Jazz Police, Author at Twin Cities Jazz Festival

The Best of 2024 – The Montreal Jazz Festival!

May 1, 2025 •

The Orrin Evans Trio © Kevin R. Mason The Cory Wong Band © Kevin R. Mason Looking back at 2024 as the 2025 summer festival season approaches, the 44th Montreal Jazz Festival, officially titled Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (FIJM) took […]

Freddie Hubbard On Fire: Live From The Blue Morocco 1967

April 8, 2025 •

by Don Berryman Freddie Hubbard © Tom Copi On Fire: Live From The Blue Morocco is a never before released recording of jazz trumpet legend Freddie Hubbard, captured live in 1967 at the Blue Morocco jazz club in The Bronx, with his quintet featuring Bennie Maupin on tenor saxophone, Kenny Barron on piano, Herbie Lewis […]

Charles Mingus – In Argentina: The Buenos Aires Concerts on Resonance records for Record Store Day 2025

April 6, 2025 •

by Don Berryman In Argentina: The Buenos Aires Concerts is a 3-LP album that contains previously unreleased recordings from two 1977 concerts by Charles Mingus’ last band. The band was a quintet featuring Ricky Ford on tenor saxophone, Jack Walrath on trumpet, Bob Neloms on piano, and Dannie Richmond on drums. The LP set was […]

Satoko Fujii Tokyo Trio: Dream a Dream North American tour begins at Berlin in Minneapolis 03/27

March 14, 2025 •

by Don Berryman Avant-garde composer, pianist, arranger, and bandleader Satoko Fujii is known for the variety and complexity of her compositions and the ferocity of her playing. I find her piano music intriguing with unnameable chords, unpredictable rhythms, and haunting melodic flights. Her Tokyo Trio is releasing their third recording, which is also their first […]

Defiant Life by Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith on ECM Records

March 6, 2025 •

by Don Berryman Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith, both composers and bandleaders, have long been strong voices in the creative music field. A decade ago they joined forces and recorded their acclaimed duo album A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke on ECM Records. Now they have come together again to release another duo album, […]

After the Last Sky by Anouar Brahem with Anja Lechner, Django Bates, and Dave Holland

February 14, 2025 •

by Don Berryman I’ve been a follower of the music of the Tunisian oud master Anouar Brahem for many years and was delighted to hear his exquisitely beautiful new album. After the Last Sky features Brahem on oud, Anja Lechner on cello, Django Bates on piano, and Dave Holland on bass. It will be released […]