Apr 3, 2020 8:26 AM
Premiere: Listen to ‘Provinces,’ A New Tune From Walter Smith III & Matthew Stevens
Saxophonist Walter Smith III and guitarist Matthew Stevens achieved such artistic fulfillment with their 2018 album, In…
Saxophonist Walter Smith III (foreground) and guitarist Matthew Stevens have recorded a new album, In Common 2.
Apr 3, 2020 8:26 AM
Saxophonist Walter Smith III and guitarist Matthew Stevens achieved such artistic fulfillment with their 2018 album, In…
Fred Hersch reflects on duos he’s played in over the years for a series of singles that the pianist is calling Fred Hersch & Friends.
Mar 17, 2020 10:19 AM
The search for and desire to find love drives most of humanity. And pianist Fred Hersch, working with vocalist Sara…
Duchess—Amy Cervini (left), Hilary Gardner and Melissa Stylianou—looks to generate joy with Live At Jazz Standard (Anzic).
Mar 17, 2020 9:20 AM
In 2015, Amy Cervini, Hilary Gardner and Melissa Stylianou decided to turn their “magical” vocal synergy into the…
Kurt Elling’s latest recording finds the vocalist collaborating with pianist Danilo Pérez. Secrets Are The Best Stories (Edition) is set for release April 3.
Feb 26, 2020 9:21 AM
Kurt Elling’s work as a vocalist and poet-cum-lyricist always has exerted depth; vocal frippery isn’t his style.…
Rachel Therrien fifth album as a leader, VENA (Bonsaï), is due out March 27.
Feb 20, 2020 11:51 AM
Trumpeter/flugelhornist Rachel Therrien’s collected 15 original compositions for VENA (Bonsaï), which is set for…
Pianist Eldar is supported by bassist Raviv Markovitz and drummer Jimmy Macbride on Rhapsodize (Twelve Tone Resonance), which is due out Feb. 21.
Feb 17, 2020 10:17 AM
Pianist Eldar Djangirov began his recording career in 2005, as an 18 year old, with a self-titled disc on Sony that…
Dayna Stephens is set to release his first recording as the leader of a trio, Liberty.
Jan 14, 2020 9:00 AM
It almost doesn’t feel like it, but Dayna Stephens has issued eight albums in just over a 10 years. His ninth,…
Michael Wolff’s Bounce, which counts backing from drummer Allan Mednard and bassist Ben Allison, also features a vocal turn from the pianist’s son, Nat Wolff.
Dec 20, 2019 12:48 PM
Pianist Michael Wolff is set to issue Bounce, his followup to Swirl, on Feb. 7 through Sunnyside.
The album’s a…
Organist Joey DeFrancesco recently earned a Grammy nomination for his album In The Key Of The Universe.
Dec 12, 2019 4:24 PM
In the wake of his recent Grammy nomination, Joey DeFrancesco has released a live music video for his composition…
Gearbox Records is set to issue Just In Time: The Final Recording by drummer and bandleader Buddy Rich (1917–’87) on Dec. 6.
Dec 3, 2019 4:44 PM
Few drummers in jazz history are as revered as Buddy Rich (1917–’87), who achieved fame as a musician, bandleader…
