait of a Moment is a thoughtfully captured session featuring pianist Tommaso […]
Danny Grissett, Travelogue Review Danny Grissett’s Travelogue: A Sense Of Pacing by Nolan DeBuke Danny Grissett’s Travelogue is an album built on destinations and their transitions, those subtle, often imperceptible shifts where memory, rhythm, and […]
Randy Hoexter, Tomorrowsville Review Randy Hoexter’s Tomorrowsville: Writing A Modern Jazz Scene by Ferell Aubre Randy Hoexter’s Tomorrowsville emerges as an impressively structured modern jazz statement, offering a vibrant tapestry of compositional brilliance and ensemble […]
Chicago Jazz Orchestra, More Amor: A Tribute to Wes Montgomery Review Chicago Jazz Orchestra featuring Bobby Broom: Montgomery, remembered in technicolor by Nolan DeBuke Wes Montgomery was a genre-defining jazz guitarist with his stylistic revolution, […]
Rick Roe, Tribute: The Music of Gregg Hill Review The Architect’s Songbook: Gregg Hill’s Structural Imagination By Ferell Aubre Rick Roe’s Tribute: The Music of Gregg Hill is a study in compositional elegance. Hill, a […]
Cyrus Chestnut, Rhythm, Melody and Harmony Review Precision and Pulse: Inside the Architecture of Cyrus Chestnut’s Musicianship By Nolan DeBuke Cyrus Chestnut’s latest release, Rhythm, Melody and Harmony, is a trio-plus-one session that puts another […]
The Jazz Word 2021
