One of the striking features of the current crop of jazz stars poised to dominate the scene is how so plugged in they are with their contemporaries on the rock, RnB and hip-hip side of music. You May Also Like: Christian Scott Confirmed His Vision for Jazz With ‘Live atRead More

When I attended a Pat Metheny Unity Band concert last October, I often focused on what the drummer Antonio Sanchez was doing. Not so much when he soloed but his drumming from behind the front lines. You May Also Like: Pat Metheny, “You Are” from ‘From This Place’ (2019): OneRead More

I tried — I really did — to shake Herb Alpert. His silky smooth trumpet musings had been my introduction to something like jazz, though, and I’ve always associated his music with a time of unvarnished musical enthusiasm. You May Also Like: Jeff Lorber: The Albums That Shaped My CareerRead More

Past associations with Cannonball Adderley and the Headhunters seemed to point toward a new melding of R&B and jazz here. Instead, Michael Wolff and Mike Clark have created a nimble, adventurous trio recording You May Also Like: Rob Dixon Trio, with Charlie Hunter and Mike Clark – Coast To CrossroadsRead More

The red headed trumpeter from Chicago, Brad Goode, is a fine technician who mastered the bop language thanks to stints with such heavy hitters as Red Rodney, Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Harris, Ira Sullivan, Frank Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Jack DeJohnette, and Rosemary Clooney. You May Also Like: Brad Cheeseman – TheRead More

As a collision of creative impulses, Saffron is something special. Perhaps best described as kindred spirits from across the musical divide, this collective of artists takes to dawning with a spirit of openness You May Also Like: Mohamed Assani, “Lullaby for Guli” (2022): One Track Mind Roberto Occhipinti – StabilimentoRead More

Marbin is presumably a hybrid of the last names of founders Danny Markovitch (saxophones) and Dani Rabin (guitar). The music of their latest album, Last Chapter Of Dreaming, is also a hybrid, but a hybrid that’s a little bit harder to describe. Nominally it’s jazz-rock, with dashes of klezmer, Spanish,Read More

Here’s an exclusive preview stream from the exciting new collaboration between Michael Wolff (Cannonball Adderley, Nancy Wilson, Cal Tjader) and Mike Clark (Herbie Hancock, the Headhunters, Larry Coryell). You May Also Like: Rob Dixon Trio, with Charlie Hunter and Mike Clark – Coast To Crossroads (2018) Tony Kofi – ‘AnotherRead More

Now two years removed from his fifteen year stint leading the Tonight Show band for Jay Leno, Kevin Eubanks makes his second post-Leno album The Messenger. You May Also Like: Kevin Eubanks – East West Time Line (2017) Duane Eubanks + DE3 – Live At Maxwell’s (2016) Dave Holland –Read More

Across 10 original tracks, all but one of which is an instrumental, West Philadelphia keyboardist Jawanza Kobie crafts a layered, deeply enjoyable amalgam on the new release Feels Better Than It Sounds. You May Also Like: Harriet Tubman, with Wadada Leo Smith – Araminta (2017) Wadada Leo Smith and OrangeRead More