Review: Willy Rodriguez’s ‘In the Unknown (I Will Find You)’

5 months ago

Two years ago, drummer, composer, and bandleader Willy Rodriguez stunned improvised music audiences and critics alike with his leader debut,…

Review: Ben Wendel’s ‘BaRcoDe’

5 months ago

Given his penchant for unique projects, it is nearly impossible to predict what saxophonist, composer, and sound architect Ben Wendel…

Review: ‘Daggerboard: The Skipper and Mike Clark’

5 months ago

There is a clear Miles-esque feel to Daggerboard: The Skipper and Mike Clark (Wide Hive, 2026), the sixth release by…

Taking the Journey: A Conversation with Shabaka on ‘Of the Earth’

5 months ago

Artistic expression has a fascinating duality between isolationism and communal creation. There is a romanticized archetype of the lone creator.…

Review: Edward Simon’s ‘Venezuela: Latin American Songbook Vol. 2’

5 months ago

Acclaimed pianist-composer, Guggenheim Fellow, and SF Jazz Collective member Edward Simon continues his deep dive into Latin American repertoire with…

Review: ‘The Setting’

6 months ago

The eponymous debut of The Setting (Loyal Label, 2026) features a new trio of bassist-composer Eivind Opsvik, keyboardist Elias Stemeseder,…

Holding On: A Conversation with Bill Frisell on ‘In My Dreams’

6 months ago

Throughout the more than three hundred thousand years of human existence, the human mind has dreamt. Dreams are such a…

Review: Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project’s ‘The Longest Way Round’

6 months ago

At heart, pianist, accordionist, and composer Ben Rosenblum is a jazz artist, but he is fascinated by many kinds of…

Review: Corcoran Holt’s ‘Freedom of Art’

6 months ago

With Freedom of Art (Holthouse, 2026), Corcoran Holt releases his second album as a leader. Perhaps best known for his…

Transcending: A Conversation with Sam Morrison and Bill Laswell on ‘Cosmic Trip’

6 months ago

After being rediscovered at Newport in 1955, Miles Davis spent the next twenty years revolutionizing music. With the First Great…