6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (143+ words) Summary: George Garzone’s Themes for Good Friends brings together Randy Brecker and a stellar quintet for an adventurous, deeply expressive celebration of modern jazz. Thierry De Clemensat Member at Jazz Journalists Association USA correspondent for Paris-Move and ABS magazine Editor…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (298+ words) Then came a second spark. Watching a performance of Aerosmith’s Dream On by Steven Tyler at Howard Stern’s birthday celebration, Ingraham heard a brief jazz-inflected vocal passage in the middle of the song. Those few measures were enough to trigger…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (150+ words) Summary: Emile Parisien’s Floating brings together Yaron Herman, Linda May Han Oh and Prabhu Edouard in a sophisticated jazz quartet built on improvisation, cultural fusion, delicate rhythms and a powerful message of peace. Parisien’s idea of a “gentle reset” therefore…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (185+ words) Summary: Nico Widdowson Trio’s On Fools and Clowns blends stride piano, free improvisation, blues and contemporary London life into a personal, unpredictable jazz debut shaped by humor, uncertainty and musical history. The album does not need to become a political…...

4+ week, 11+ hour ago   (171+ words) Summary: Greg Chako’s Hard Bop: For the Record blends classic hard bop with his decades of musical experience, cultural influences and deeply personal songwriting. Greg Chako’s Hard Bop: For the Record: A Jazz Album Rooted in Tradition There is a…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (181+ words) In Meditation–Tomorrow, listeners encounter three works from different periods of Mashayekhi’s creative journey, each revealing a distinct facet of his artistic personality: Throughout the recording, the flute reveals itself as an instrument of seemingly limitless expressive potential. It whispers,…...