This is how you do mainstream jazz, friends. ‘Focus’ is an album by jazz newcomer Kendall Moore, but this time, the rookie’s got it all together on the first try.

In the popular imagination, the 1960s festival scene in America went directly from Monterey Pop in 1967 to Woodstock in 1969 — but there was a too-often overlooked stop in between, and Jimi Hendrix was there, too. You May Also Like: Jimi Hendrix – ‘Songs For Groovy Children: The FillmoreRead More

Violinist-composer Alfredo Triff, a Cuban emigre, offers a stirring song-cycle focusing on an ever-changing, ever-intriguing, often-dangerous place — bringing in all of the spices that make Miami so endlessly fascinating. You May Also Like: Fabian Almazan – ‘This Land Abounds With Life’ (2019) John Pearce – ‘Just Friends’ (2019) YvesRead More

The story of Leon Foster Thomas (not to be confused with the late jazz vocalist Leon Thomas) starts on the Caribbean island of Trinidad and continues in Miami. You May Also Like: Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan – ‘Epistrophy’ (2019) Sarah Gail Brand – ‘All Will Be Said, All toRead More