Moving On Skiffle reflects Van Morrison as inspired as we’ve ever heard him, certainly since his two albums in 2018 with the late Joey DeFrancesco (You’re Driving me Crazy and The Prophet Speaks).
Reflecting on Wayne Shorter’s passing, this writer feels that Shorter was perhaps the most important living (and most listened to) artist in this writer’s lifetime. Yes, my lifelong devotion to
Corridors represent a new chapter for drummer/composer Kendrick Scott who returns for his third Blue Note release
Those familiar with the legendary bassist Buster Williams likely think of him in terms of his associations with Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Art Blakey, Miles Davis, and countless others. To
Pianist Steve Okonski, the leader of his eponymous trio Okonski, teamed with drummer Aaron Fraser, also a member of Durand Jones’ band, along with bassist Michael Isvara “Ish” Montgomery in the Colemine label’s Loveland, Ohio studios
Talk about a labor of love. Iris DeMent’s “Workin’ on a World,” her seventh album, is a product six years in the making and comes eight years after her most
Preeminent contemporary jazz artist, ambassador, and impresario Christian McBride has built his stellar reputation in part by not being easily pigeonholed.
When an artist takes the stage at the hallowed ground of NYC’s Village Vanguard, the audience demands nothing less than their A-game.
Saxophonist and composer Greg Ward and his five-piece ensemble Rogue Parade follow up 2019’s acclaimed Stomping Off From Greenwood (Greenleaf), with Dion’s Quest, the inaugural release from Ward’s own Sugah Hoof Records. this Altoist Ward plays alongside
Delfeayo Marsalis leads his large ensemble, the Uptown Jazz Orchestra in a set of joyous tunes celebrating Mardi Gras and New Orleans.
