Dec 20, 2019 12:48 PM
Premiere: Hear Michael Wolff’s ‘Chill,’ a Tune off the Upcoming ‘Bounce’
Pianist Michael Wolff is set to issue Bounce, his followup to Swirl, on Feb. 7 through Sunnyside.
The album’s a…
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…
Joel Paterson explores the music of The Beatles on his new instrumental album, Let It Be Guitar!
Nov 13, 2019 4:48 PM
Fifty years after The Beatles’ last public appearance, the lads from Liverpool continue to inspire musicians from…
Dr. John (1941–2019)
Oct 30, 2019 9:54 AM
There’s still some magic left, apparently.
While Dr. John died June 6, a posthumous studio set’s on the way, as…
New York brass band Lucky Chops recently released its full-length debut.
Oct 18, 2019 9:23 AM
Maybe you’ve run into them shedding at a New York subway stop.
Brass band Lucky Chops recently issued its…
Bassist Nick Dunston is set to issue his debut as a leader, Atlantic Extraction, Nov. 1 through Out of Your Head Records.
Oct 17, 2019 9:25 AM
Bassist Nick Dunston’s name just keeps cropping up.
If you didn’t catch him on Amirtha Kidambi’s release with…
Vocalist and bandleader Fay Victor is set to release Barn Songs on Nov. 15.
Oct 15, 2019 9:37 AM
Vocalist and bandleader Fay Victor—who’s worked with folks like Anthony Braxton, Ab Baars and Roswell Rudd—is…
For Utica Box, drummer Dan Weiss (center) convenes an acoustic ensemble—a group that contrasts the electric display of his 2018 Starebaby.
Sep 24, 2019 11:25 AM
Drummer Dan Weiss apparently relishes the compositional colors afforded to his groups when he doubles-up…
John Abercrombie (1944–2017)
Sep 17, 2019 9:48 AM
The pair only has a few recordings together, despite a decade’s long relationship.
But the early 1990s was a time…