By Michael Fagien It was Chick Corea that got me into jazz. I was an……...
Fall 2024
Publisher's Letter
Prelude
By Bob Weinberg Talk about truth in advertising! Who but the idiosyncratic Ornette Coleman sounded……...
By Bob Weinberg Fronting a stellar quartet, Jared Hall salutes the trumpet voices that ignited……...
By Michael Roberts With its singular approach to jazz and its cultural references, Mute says……...
By Lissette Corsa Ivanna Cuesta Gonzalez and her quartet play thoughtfully edgy music for the……...
Charles Lloyd has received raves for his latest Blue Note release, The Sky Will Still……...
Traditions
By Bob Weinberg Nasheet Waits offers a nuanced look at the charms and challenges of……...
Contempo
By Jonathan Widran Bob Baldwin returns to his roots with a reimagining of jazz classics……...
Blu Notes
By Larry Blumenfeld Three discs, four strings and 15 composers make Ryan Truesdell’s latest project……...
Magazine Features
For this episode of the Jazziz podcast, we sit down with legendary drummer Peter Erskine…
By Ted Panken Lakecia Benjamin’s fiery expression comes to the fore on a live quartet……...
By Shaun Brady A move to the West Coast helped John Escreet shake things up,……...
By Neil Tesser On his latest recording, all but one of Walter Smith III’s quartet……...
Auditions
By Bill Meredith Pianist Orrin Evans, bassist Eric Revis and drummer Nasheet Waits form the……...
By James Rozzi Trombonists always seem to get the short end of the stick. While……...
By John Frederick Moore South African pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini has specialized in integrating bop,……...
By Lissette Corsa Julius Rodriguez’s sophomore album, Evergreen, finds the Los Angeles-based, New York City-bred……...
By Jon Garelick There are many ways to play free jazz. For multi-reed player and……...
By Michael Roberts Papo Vázquez is more than four decades into a stellar career that’s……...
By Philip Booth “Flowing out of my heart there is a song/I’m going to sing……...
By Scott Yanow Since her debut recording in 2002, trumpeter and vocalist Bria Skonberg has……...
By Hrayr Attarian A sense of poetry permeates the entirety of clarinetist Harry Skoler’s superb……...
By Asher Wolf South African saxophonist Linda Sikhakhane’s new album iLadi is a relaxed and……...
By John Frederick Moore Wayne Escoffery’s latest release reflects on a lonely time in his……...
By Josef Woodard As heard on these diverse releases, the quartet remains a sturdy construct……...
Coda
By Zev Feldman I’ve always been enamored by the quartet setting in jazz. A multitude……...