On paper, Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop looks like nothing so much as Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers—a drummer-led sextet fronted by three horns. But where Blakey’s leadership … Read More “Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop: Abundance (Anzic)”
What’s in a name? The Black Art Jazz Collective welcomes the question. The bristling hard-bop swagger of this all-black sextet of bandleaders and first-call sidemen … Read More “Black Art Jazz Collective: Armor of Pride (HighNote)”
This review is being undertaken in the days immediately following President Donald Trump’s notorious press conference of Aug. 15, when he stated that there was … Read More “Vijay Iyer Sextet: Far From Over (ECM)”
A free-flowing sense of adventure permeates this album, recorded a few days after the sextet concluded a stint at Birdland. It’s obvious that the musicians-including … Read More “Arturo O’Farrill Sextet: Boss Level”
