Jim Hynes

Jim Hynes has been broadcasting and/or writing about blues, jazz, and roots music for over four decades. He’s interviewed well over 700 artists and currently writes for four other publications besides this one. His blues columns and interviews can be found in Elmore and Glide Magazines.

Review: Craig Taborn’s ‘Dream Archives’

The first release by Craig Taborn since being named a MacArthur Fellow in late 2025, Dream Archives (ECM, 2026) finds…

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Review: Kris Davis and the Lutosławski Quartet’s ‘The Solastalgia Suite’

Coined by the philosopher Glenn Albrecht, the term ‘solastalgia” centers on the theme of homesickness while still at home with…

2 weeks ago

Review: Jerome Sabbagh’s ‘Stand Up!’

Over the last few years, tenor saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh has released recordings thst featured his dulcet tones with several jazz elders…

1 month ago

Review: Bill Ware and the Club Bird All Stars’ ‘Martian Sunset’

The vibraphonist Bill Ware is perhaps best known for his work with The Jazz Passengers and Groove Collective. He has…

1 month ago

Review: John O’Gallagher’s ‘Ancestral’

With Ancestral (Whirlwind, 2025), alto saxophonist and composer John O'Gallagher explores the late-period work of John Coltrane, specifically Interstellar Space…

2 months ago

Review: Simón Willson’s ‘Feel Love’

In many ways, the burgeoning improvised music community in Brooklyn resembles downtown New York's loft movement of the ‘70s. But…

2 months ago

Review: John Scofield and Dave Holland’s ‘Memories of Home’

Guitarist John Scofield and NEA Jazz Master bassist Dave Holland are not only both masters of their respective instruments but…

2 months ago

Review: Billy Hart’s ‘Multidirectional’

Over the past six months, several NEA Jazz Masters - all of them octogenarian, or close to - have released…

2 months ago

Review: Mark Turner’s ‘Reflections on: The Auto-Biography of an Ex-Colored Man’

A more cerebral artist, saxophonist and composer Mark Turner, never makes it too easy for the listener. However, he may…

2 months ago

Review: Thomas Morgan’s ‘Around You is a Forest’

As evidenced by two recent collaborations with Wadada Leo Smith, Jakob Bro’s Loveland Music, is releasing some of the most…

2 months ago