We continue our conversation with Patricia Brennan on ‘Of the Near and Far’ by delving deeper into her compositional process…
For eons, humanity has looked up at the vastness of the night sky in wonder. The pinholes of light shining…
Stargazer (Sunnyside, 2025) is a reissue of an album by a trio of pianist Armen Donelian with bassist Eddie Gomez…
By now, most readers know that the Jazz Detective, Zev Feldman, does not limit his archival work to Black Friday…
Drummer/composer Phil Haynes constantly leaves listeners anticipating what he will do next. In the past three years alone, he has…
Music has a unique ability to convey emotions that transcend written or spoken language. Things lost in translation cannot be…
While it’s been done in pop, appearing noticeably pregnant on an album cover is a rarity for improvisation-based music. Indeed,…
Saxophonist-composer Donny McCaslin is determined to move way beyond conventional concepts of jazz, jazz-rock fusion, or any label you want…
The title of Mike Clark’s latest record, Itai Doshin (Wide Hive, 2025) comes from the drummer’s Buddhist beliefs, a worldview…
Tribute albums have been an ubiquitous part of modern music. They generally fall into two categories. Some honor a specific…