• Bill Orcutt, 'The Anxiety of Symmetry II'
    Wednesday, May 31, 2023 from NPR Topics: Music
    Bill Orcutt An engaging exploration of what is arguably the universal instrument of our species: the human voice.
  • Annie Bartholomew, 'Mountain Dove Song'
    Wednesday, May 31, 2023 from NPR Topics: Music
    Annie Bartholomew Women came to Alaska during the gold rush to seek a better life, but their options were often limited to sex work; Juneau folk singer Annie Bartholomew tells their stories.
  • NIKI: Tiny Desk Concert
    Wednesday, May 31, 2023 from NPR Topics: Music
    NIKI performs a Tiny Desk concert. The Indonesian artist Nicole Zefanya brings a tiny toy piano and sleek songs to this Tiny Desk debut.
  • Half Moon Bay Wine and Jazz Festival 2023
    Wednesday, May 31, 2023 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
  • Mark Dresser: Tines of Change
    Wednesday, May 31, 2023 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
    Anyone familiar with the work of bassist Mark Dresser knows that he is an uncompromising innovator, always dedicated to pushing his music into new territory; and if that requires novel technical modifications to his instrument itself,...
  • Tina Turner, Herbie Hancock: Edith and the Kingpin
    Wednesday, May 31, 2023 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
  • Alex Weitz: Rule of Thirds
    Wednesday, May 31, 2023 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
    Tenor saxophonist Alex Weitz 's third album, Rule of Thirds, is a quartet date with guests--on seven of its nine tracks. In addition to playing tenor, Weitz wrote all but one of those numbers, Cole Porter's seductive "Love for Sale."...
  • Matt Mitchell, Mark Murphy, Gregg Bendian and Others
    Wednesday, May 31, 2023 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
  • Jon Raskin / Phillip Greenlief: 2 + 2 with Jen Baker and Liz Allbee
    Wednesday, May 31, 2023 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
    Innovative saxophonists Jon Raskin and Phillip Greenlief use graphic scores for a series of recordings, each with a similar pair of instruments. These collaborations are called 2 + 2... [ read more ]
  • A Fanfare of Trumpets from Yazz Ahmed to Bubber Miley + Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Band
    Wednesday, May 31, 2023 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
  • PERFORMANCE / TOUR: Jazz Vocalist Angela Verbrugge Set to Entertain With Quirky Repertoire at Pizza Express Live on June 3 and 4
    Wednesday, May 31, 2023 from All About Jazz News
  • PERFORMANCE / TOUR: June 17: New England Conservatory’s Contemporary Musical Arts Program Shines A Spotlight On Alumni With Live At The Burren
    Wednesday, May 31, 2023 from All About Jazz News
  • Peter One blends West African nostalgia with Nashville flair in first solo album
    Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from NPR Topics: Music
    NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with musician Peter One about starting from scratch in Nashville after a successful career in Côte d'Ivoire and his first album in decades Come Back to Me.
  • Little Moon: Tiny Desk Concert
    Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from NPR Topics: Music
    2023 Tiny Desk Contest winner Little Moon performs a Tiny Desk concert. 2023's Tiny Desk Contest unique, winning band performs a range of emotional and creative songs.
  • BIRTHDAY: Jazz Musician of the Day: Benny Goodman
    Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from All About Jazz News
  • Reed Rapture In Brooklyn
    Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
  • Bokani Dyer: Radio Sechaba
    Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
    Bokani Dyer has already established himself as one of the leading musical voices of his generation in South Africa. But with Radio Sechaba--the heralded multi-hyphenate's first release on aural arbiter Gilles Peterson's Brownswood...
  • Anthony E. Nelson Jr.: Swinging Sunset
    Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
    Swinging Sunset, New Jersey-based tenor saxophonist Anthony E. Nelson Jr.'s fifth album on his Musicstand label, is an unpretentious, undemanding and utterly enjoyable celebration of the organ trios of the 1950s and 1960s. From the first...
  • Samuel Blaser, Aka Moon, Michael Blake, La Marmite Infernale and Other New Releases
    Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
  • Bill Evans: Treasures: Solo, Trio and Orchestra Recordings from Denmark (1965-1969)
    Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
    At first one might wonder how long good fortune can last so that previously unheard and unreleased Bill Evans sets such as Treasures: Solo, Trio and Orchestra Recordings from Denmark (1965-1969) seemingly fall from the heavens on a...
  • Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville 2023
    Monday, May 29, 2023 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
  • Grammy-winning jazz singer Samara Joy joins for concert and conversation
    Monday, May 29, 2023 from NPR Topics: Music
    In this March 2023 interview, Joy spoke about coming from a family of gospel singers. In February, she became the second jazz performer in Grammy history to win the award for best new artist.
  • 'All Wigged Out' is about fighting cancer with humor and humanity
    Monday, May 29, 2023 from NPR Topics: Music
    Grammy Award-winning musicians Marcy Marxer and Cathy Fink sing about the unexpected humor they encountered during Marxer The movie follows partners in music and life as they battle through breast cancer — while holding onto their sense of the comically absurd
  • BIRTHDAY: Jazz Musician of the Day: Sean Jones
    Monday, May 29, 2023 from All About Jazz News
  • Ben Sher: Samba for Tarsila
    Monday, May 29, 2023 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
    This is happy music with a Latin flair, splendidly conceived and superbly performed by guitarist Ben Sher 's New York-based quartet--a flavorful treat for those who relish music from south of the border. Before appraising the themes, it...
  • Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet, Illegal Crowns, and Iyer / Aftab / Ismaily
    Monday, May 29, 2023 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
  • Javier Red: Life and Umbrella
    Monday, May 29, 2023 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
    The secret behind Life and Umbrella is that Chicago-based, Mexican-born pianist/composer Javier Red is a studied composer who puts a great deal of thought into the music he presents, both to his peers and to the world. But that music...
  • New Releases, Birthday Shoutouts to Betty Carter, Kate Bush Jazz Covers and More
    Monday, May 29, 2023 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
  • Artemis: In Real Time
    Monday, May 29, 2023 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
    For drummer Allison Miller , a key feature of In Real Time is that this second Blue Note release captures the unique ensemble sound of Artemis . She stresses a palpable sonic integrity that she attributes to trust and chemistry... [ read...
  • JazzWorldQuest Showcase 2023: Florian Arbenz- Greg Osby- Arno Krijger – Conversation #9 – Targeted
    Sunday, May 28, 2023 from JazzWorldQuest - Jazz News With A Global Perspective
    “ Conversation #9 – Targeted ” is the latest release of the series of collaborations with like-minded felow musicians initiated by Swiss drummer  Florian Arbenz . While the presence of the renowned American saxophonist  Greg...
  • Leavenworth Jazz Festival 2023: A First Breath of Mountain Air
    Sunday, May 28, 2023 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
  • RECORDING: Automatic Man Legend Todd Cochran Releases 'From The Vault: Notes For The Future'
    Sunday, May 28, 2023 from All About Jazz News
  • Flooded with online hate, the musician corook decided to keep swimming
    Sunday, May 28, 2023 from NPR Topics: Music
    Musician corook wears a shift, jacket, and tie, as well as their signature frog bucket hat. They hold a keyboard over their shoulder. Made famous on TikTok, "if i were a fish" is a silly, fun ode to self-acceptance and self-confidence from the musician corook.
  • Doc Todd, a rapper who helped other veterans feel 'Not Alone,' dies at 38
    Sunday, May 28, 2023 from NPR Topics: Music
    Doc Todd in May 2009 George Michael Todd — a generous, "gentle giant" — died of sudden cardiac death. He served in Afghanistan and returned home with PTSD. In 2017 he released an album called Combat Medicine.
  • BIRTHDAY: Jazz Musician of the Day: Claudio Roditi
    Sunday, May 28, 2023 from All About Jazz News
  • Jay Rattman: In the Towns
    Sunday, May 28, 2023 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
    Jay Rattman may not exactly be a household name to some jazz listeners and saxophone hounds. Perhaps he should be. Busy, literate, and creative, Rattman is that rare player who makes one think. In a juxtaposition of styles, genres, and...
  • Soft Machine from 1973, Trevor Watts from 1976, Vital Information and Dave Weckl band
    Sunday, May 28, 2023 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
  • Alexander Hawkins Trio With Neil Charles And Stephen Davis: Carnival Celestial
    Sunday, May 28, 2023 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
    The laws of probability dictate that if three musicians spend enough time together a trio recording will eventually arise. Pianist Alexander Hawkins, bassist Neil Charles and drummer Stephen Davis have clocked up many a road mile since...
  • George Coleman, David Larsen, Mary Lou Williams and Cecilia Smith
    Sunday, May 28, 2023 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
  • Phil Minton / Pat Thomas / Dave Tucker / Roger Turner: Scatter: On A Clear Day Like This
    Sunday, May 28, 2023 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
    Recorded on the first night of a Pat Thomas residency at north London's Cafe Oto, On A Clear Day Like This by the collective Scatter demonstrates the breadth of the pianist's artistry, following as it did an opening set of Duke Ellington...
  • Philadelphia Jazz
    Saturday, May 27, 2023 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
  • MUSIC INDUSTRY: Jose Castro, Leading Mexican Music Producer And Composer, Now A Leading Force In The Music And Video Game Industries
    Saturday, May 27, 2023 from All About Jazz News
  • A new book of world history has a playlist to go along with it
    Saturday, May 27, 2023 from NPR Topics: Music
    Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore has compiled a playlist to go along with his book, "The World."
  • Opinion: Life lessons from Tina Turner
    Saturday, May 27, 2023 from NPR Topics: Music
    Tina Turner sings during her performance at the Macy NPR's Scott Simon contemplates the emotional power of the song "What's Love Got To Do With It" following singer Tina Turner's death.
  • MUSIC INDUSTRY: Multi-instrumentalist Julian Calv Releases Limited Edition 7” Vinyl Single Through Deko Entertainment Carrying On The Legacy Of Moondog (aka The Viking Of Sixth Avenue)
    Saturday, May 27, 2023 from All About Jazz News
  • BIRTHDAY: Jazz Musician of the Day: Ramsey Lewis
    Saturday, May 27, 2023 from All About Jazz News
  • Louise Dodds and Elchin Shirinov: Two Hours After Midnight
    Saturday, May 27, 2023 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
    Two Hours After Midnight is the first duo release from Scottish jazz vocalist, Louise Dodds , and Azerbaijani pianist, Elchin Shirinov . The album title is inspired by the last letter Mary Queen of Scots wrote just hours before her...
  • Samuel Blaser: As the Sea
    Saturday, May 27, 2023 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
  • Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke: Lean In
    Saturday, May 27, 2023 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
    With a voice as sweet and cool as a spring breeze, Gretchen Parlato would sound at home in any cozy jazz club from jny: Paris to jny: Sao Paulo ... [ read more ]
  • Bruno Råberg
    Saturday, May 27, 2023 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
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