Lis Wessberg featuring Veronika Rud, In the Wake of Blue Review Lis Wessberg’s In the Wake of Blue Moves in Slow Currents by Ferell Aubre In the Wake of Blue never really settles into stillness. […]
John Pizzarelli, Dear Mr. Bennett Review John Pizzarelli’s Dear Mr. Bennett: Where the Voice Ends and the Guitar Begins By Sylvannia Garutch John Pizzarelli has long worked the space between jazz guitarist and vocalist, but […]
Stella Cole, My Funny Valentine Review Stella Cole’s My Funny Valentine: Classic Elegance Through Standards By Sylvannia Garutch Stella Cole’s My Funny Valentine is a three-song standards set deliberately built around a distinct jazz-vocal format. […]
Dave Holland, Norma Winstone, London Vocal Project, Vital Spark (Music of Kenny Wheeler) Review Lines in Motion: The Layered Ensemble Design of Vital Spark by Ferell Aubre Vital Spark (Music of Kenny Wheeler) brings together […]
Aubrey Johnson, The Lively Air Review Aubrey Johnson’s The Lively Air – A Composer’s Arrival by Sylvannia Garutch If Aubrey Johnson’s 2020 debut Unraveled felt like a promise interrupted by the sudden silence of the pandemic, her […]
Kurt Elling, WDR Big Band, In the Brass Palace Review Load-Bearing Design: Kurt Elling & the WDR Big Band Construct In the Brass Palace By Ferell Aubre Kurt Elling & the WDR Big Band present […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lauren Henderson, Sonidos Review Lauren Henderson: The Detail and Cultural Resonance of Sonidos by Sylvannia Garutch Lauren Henderson’s Sonidos, her latest on Brontosaurus Records, continues the vocalist’s trajectory as one of the most steadily evolving […]
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 […]
The Jazz Word 2021
