Robin Eubanks’s ‘More Than What Meets The Ear’ might be just what big band jazz needs to get revitalized for the 21st century.

Named for the two groups featured here, bass trombone and tuba player Earl McIntyre’s debut as a leader enchants with the exotic rhythms, stunning brass stabs and euphoric joy of the African diaspora. You May Also Like: Canadian Brass – ‘Canadiana’ (2022) Dan Markell, “Carnival Game” (2021): One Track MindRead More

Progressive bluegrass and old-time jazz collide on the forthcoming Old Brooklyn in the person of Andy Statman, the clarinet and mandolin virtuoso. You May Also Like: Big Brooklyn – Purpose (2018) David Krakauer and Ancestral Groove – Checkpoint (2016) Bela Fleck, Robin McKelle, Delfeayo Marsalis + Others: Five For theRead More