Remember when fusion jazz was both fertile and fun? Eugene, Oregon’s YamaYama does. You May Also Like: Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke, Eric Harland – Aziza (2016)

As Third International’s new double-sided single “Chemical Eyes/ Good Friday at Little Rock” spins, one thing becomes utterly clear: There’s no round hole to put this square peg. You May Also Like: My Chemical Romance Transcended Modern Rock With ‘Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge’ Monkey House, “Book of Liars” fromRead More

I’ve found that young jazz musicians — the more ambitious ones, at least — like to hit the ground running and start establishing their foothold in the jazz world as soon as they’re wrapping up their advanced studies You May Also Like: Outset – Outset (2016) Kevin Eubanks – EastRead More

A scalding summer hasn’t delivered us from its convection heat, though it has brought this crisp set of jazz tunes focusing on snow-covered, shiver-inducing themes. Wintertime Tunes blows in like fall’s first northerly breeze. You May Also Like: Plucky Strum [Sheryl Bailey & Harvie S] – Departure (2017) David KrakauerRead More

Mav’rik lives up to its title from the first, as Donna Greenberg does that most unusual of things — populate a jazz singer’s album with 12 original compositions. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Stripped of its typical grandiosity, Paul Anka’s “I’m Not Anyone” becomes a far more emotionally complex tribute to the late Sammy Davis Jr., in the hands of jazz vocalist Eric Van Aro. You May Also Like: No related posts.

When first writing about composer, bandleader and drummer Tim Kuhl two and a half years ago, I took note of his diversity within complex, abstract and challenging styles. You May Also Like: Tim Kuhl, “The Neon Design” from Sky Valley (2018): One Track Mind Tim Kuhl – Sky Valley (2018)

For One Who Waits, the followup to guitarist Mitch Seidman’s Triangulation, begins with a series of undulating fills from drummer Claire Arenius – an early indication of the collaborative nature of the album. You May Also Like: Of All the Tom Waits Albums, ‘Real Gone’ May Be the Tom Waits-iestRead More

Last year Marquis Hill introduced himself on his debut album New Gospel as a trumpeter, composer and bandleader who can weave in all sorts of modern grooves that give no ground in defending the proud traditions of jazz. You May Also Like: Yellowjackets, Randy Waldman, Marquis Hill + others: FiveRead More

I’m not sure if it’s the composing pen of someone who’s soaked in Ani DeFranco, Tool, Metallica and Shakti, or the insertion of an electric bass among all those acoutsic string instruments or You May Also Like: No related posts.