As a youngster in Oklahoma, Sharel Cassity’s heart and soul got captured by bassist Christian McBride’s debut studio album ...

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April 2025, including Georgia Mancio & Alan Broadbent, Harvey Mason, Bennie Maupin, Pat Metheny and Hedvig Mollestad || ...

Just as Nigel Jarrett laments the dilution – even hijacking – of the word “jazz” by festivals featuring pop and increasingly ...

It’s absolutely clear where this quartet’s heart lies from one look at the material and its composers. As well as Golson’s ...

April 2025, including Goran Kajfeš, Matthew Kilner, Lagon Nwar, Germana La Sorsa, Ingrid Laubrock and Joe Lovano // Editor's ...

Records offered for review to Jazz Journal in March-April 2025, including Cyrus Chestnut, Chick Corea, Larry Coryell, Sylvie ...

Trumpeter and singer Muoneké has become a favourite at this venue in Taunton’s Paul Street: as ever he charmed the audience ...

I’m not interested in the new for the sake of newness” writes Jeremy Pelt in the liner notes for Woven. It is an interesting ...

This year's festival, blessed with sunshine, included Katia Melua, Lulu, Kokoroko, Lisa Stansfield, Billy Cobham, Daniel ...

Michael Doyle’s title is striking but also misleading. Ostensibly about the adventures (and misadventures) of Artie Shaw’s ...

Brian Kane, the author of this book, is a Yale academic and an experienced jazz musician. And that may explain why some of ...