Apparently performing on his addictively watchable web show ‘Live From Daryl’s House’ has had an impact on Daryl Hall.

Trombone Shorty once again incorporates all of the fun but none of the fussy formalism of the New Orleans tradition on ‘For True.’

by Tom Johnson Three discs and a DVD that covered the entire career of Tortoise, so far. That’s generally a formula for something pretty spotty, but like Tom Wait’s magnificent Orphans box, this one worked on the virtue that it covered so damn much territory that it kept listeners onRead More

Electronic and eclectic, Exegesis represents one of the latest attempts to marry technology to the spirit of jazz. You May Also Like: Evil Genius – Experiments On Human Subjects (2018)

by Mark Saleski I’m not generally known for buying best-of packages (the last exception was Tom Waits’ Used Songs, because I arrived on vacation to discover that I’d not packed any Waits. Two weeks with no Tom Waits? No way!), but Ani’s career has been so prolific that this isRead More

Saxophonist and composer Jeff Coffin, a three-time Grammy winner, traverses a fine line on Live!, a record that feels both timeless and fresh. The beauty is that he and his Mu’Tet don’t stumble into the pitfalls of either concept. You May Also Like: Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp + Jeff CosgroveRead More