[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqHhNayMJ5g&w=420&h=315] When you have three American musicians — two from Greenville, SC — interpreting Russian folk music, you might expect it to get a little wild and full of pastiche. You May Also Like: Jeremy Udden and Nicolas Moreaux – Belleville Project (2015) Ryan A. Miller – ‘Atrophy TorqueRead More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMavppzyby0&w=420&h=315] As an American living in Bangkok, Dan Phillips is doing his level best to plant the seeds of jazz in Southeast Asia. On the faculty of the music department at Silpakorn University, Phillips is a mentor to many aspiring Thai jazz musicians You May Also Like: Simon PhillipsRead More
Many are the jazz adventurers who have run aground on the rocky shoals of the Thelonious Monk sound. They either come off as gimmicky impersonators, the portrait of studied eccentricity, or as well-meaning but genuinely confused – unsure of what to do with all of that dissonance. You May AlsoRead More
The story of Leon Foster Thomas (not to be confused with the late jazz vocalist Leon Thomas) starts on the Caribbean island of Trinidad and continues in Miami. You May Also Like: Ruthie Foster Confirmed Her Genius With ‘The Truth According to Ruthie Foster’ ‘Leon Russell: The Master of SpaceRead More
Houston has been a major center for urban jazz ever since native Houstonians the Jazz Crusaders started going electric in the late ’60s. You May Also Like: Stephen Haynes – Pomegranate (2015) Richard Turgeon, “Wanna Make Love” (2020): One Track Mind Richard Elliot – ‘Authentic Life’ (2021)
When Sean Wayland gets inspiration, he holds nothing back. You May Also Like: Wayne Krantz, “U Can’t Touch This” from Good Piranha, Bad Piranha (2014): One Track Mind Wayne Krantz – ‘Music Room 1985’ (2021) The Click Beetles – ‘Pop Fossil’ (2020)
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
Earlier this year, “Sacramento’s secret weapon” (quoting myself) made a wonderful out-jazz quintet record featuring saxophonist Vinny Golia. You May Also Like: Ross Hammond and Kevin Corcoran – ‘Music For Lighthouses 2’ (2021) Ross Hammond – ‘Roll Forward’ (2022) Ross Hammond and Jon Bafus – Masonic Lawn (2017)
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