By Don Berryman Duo CORDA, a musical collaboration between cellist Jacqueline Ultan and guitarist Paval Jany pulling together music from multiple genres, has just released their eponymous debut album. Both cello and guitar make sound from vibrating strings resonating in a wooden body. However the bowed string and fretless fingerboard of the cello allow […]
by Don Berryman A previously unreleased recording of the late great pianist, Bobby Peterson, with bassist Gary Raynor and drummer Jay Epstein recorded live at the Dakota jazz club at Bandana Square in Saint Paul in 1996 is now available on Bandcamp This show was a tribute to Oscar Peterson who Bobby noted was […]
By Don Berryman Two great jazz albums that have been out of print for nearly half a century, Woody Shaw’s Love Dance and Joe Chambers’ Double Exposure have been remastered and reissued by producer Zev Feldman (a.k.a. The Jazz Detective) on the archival label Time Traveler Recordings as part of its Muse Master Edition Series. […]
On November 15th and 16th, 2024, the gorgeous, art-filled Jazz Forum nightclub in Tarrytown, NY, hosted David Amram’s 94th birthday party! Actually, Amram turned 95 in 2025, but that will […]
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By Don Berryman Some great jazz albums were released in 2025. Some are brand new, others are older recordings recently discovered, and a few are updated reissues. Here are some […]
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By Don Berryman Two live albums by brilliant multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk containing never-before heard performances, one from the east coast and the other from the west: Vibrations in the […]
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