Review: Adegoke Steve Colson and Iqua Colson’s ‘GLOW: Music for Trio …. Add Voice’

12 months ago

It has been quite some time since we heard from second generation AACM members  Adegoke “Ade” Steve Colson and Iqua…

Review: Josh Lawrence’s ‘Still We Dream’

12 months ago

Still We Dream (Posi-Tone, 2025) is trumpeter and composer Josh Lawrence’s seventh release for the label that prides itself on…

Review: Nicole Glover’s ‘Memories, Dreams, Reflections’

1 year ago

Portland, Oregon native and current NYC resident, tenor saxophonist Nicole Glover may be best known as a member of the…

Review: Jon Irabagon PlainsPeek’s ‘Someone to Someone’

1 year ago

Fresh off his complex project Server Farm (Irrabagast, 2025), where he led a nonet in blending electronics and hues of…

Bringing Back the Heartbeat: A Conversation with Theon Cross

1 year ago

In 1835, German instrument makers Wilhelm Wieprecht and Johann Moritz patented the first tuba as a brass instrument that could…

Review: Ron Blake’s ‘SCRATCH Band’

1 year ago

For a musician who excels in both big bands and combo settings, large and small, sometimes it’s refreshing to take…

Keeping the Tradition Contemporary: Christian McBride on his Big Band and the 2025 Newport Jazz Festival

1 year ago

At the 1991 Newport Jazz Festival, an octet of young artists took the stage. Operating under the name “the Jazz…

Review: Rachael & Vilray‘s ‘West of Broadway’

1 year ago

Timed nicely for their appearance at the 2025 Newport Jazz Festival, Rachael and Vilray issue their third album, West of…

Touching the Continuum: Sebastian Rios Previews New Jazz Underground at Newport

1 year ago

As nonsensical as it may seem in the abstract, sometimes ideological wars are a necessary step towards a renewed and…

Review: Jimmy Greene’s ‘As We Are Now’

1 year ago

Saxophonist and composer Jimmy Greene is recognized by many as a vital member of Ron Carter’s Foursight Quartet, which will…