Post Tagged with: "Jazz"

Devin Gray - 'To the Point' [EP] (2024)

Devin Gray – ‘To the Point’ [EP] (2024)

‘To the Point’ introduces drummer/composer/bandleader Devin Gray’s new quartet, full of talented Belgians who know how to carry out his engaging compositions to the fullest.

Denny Zeitlin - 'Panoply' (2024)

Denny Zeitlin – ‘Panoply’ (2024)

‘Panoply’ is a quality sampler of Denny Zeitlin’s fertile (and still ongoing) Sunnyside era, with the added benefit of adding to his canon.

Dan Weiss, Bobby Broom, Judith Owen + Others: Five for the Road

Dan Weiss, Bobby Broom, Judith Owen + Others: Five for the Road

Dan Weiss, Bobby Broom, Judith Owen and others are part of the latest edition of Five for the Road, an occasional look at music that’s been in my car lately.

Alfredo Colón, "Doomknocker" from 'Blood Burden' (2024): Streaming premiere

Alfredo Colón, “Doomknocker” from ‘Blood Burden’ (2024): Streaming premiere

Here is the streaming premiere of “Doomknocker,” the second single from Alfredo Colón’s debut album ‘Blood Burden.’

Jamie Baum Septet + - 'What Times Are These' (2024)

Jamie Baum Septet + – ‘What Times Are These’ (2024)

The Jamie Baum Septet + has achieved something very hard on ‘What Times Are These,’ speaking from the soul of both composer and listener.

Sun Ra - 'At The Showcase, Live In Chicago 1976-1977' (2024)

Sun Ra – ‘At The Showcase, Live In Chicago 1976-1977’ (2024)

Here we are well into the 21st century and Sun Ra’s music from these mid-70s performances is in some ways, still ahead of the present time.

John Escreet - 'the epicenter of your dreams' (2024)

John Escreet – ‘the epicenter of your dreams’ (2024)

Pianist John Escreet took his great L.A. group and made it even better for the epicenter of your dreams.’ Call it addition by sweet addition.

SticklerPhonics featuring tenor saxophonist Raffi Garabedian and trombonist Danny Lubin-Laden (an alum of the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars). Standout members of the Berkeley High Jazz Band’s class of 2006, they continued playing together while studying in New York. Since returning to the East Bay they’ve co-lead Brass Magic, an uproarious horn-powered band that has honed an irresistibly celebratory sound by drawing on hip hop, funk, R&B, rock, and electronic dance music. Embracing his role as a veteran leader, Amendola has joined forces with the younger players to explore an array of kinetic approaches with their rollicking stripped-down trio, exploring new sonorities and high-energy grooves.

SticklerPhonics – ‘Technicolor Ghost Parade’ (2024)

SticklerPhonics’ secret weapon isn’t the combination of instruments, but the imagination and wherewithal to make music that’s fresh and fun.

John Blum Quartet feat. Marshall Allen - 'Deep Space' (2024)

John Blum Quartet feat. Marshall Allen – ‘Deep Space’ (2024)

John Blum’s ‘Deep Space’ might have some Sun Ra flavor in it thanks to Marshall Allen, but the free jazz pianist follows his own muse and it’s a good one.

Nicola Caminiti - 'Vivid Tales of A Blurry Self-Portrait' (2024)

Nicola Caminiti – ‘Vivid Tales of A Blurry Self-Portrait’ (2024)

‘Vivid Tales of A Blurry Self-Portrait’ tells a story with not words but with feel, and you can’t help but notice the unpretentious emotional investment Nicola Caminiti put into his debut album.