Tobias Meinhart makes a fully-formed statement about making music that goes further than just putting together harmony and rhythm and carrying it out with capable hands. It’s got to flow & ‘Sonic River’ does just that.
A new Wes Montgomery tribute with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra shows why Bobby Broom is one of the living legends of jazz guitar.
On ‘Sad Life,’ it’s evident this early on in his career that Ivo Perelman doesn’t suppress his own personal musical makeup in the presence of more established masters like William Parker and Rashied Ali.
There is a sense of contained energy about Luis Ianes and Noel Akchote’s ‘Seuil,’ and listening is at once relaxing and stimulating.
Here is the video premiere of spindly piece “Rejoice,” from jazz pianist Paul Hecht and his trio.
‘Consentrik Quartet’ proves that even within a conventional jazz quartet format, Nels Cline retains that hunger to thrive on the edge.
With their third collaboration ‘Bone Bells,’ Sylvie Courvoisier and Mary Halvorson have become a entity that’s a major force unto itself.
Jazz, rock and popular music meet Bulgarian folklore on David Dower’s ‘Sonder,’ in a combination that is unique yet utterly compelling.
Through imaginative composing and arranging combined with telepathic interaction, Alister Spence and his Trio make cutting-edge jazz out of an old format with ‘Gather.’
Just in case you forgot what a badassed band Tim Berne’s Snakeoil was, here’s a not-so-gentle reminder with the live souvenir ‘Snakeoil OK.’
