By Don Berryman Celebrating virtuoso Kieth Jarrett at 80, ECM records is releasing New Vienna, which is the fourth album to be issued from his 2016 European tour. This follows ECM’s release of Munich 2016 released in 2019, Budapest Concert released in 2020, and Bordeaux Concert released in 2022. The album contains 10 tracks and […]
by Dan Emerson Decades after its heyday, the award-winning Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra is fondly remembered by jazz fans and musicians for its bold, singular sound – and for holding down possibly the longest-running weekly gig in jazz history, nearly 60 years of Monday nights at the Village Vanguard in New York City.. On Wednesday, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]