The pairing came about by accident, really. Both invited to play a jazz festival in……...
Spring 2023
Publisher's Letter
Prelude
A Seattle duo takes inspiration from Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock, Butcher Brown and Side……...
George Winstone and Ben Monder embark on an improvisational odyssey. “He’s like my dad,” says……...
This article was originally published in the Spring 2023 issue of JAZZIZ Magazine By Bob……...
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis and Shirley Scott share a sizzling synergy on Cookbook classics. Culinary metaphors……...
Originally published on March 17, 2023. Don Hunstein’s iconic photograph of Duke Ellington and Billy……...
Traditions
Rachael & Vilray expertly evoke an era when jazzy popular music ruled the roost. For……...
Contempo
Richie Goods and Chien Chien Lu strike sparks with their music and their message. The……...
Blu Notes
Among the 36 recordings that trumpeter Louis Armstrong and pianist Earl “Fatha” Hines made together……...
Magazine Features
Disc One: Duos In the aftermath of pandemic restrictions, musicians have become increasingly adept at……...
Snarky Puppy bandmates Michael League and Bill Laurance have enjoyed making music together for nearly……...
For more than 50 years, Dave Liebman and Richie Beirach have nurtured a musical partnership……...
A pair of recent releases deepen pianist Fred Hersch’s passion for and ingenuity within the……...
Ivo Perelman has long embraced the improvised duo format — except with other saxophonists. With……...
Auditions
Christian McBride is renowned for his musical flexibility. Prime is the second release by the……...
On his 2018 release Guasábara Puerto Rico, Fernando García cemented his wonderfully nuanced interpretation of……...
An improvisational master marks his 65th birthday with three disparate releases. Powerful and protean, the……...
Cheryl Ann Spencer is a modern jazz pianist from Singapore. She earned a degree in……...
Not to be confused with the alto saxophonist’s 2011 quintet recording, Live at Smalls, Jesse……...
Veteran trumpeter Derrick Gardner took his long-standing Jazz Prophets sextet on a five-week tour through……...
In more than 60 years of recorded work, NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron has rarely……...
Mike LeDonne and Eric Alexander assembled a crack squad of jazz stars with shared history……...
Lakecia Benjamin set an ambitious agenda for Phoenix. Her fourth album celebrates laudable women across…
Tribute albums done right put a new shine on the jazz canon. The tribute album……...
The initial impetus for Close Connection, as Laszlo Gardony explains it, resulted from his personal……...
Formed in 2014, the 3D Jazz Trio is a synergistic ensemble of virtuoso musicians: drummer……...
Juba Lee picks up where 2019’s Testament left off, when veteran New York reedman-composer Avram……...
Coda
Like many performers, I was hit with the realization back in 2020 that my full……...