Saxophonist/composer Kenni Holmen and Ethiopian bassist/composer Yohannes Tona, bandmates in guitarist Cory Wong’s touring combo, will team up in a different setting, Friday-Saturday Feb. 6-7 at ...
When he was starting out, Goldings said, he patterned his soun d after that of the great Jimmy Smith and also Wes Montgomery sidekick Mel Rhyne. He takes a different approach these days. Goldings’ ...
Two live albums by brilliant multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk containing never-before heard performances, one from the east coast and the other from the west: Vibrations in the Village: Live ...
Producer and music sleuth Zev Feldman launched his new label venture, Jazz Detective, with the release of two double albums, Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse Volume 1 (1963 and 1964) and ...
Jimmy Cobb plays drums throughout all tracks. The Wynton Kelly trio member Paul Chambers plays bass in Side A only and a sub of the highest caliber, Ron Carter, on Side B. Herman Wright plays on the ...
Some great jazz albums were released in 2025. Some are brand new, others are older recordings recently discovered, and a few are updated reissues. Here are some of my favorites. After the Last Sky – ...
In its 11 th year, the TD James Moody Jazz Festival was once again held largely at Newark’s New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). This has become one of the premier autumn jazz events in the ...
In 1975 alto saxophone legend and former Monk bandmate, Charlie Rouse, made a recording with Brazilian musicians melding modern Brazilian music with jazz. This reissue tells another tale of two ...
On Fire: Live From The Blue Morocco is a never before released recording of jazz trumpet legend Freddie Hubbard, captured live in 1967 at the Blue Morocco jazz club in The Bronx, with his quintet ...
“In 2009, both the Strib and PP reported that they didn’t know exactly when Lowertown had turned around, but knew it did happen during the Twin Cities Jazz Festival. This festival has an impact that ...
All over Fort Adams State Park there were signs in tribute to George. Before the beginning of the first day’s concerts, the Jumbotron at the Fort Stage showed an early interview with Wein discussing ...