Van Halen-inspired and jazz-trained guitarslinger Noel Johnston merges his passion for both worlds for his third album Salted Coffee, out March 11, 2014 via Armored Records. You May Also Like: Steve Cropper Still Can’t Get Over Producing Jeff Beck: ‘How Is He Doing That?’ Noel Redding’s Fat Mattress – FatRead More
The irrepressible vibraphone-playing jazz guerrilla Mike Dillon is prepping his latest album Band of Outsiders for an April 1, 2014 release (Royal Potato Family Records), You May Also Like: Mike Dillon – ‘1918’ (2021) Mike Dillon & Punkadelick – ‘Inflorescence’ (2023) Nolatet (Mike Dillon, Brian Haas, James Singleton + JohnnyRead More
Though I don’t know what ‘Psychomagia’ means, the name oddly fits the sometimes-manic and often-magical music performed on John Zorn’s latest project.
If jazz is dead, then why are there still new forms of it popping up everywhere? You May Also Like: Matt Nelson, Tim Dahl, Nick Podgurski – GRID (2017) GRID – ‘Decomposing Force’ (2020) Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis shared an uncanny chemistry on Two Men With the Blues
We never question the notion of two guitarists playing alongside each other but the idea of two bassists doubling up the low end still seems to be an exotic proposition. You May Also Like: Colin Edwin and Lorenzo Feliciati – ‘Twinscapes Vol. 2: A Modern Approach to the Dancefloor’ (2018)Read More
Wayne Escoffery returns to his hometown New Haven, Connecticut to tape a live performance with his latest quintet and the feels right at home during the gig, captured on his upcoming album Live At Firehouse 12. You May Also Like: Denny Zeitlin – Early Wayne (2016) Pearcy / Gratzmiller JazzRead More
Though my mind sometimes likes to classify all “big band” jazz into that Benny Goodman/Glenn Miller/Paul Whiteman box, doing so ignores the innovations in working with larger groups brought by Fletcher Henderson, Sun Ra and, mostly prominently, Duke Ellington. You May Also Like: Rickie Lee Jones, Alexis Evans, Shawn MaxwellRead More
Wilco lead axe man and everyone’s favorite experimental rock-jazz guitarist Nels Cline is poised to unleash his fifth album leading his Nels Cline Singers on April 29. You May Also Like: The Nels Cline Singers – ‘Share the Wealth’ (2020)
Karl Denson’s longtime outfit Tiny Universe has evolved a bit over the past fifteen or so years, but the basic mission has always been to make audiences move. You May Also Like: Rez Abbasi – Unfiltered Universe (2017) How Mike Keneally’s Comeback on ‘The Universe Will Provide’ Fulfilled All ofRead More
Aram Bajakian had spent the last couple of years touring with the late, great Lou Reed, but this guitarist’s own music had been taking a walk on the wild side well before that. You May Also Like: Aram Bajakian – Dolphy Formations (2016)
