[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqHhNayMJ5g&w=420&h=315] When you have three American musicians — two from Greenville, SC — interpreting Russian folk music, you might expect it to get a little wild and full of pastiche. You May Also Like: Ryan A. Miller – ‘Atrophy Torque Fly’ (2018) Basia – Butterflies (2018)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMavppzyby0&w=420&h=315] As an American living in Bangkok, Dan Phillips is doing his level best to plant the seeds of jazz in Southeast Asia. On the faculty of the music department at Silpakorn University, Phillips is a mentor to many aspiring Thai jazz musicians You May Also Like: Simon PhillipsRead More

Many are the jazz adventurers who have run aground on the rocky shoals of the Thelonious Monk sound. They either come off as gimmicky impersonators, the portrait of studied eccentricity, or as well-meaning but genuinely confused – unsure of what to do with all of that dissonance. You May AlsoRead 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

Houston has been a major center for urban jazz ever since native Houstonians the Jazz Crusaders started going electric in the late ’60s. You May Also Like: Richard Elliot – ‘Authentic Life’ (2021) Richard Lloyd Giddens Jr. – Mimosas (2017) Richard Davies – ‘Cosmic Odyssey’ (2023)

When Sean Wayland gets inspiration, he holds nothing back. You May Also Like: Wayne Krantz – ‘Music Room 1985’ (2021) Allan Holdsworth – Tales From The Vault (2016) Vector Families – For Those About to Jazz/Rock, We Salute You (2017)