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Amina Figarova’s 14 albums (beginning in 1995) constitute one of the richest bodies of work by any jazz composer in the new millennium. Her career … Read More “Amina Figarova Edition 113: Persistence (AmFi)”
The Ghana Jazz Collective (saxophonist Bernard Ayisa, keyboardist Victor Dey, Jr., bassist Bright Osei, and drummer Frank Kissi) are an Accra-based contingent whose weekly sessions … Read More “Benjamin Boone with the Ghana Jazz Collective: Joy (Origin)”
On her first two albums, Nashville pianist/vocalist Kandace Springs focused on songs of recent vintage by leading pop/jazz composers like Jesse Harris and tunes that … Read More “Kandace Springs: The Women Who Raised Me (Blue Note)”
The strong rapport between pianist Kenny Barron and bassist Dave Holland can be felt all the way through Without Deception. Much like their previous collaboration, … Read More “Kenny Barron/Dave Holland Trio featuring Johnathan Blake: Without Deception (Dare2)”
Like his first album under the Kind of New moniker, a 2015 collaboration with trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, Jason Miles’ Black Magic is all about steep, … Read More “Jason Miles/Kind of New: Black Magic (Ropeadope)”
Bright, lean, and crisp, Embrace, the new recording from vibraphonist Chris Dingman, contrasts strikingly with its predecessors, The Subliminal and the Sublime from 2015 and Waking … Read More “Chris Dingman: Embrace (Inner Arts)”
It takes a lot more than solid musicianship to flow comfortably in the postmodern chordless trio format; shared experiences, memories, understanding, and chemistry are involved … Read More “Clark Sommers’ Ba(SH): Peninsula (Outside In)”
José James was already a force to be reckoned with when he released his fourth album, No Beginning No End, in 2013. For that Blue Note … Read More “José James: No Beginning No End 2 (Rainbow Blonde)”
Warren Wolf makes a very personal statement on Reincarnation. The Baltimore-born vibraphonist looks to both his past and present, paying tribute to the R&B music … Read More “Warren Wolf: Reincarnation (Mack Avenue)”
