Sep 22, 2026 12:31 PM
Review: Nicole Zuraitis, ‘The Devil I Knew’
On The Devil I Knew (La Reserve; ★★★★ 77:32), Nicole Zuraitis has written a five-part album that combines many…
Zuraitis explores the full gamut of a love affair on The Devil I Knew.
Sep 22, 2026 12:31 PM
On The Devil I Knew (La Reserve; ★★★★ 77:32), Nicole Zuraitis has written a five-part album that combines many…
The Music Of Randy Weston captures three 1980s performances.
Aug 25, 2026 12:18 PM
Randy Weston: The Music Of Randy Weston (In + Out; ★★★★★ 198:48) This handsome boxed set, commemorating the…
Laura Chavez’s My Voice is not a vocal album.
Jul 28, 2026 1:06 PM
Billy Price: Random Madness (Get Hip; ★★★★ 47:32) Though never as widely celebrated as his aptitude merits,…
Count Basie’s is the most-represented orchestra on the new Mosaic V-Disc set.
Jul 22, 2026 11:58 AM
The V-Disc program lasted less than six years (1943–’49) but it documented quite a bit of rewarding music. In 1943,…
Simon Moullier’s new album, Ceiba, features a cosmopolitan kaleidoscope of sonic influences.
Jul 14, 2026 11:49 AM
There’s an old joke about how the drummer is usually the first player to arrive at the gig and the last to leave due…
Everything about pianist Ben Markley’s new large ensemble project feels classic.
Jul 7, 2026 11:29 AM
A recent caller to my radio show expressed surprise that big band was music still being made in 2026. Not only is it…
Michel Petrucciani breathes fire on 1987’s Kuumbwa.
Jun 30, 2026 2:51 PM
On this short list of new/old releases, the item of greatest historical importance is undoubtedly the revelatory…
Charles Tyler in New York, 1974.
May 5, 2026 11:01 AM
The most striking, unexpected music on these archival releases is from Charles Tyler: Voyage From Jericho…
Björn Meyer’s Convergence
Apr 21, 2026 12:05 PM
Swedish bassist Bjørn Meyer releases his second solo LP, Convergence (ECM; ★★★ 37:58), certainly not sounding…
Walter Smith III joins a lofty group of new releases from Blue Note that includes recordings from Ron Carter, Bill Frisell and Immanuel Wilkins.
Apr 7, 2026 1:12 PM
Jazz and gospel are close blood relations. And fortunately, those Saturday night and Sunday morning worlds sometimes…
