By Michael Roberts Papo Vázquez is more than four decades into a stellar career that’s……...
By Michael Roberts With its singular approach to jazz and its cultural references, Mute says……...
By Michael Richards Riley Mulherkar puts a decidedly modern spin on jazz tradition. Riley, the……...
Violinist Ted Falcon flies high with a celebration of the Brazilian musical style known as……...
By Michael Roberts Pianist-composer Mina Cho, a native of Seoul based in Boston, is among……...
By Michael Roberts The title and subtitle of vibraphonist-composer Chien Chien Lu’s latest release seem……...
By Michael Roberts Sean Mason revels in his roots on The Southern Suite, putting a……...
By Michael Roberts Emma Rawicz’s tonal colors are influenced by the actual colors she sees……...
By Michael Roberts There’s nothing sexier than confidence, and Kurt Elling’s overflowing with it. Having……...
By Michael Roberts Time Zones, the title of the Esthesis Quartet’s sophomore outing, acknowledges the……...
By Michael Roberts Following a 20-year break, and a 30-year career as a teacher, Randolph……...
Mike LeDonne and Eric Alexander assembled a crack squad of jazz stars with shared history……...
Back Home in Kansas City, the latest recording by saxophonist Bobby Watson, gets better as……...
Exploring the 12-tone technique opened up a plethora of possibilities for Michael Varverakis. On his……...
Toronto bassist-composer Robert Lee set an incredibly difficult challenge for himself with Cha-Ran. His goal……...
Once upon a time, steel pan recordings accessible to American listeners tended to be split……...
In 1972, Blue Note Records unleashed Two Headed Freap, a debut album by organist-composer Ronnie……...
The question posed by the name of drummer-composer Anthony Fung’s latest recording is provocative and……...
The Esthesis Quartet was formed during the COVID-19 pandemic, when many of its initial sessions……...
a Senegalese bass guitar virtuoso who makes his home in France, tapped musicians from three……...