Simon Delage: Cahier
With jazz wunderkinds releasing their debut recordings younger and younger, it’s somewhat refreshing to hear an album by an up and coming musician who has … Read More “Simon Delage: Cahier”
With jazz wunderkinds releasing their debut recordings younger and younger, it’s somewhat refreshing to hear an album by an up and coming musician who has … Read More “Simon Delage: Cahier”
Jonathan Goldman reviews performance by Vijay Iyer at Montreal International Jazz Festival
With Anticipation by the David Smith Quintet comes another release from the Brooklyn Jazz Underground label, “an independent and artist-run label committed to creative and … Read More “David Smith Quintet: Anticipation”
Let me first preface this review by saying that whenever I hear the word ‘free jazz’ I always cringe. Not that I have anything against … Read More “Peter Epstein and Idee Fixe: Abstract Realism”
In a sea of Chris Potter and Mark Turner derivatives there emerges saxophonist Brandon Wright – a throwback player who channels the vernacular of more … Read More “Brandon Wright: Boiling Point”
Even as a fellow Montrealer and jazz aficionado, I was only vaguely aware of New York-based trombonist Mike Fahie. Maybe it’s a Canadian thing – … Read More “MIke Fahie: Anima”