Belgium native Billie Davies first started drumming at the age of three, and even though she dabbled in a number of other artistic endeavors, like singing and DJ’ing, her skills behind the kit were notable enough to garner the attention of Max Roach You May Also Like: No related posts.

When going back and reading my take on John Hiatt’s last album Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns I almost thought I had already written my commentary on the one he’s got on tap next, because virtually everything you can use to describe Dirty Jeans could easily apply to Mystic Pinball.Read More

Hitting the age where you’re a third of the way to 100 years old is evidently a milestone to some; certainly it was for George Harrison. You May Also Like: No related posts.

About three years ago I went out on a limb and called my shots on up-and-coming female jazz performers — players, not singers — who are destined for bigger and better things in this formally male-dominated province. You May Also Like: Brian Landrus – ‘For Now’ (2020)

James Falzone is part of a young, resurgent cadre of clarinet players that also includes the likes of Ben Goldberg and Anat Cohen, determined to prove the continued vitality of this sometimes-forgotten wood instrument of jazz. You May Also Like: Big Brooklyn – Purpose (2018) Ivo Perelman – ‘Reed RaptureRead More

Part George Winston, part Ben Folds, part the Bad Plus, the Neil Cowley Trio is a mighty mixture of elegance, attitude and wit. This week, we will be treated to more of that alchemy You May Also Like: Natalie and Zachary Wilksch, “Can’t Get Your Face Off My Mind” (2018):Read More

“Century’s End” wasn’t just released as a part of a soundtrack, it was the A side to a Donald Fagen single. Thus, Fagen had to come up with another song and so he recorded a rare instrumental, “Shanghai Confidential.” You May Also Like: Walter Becker, “Hard Up Case (Live atRead More

Remember when fusion jazz was both fertile and fun? Eugene, Oregon’s YamaYama does. You May Also Like: Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke, Eric Harland – Aziza (2016)

Whenever I listen to any music by New Atlantis Records, it feels like the spirit of the original ESP-Disk Records departed New York, went west You May Also Like: Bloor – ‘Drolleries’ (2019) Jazz’s Best Last Records by John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy + Others: Gimme Five

A few years ago Pat Metheny made a solo guitar “covers” record What’s It All About, a record I adore as much for the melodies he picked as how he nursed them. You May Also Like: How ‘Wish’ Scuffed Up Joshua Redman’s Initial Melodicism Pat Metheny, “Road to the SunRead More