Articles by: S. Victor Aaron

David Riddel's Dr. Purgatory, "The Muddy River to Nowhere" (2025): Video premiere

David Riddel’s Dr. Purgatory, “The Muddy River to Nowhere” (2025): Video premiere

Here is the video premiere of “The Muddy River to Nowhere” by David Riddel’s Dr. Purgatory. Their album ‘The Consumption: A Tragic Folktale in Six Parts’ will drop on March 21.

Hearts & Minds - 'Illuminescence' (2025)

Hearts & Minds – ‘Illuminescence’ (2025)

The new Hearts & Minds release ‘Illuminescence’ is party music for both the heart and the mind.

Ivo Perelman, Ken Vandermark + Joe McPhee - 'Oxygen' (2025)

Ivo Perelman, Ken Vandermark + Joe McPhee – ‘Oxygen’ (2025)

When advanced improvisers like Ivo Perelman, Ken Vandermark and Joe McPhee get together as they did on ‘Oxygen,’ advanced instantly produced art is the outcome.

Jeff Arnal + Dietrich Eichmann - 'Tides of Unrest / Berlin 2023' (2025)

Jeff Arnal + Dietrich Eichmann – ‘Tides of Unrest / Berlin 2023’ (2025)

Jeff Arnal and Dietrich Eichmann were on their game for ‘Tides of Unrest / Berlin 2023’ as there is synergism galore, and it never wavers no matter how many chances each take.

Matthias Muller + Andreas Willers - 'Matthias Muller Andreas Willers' (2025)

Matthias Muller + Andreas Willers – ‘Matthias Muller Andreas Willers’ (2025)

Taking the trombone and electric guitar to places rarely visited, Matthias Muller and Andreas Willers generate a pure form of “echtzeitmusik” – or “real-time music.”

Takuya Kuroda - 'EVERYDAY' (2025)

Takuya Kuroda – ‘EVERYDAY’ (2025)

Once again bridging music styles from decades apart now connected to make feel-good jazz of today, Takuya Kuroda achieves his mission with ‘EVERYDAY.’

Ivo Perelman & Tyshawn Sorey - 'Parallel Aesthetics' (2025)

Ivo Perelman & Tyshawn Sorey – ‘Parallel Aesthetics’ (2025)

This encounter between Ivo Perelman and Tyshwan Sorey brought out the best of each musician in bringing forth a perfect union of harmony and rhythm, sprung directly from thought to execution.

Ranking Steely Dan Albums From Worst to Best

Ranking Steely Dan Albums From Worst to Best

Steely Dan’s comeback record, ‘Two Against Nature,’ arrived 25 years ago this month. See where it ranks as we count down every album in the band’s catalog.

Michael Bisio - 'NuMBq' (2025)

Michael Bisio – ‘NuMBq’ (2025)

The four musicians of ‘NuMBq’ led by Michael Bisio puts a bit of a classical orchestra into their quartet of unbound adventurers.

John Surman - 'Flashpoints and Undercurrents' (1969, 2025 release)

John Surman – ‘Flashpoints and Undercurrents’ (1969, 2025 release)

We learn from the expansive ‘Flashpoints and Undercurrents’ that John Surman’s journey to great heights in jazz was underway very early on.