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…
Roland Kirk circa 1963 (pre-Rahsaan)
Mar 10, 2026 1:15 PM
In DownBeat’s February 2026 issue, we reviewed a fine selection of historical releases from multiple eras of jazz.…
Tyreek McDole follows up his Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition win with a collection of jazz classics.
Aug 26, 2025 1:14 PM
Tyreek McDole cements his place as a vocalist to watch with his debut, Open Up Your Senses (Artwork; ★★★★ …
Brian Charette’s Borderless is his latest album — just Charette, solo, and his Hammond B-3.
Jul 29, 2025 12:19 PM
Of all the instruments that have defined the course of modern jazz for the past 80 years, the organ might be the most…
The first vinyl releases from the rejuvenated Strata-East Records are out, with more to come.
Jul 22, 2025 11:02 AM
The first vinyl releases from the recently rejuvenated Strata-East Records remind us how persuasive and powerful jazz…
