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Mal Waldron – Searching in Grenoble: The 1978 Solo Piano Concert – Tompkins Square

January 2, 2023 •

By Don Berryman Searching In Grenoble: The 1978 Solo Piano Concert is a previously unissued recording of jazz pianist and composer Mal Waldron’s mesmerizing solo performance at the “Five Days of Jazz” series in Grenoble, France, on March 23, 1978. Waldron is most widely known for being Billie Holiday’s accompanist for the last few years […]

Charles Mingus – The Lost Album from Ronnie Scott’s – Resonance Records

December 18, 2022 •

by Don Berryman Charles Mingus – Courtesy of Sue Mingus and Jazz Workshop, Inc I can think of few others who embody the phrase “larger than life’ as Charles Mingus does. Imposing in both physical and artistic stature, his influence on twentieth century music was immense. To have this lost recording of this giant of […]

A trio of decades: Goldings, Bernstein and Stewart

December 16, 2022 •

By Dan Emerson In the creative, improvised music world, it’s often true that familiarity breeds success – as measured in artistic achievement, not necessarily commercial success. That’s certainly true of the longstanding trio of organist Larry Goldings, guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummer Bill Stewart, who played to a receptive audience on Tuesday night, December 13 […]

Montreal, Beyond the Festival – Art in the Cathedral

December 7, 2022 •

Matt Herskowitz and Mademoiselle Balladin © Kevin R. Mason Professor Norman Cornett ©Kevin R. Mason The Montreal Jazz Festival, officially titled Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, fills the city with so much music, that it spills over beyond the Festival itself. One of the most notable events was a series of concerts/art exhibitions hosted […]

Ahmad Jamal – Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse

December 3, 2022 •

by Don Berryman This year we have a treasure trove of previously unreleased live recordings by some of the giants of jazz from the 60’s and 70’s including Ahmad Jamal, Charles Mingus, Elvin Jones, and Mal Waldron. This is the first of four reviews of those releases. Ahmad Jamal – Emerald City Nights: Live at […]

The 2022 Montreal Jazz Festival – The Music is Back!

November 11, 2022 •

The Manhattan Transfer © Kevin R. Mason The past couple of years have certainly been a strange time, and the music industry has been adapting to these pandemic circumstances. Live music events have returned, and this summer, the Montreal Jazz Festival, officially called Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (FIJM) was completely live once again. […]