When jazz pianist Danny Green released his 2009 debut album With You in Mind, he effectively demonstrated his unique blend of jazz, classical, and Brazilian sounds. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Some guys play the guitar extremely well and some guys who play the guitar just have great feel. Ottawa, Ontario-based plectrist Tim Bedner is in a special class of guitarists who excel at both. A summa cum laude Berklee grad and instructor at Carleton University, Bedner’s educational pursuits (he alsoRead More

John McLaughlin is still recording live, even in the digital age, even at the age of 70. And still kicking some serious, serious guitar ass.

It’s a recurring theme we like to discuss here, about great jazz drummers who’ve composed music and led bands from the drum stool. You May Also Like: Gregory Lewis, with Marc Ribot – Organ Monk Blue (2018) Chris Greene Quartet – ‘PlaySpace’ (2019) James Brandon Lewis Quartet – ‘Code ofRead More

Amazon.com Widgets Billy Sherwood, both with Yes and on his recent helming of the Prog Collective, has already established himself as a staunch advocate for the 1970s’ signature rock style. So why shouldn’t he do the same with 1970s jazz? You May Also Like: Billy Cobham’s Crosswinds Project, March 28,Read More

Amazon.com Widgets Joe Blessett offers that rarest of things – a jazz recording with as much risk as it has enterprise. Changing Everything reveals itself as by turn challenging and approachable, two things that so rarely share the same stage anymore. You May Also Like: No related posts.

The temptation, with a child prodigy, is to cut him some slack. Lost in the wonder of miniature virtuosity, we tend to forgive the small slip up, the easy cliche. No such accommodations are needed for Esteban Castro You May Also Like: Chick Corea – ‘The Montreux Years’ (2022) AvishaiRead More

CAUTION: Contains perilous and daring musical adventures. Do not attempt. —Warning on back cover of Scott Robinson Doctette’s Bronze Nemesis CD You May Also Like: Jeff Cosgrove, Scott Robinson + Ken Filiano – Hunters & Scavengers (2018)

In his relentless pursuit of unique sounds with real emotional depth, Wadada Leo Smith has for nearly five decades experimented with so many approaches, both in styles and configurations You May Also Like: Wadada Leo Smith – Najwa (2017)

Always talented, Pakistani-born guitarist Rez Abbasi is a skilled musician who’s really come into his own recently as not merely an instrumental whiz, but as a complete artist. You May Also Like: Naya Baaz [Rez Abbasi + Josh Feinberg] – ‘Charm’ (2023) Rez Abbasi – Unfiltered Universe (2017)