Post Tagged with: "Fusion Jazz"

Kiefer, "When There's Love Around" (2021): Something Else! sneak peek

Kiefer, “When There’s Love Around” (2021): Something Else! sneak peek

Kiefer’s satisfying rendering of this classic Crusaders tune is a fine entry point to their sublimity, as well as the L.A.-based keyboardist’s next album of the same name.

Brian Bromberg: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Brian Bromberg: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Bassist Brian Bromberg joins Ross Boissoneau to discuss career-turning LPs from Miles Davis and Return to Forever, and what he’s listening to now.

Denny Zeitlin and George Marsh - 'Telepathy' (2021)

Denny Zeitlin and George Marsh – ‘Telepathy’ (2021)

On ‘Telepathy,’ long-established veterans Denny Zeitlin and George Marsh act like young upstarts, showing the jazz world a fresh new approach.

Rebecca Angel - 'Love Life Choices' (2021)

Rebecca Angel – ‘Love Life Choices’ (2021)

With ‘Love Life Choices,’ Rebecca Angel’s sense of self and individuality shine like a veteran.

Ruben Blades, Nick Finzer, Joe Bailey + Others: Five for the Road

Ruben Blades, Nick Finzer, Joe Bailey + Others: Five for the Road

Ruben Blades, Nick Finzer and Joe Bailey are part of the latest edition of Five for the Road, an occasional look at music that’s been in my car lately.

Claudio Scolari Project - 'Cosmology' (2021)

Claudio Scolari Project – ‘Cosmology’ (2021)

As is always the case on a Claudio Scolari Project album, the looseness in their approach on ‘Cosmology’ guarantees a freshness and fluidity in the music that refuses to be stifled by rigid structures.

New Memphis Colorways - 'It Is What It Isn't' (2021)

New Memphis Colorways – ‘It Is What It Isn’t’ (2021)

New Memphis Colorways’ ‘It Is What It Isn’t’ is a dazzling blend of – well, psychedelic groove music comes as close as anything else to defining it.

Garage A Trois - 'Calm Down Cologne' (2021)

Garage A Trois – ‘Calm Down Cologne’ (2021)

Charlie Hunter, Stanton Moore and Skerik of Garage A Trois are the old veterans of the whole jam-band, funk-jazz scene, but in all the right ways, ‘Calm Down Cologne’ sounds as if this is their debut album, because it’s got that new-band freshness to it.

Mars Williams: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Mars Williams: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Saxophonist Mars Williams joins Ross Boissoneau to discuss career-changing work by Roscoe Mitchell, Talking Heads and Albert Ayler.

Butcher Brown, "For My Love" from 'Encore' EP (2021): Something Else! sneak peek

Butcher Brown, “For My Love” from ‘Encore’ EP (2021): Something Else! sneak peek

Check out the crushed velvet-smooth slow jam “For My Love” advance single from Butcher Brown’s upcoming ‘Encore’ EP.