Available Now: Keith Jarrett | “Bordeaux Concert” | ECM
Bordeaux Concert Documents Keith Jarrett’s Last Solo Performance in France The Improvised Thirteen-Part Suite from 2016 Finds the Pianist at a Creative High Point Available Now via ECM Records WBGO Interview and Track Premiere “From track to track, the narrative feels like a journey through the entire Jarrett musical universe, the ‘naïve’ to the colorfully…
Read MoreAvailable December 2 via Ruby Slipper Productions: Pianist and Composer Lisa Hilton Returns with “Paradise Cove”
Composer, Pianist, Bandleader and Producer Lisa Hilton Returns with Paradise Cove Hilton’s 26th Recording Debuts Her Dynamic New L.I.L.O. Quartet Featuring Trumpeter Igmar Thomas, Bassist Luques Curtis and Drummer Obed Calvaire Available December 2 via Ruby Slipper Productions “A unique and brilliant sound by one of the best jazz pianists and composers around.” —…
Read MoreGIG ALERT: Yellowjackets @ Blues Alley, September 30 – October 2
GIG ALERT: Yellowjackets Celebrate the Release of Parallel Motion at Blues Alley in Washington DC on September 30 – October 2 Performances at 7:00 and 9:00PM Tickets Available Online Now Parallel Motion is Available Now on Mack Avenue Records “Together on Parallel Motion, they demonstrate remarkable agility, chemistry, and borderline telepathy.”…
Read MoreAvailable October 28: Arild Andersen Group | “Affirmation” | ECM
Affirmation, Norwegian Bassist Arild Andersen’s First Recording with His New Quartet, is Almost Entirely Improvised Featuring Tenor Saxophonist Marius Neset, Pianist Helge Lien and Drummer Håkon Mjåset Johansen, Available October 28 via ECM Records In November 2021, bassist Arild Andersen brought his new quartet with saxophonist Marius Neset, pianist Helge Lien and drummer Håkon…
Read MoreAlex Acuña | “Gifts” | Available Now via Le Coq Records
Former Weather Report Drummer Alex Acuña Releases Gifts, His First Album as a Leader in 17 Years Gifts Reunites Acuña with Members of The Unknowns, Runs a Stylistic Gamut from Funk to Fusion, Soul-Jazz, Ambient, Latin and Brazilian Flavored Jazz Available Now on Le Coq Records “Acuña entitled the album as he received these tunes from a…
Read MoreAvailable Today: Wolfert Brederode | “Ruins and Remains” | ECM
Wolfert Brederode’s Ruins and Remains, a Suite for Piano, String Quartet and Percussion, Features The Matangi Quartet and Joost Liibaart Originally Composed by Brederode to Mark the 100th Anniversary of the End of World War I, the Suite Has Come to Embody Meanings Broader and More Personal Available Today via ECM Records “Backed by stringsmiths Matangi…
Read MoreJakob Bro / Joe Lovano | “Once Around the Room – A Tribute to Paul Motian” | ECM
Danish Guitarist Jakob Bro and American Saxophonist Joe Lovano Co-Lead a Deeply Felt Homage to the Late, Great Drummer-Composer Paul Motian on Once Around the Room Featuring Larry Grenadier, Thomas Morgan, Anders Christensen, Joey Baron and Jorge Rossy Available November 4 via ECM Records A deeply felt and utterly original homage to a common…
Read MoreBayete’s “Worlds Around the Sun” Gets Reissued on Vinyl for the First Time Since its 1972 Release
Jazz Dispensary and Vinyl Me, Please Partner to Reissue Bayete’s Worlds Around the Sun on Vinyl for the First Time Since its 1972 Release The Reissue, Which Marks the 50th Anniversary of Pianist & Composer Todd Cochran’s Debut, Features Bobby Hutcherson, Fred Berry, Oscar Brashear, Michael Carvin and Wayne Wallace Available Now on 180-gram Sun…
Read MoreSouth Jersey Jazz Society Announces Lineup for Celebration of Life and Legacy of Pat Martino
South Jersey Jazz Society Announces Lineup for Celebration of Life and Legacy of Pat Martino The Four-Day Event Will Feature More Than 30 Artists with Keynote Speaker Bill Milkowski November 3-6 in Somers Point, New Jersey South Jersey Jazz Society presents a Celebration of Life and Legacy of the great jazz guitarist Pat…
Read MoreSteve Turre | “Generations” | Available Now via Smoke Sessions Records
Master Trombonist Steve Turre Bridges Generations of Jazz on His Fourth Smoke Sessions Release Generations Features Young Rising Stars and Jazz Masters, Paying Homage to Influential Elders Available Now via Smoke Sessions “Generations connects the past, present and future of jazz, and shows that Turre is an important part of each as he sustains and…
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