Portugal’s SeixalJazz 2022
At SeixalJazz, across the graceful April 25th suspension bridge from Portugal’s capital city of Lisbon, the festival must go on. The last couple of pandemic … Read More “Portugal’s SeixalJazz 2022”
At SeixalJazz, across the graceful April 25th suspension bridge from Portugal’s capital city of Lisbon, the festival must go on. The last couple of pandemic … Read More “Portugal’s SeixalJazz 2022”
Considering the lineup—stacked with talent—and the musician to whom they were paying their respects—a cult figure, rightly or wrongly—the New York City live tribute to … Read More “Jazz Trailblazers Pay Tribute to Tomasz Stańko at Brooklyn’s Roulette”
It’s become relatively common for jazz artists to incorporate elements of hip-hop into their work, but the fourth studio outing by trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire is … Read More “Ambrose Akinmusire: Origami Harvest (Blue Note)”
Every so often the current powers that be at Blue Note gather several marquee artists, not all of them necessarily on the label’s roster, put … Read More “Blue Note All-Stars: Our Point of View (Blue Note)”
Like many live jazz albums, A Rift in Decorum amplifies Ambrose Akinmusire’s best qualities (his beautiful, penetrating trumpet sound and postbop melodies) as well as … Read More “Ambrose Akinmusire: A Rift in Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note)”
Supergroup celebrates Blue Note Records’ 75th anniversary
Tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III assembles a stellar cast of collaborators here, all of whom he has played with in various constellations: Taylor Eigsti (piano), … Read More “Walter Smith III: Still Casual”
Self-seriousness lurks in the piano and trumpet delicacies that begin the imagined savior is far easier to paint; all that’s missing is ECM’s famous five-second … Read More “Ambrose Akinmusire: the imagined savior is far easier to paint”
The least-known persons on the stage on Oct. 29 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood were a trio of young trumpet players: Jean Gaze from … Read More “Live Review: The 20th Annual Thelonious Monk Competition”