Album Reviews

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…

3 days 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…

1 week 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 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks ago

Review: Lina Allemano Four’s ‘The Diptychs’

Give the devil of algorithmic media its due for knowing things about you that you never suspected. Who knew, for…

3 weeks 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…

3 weeks 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…

3 weeks ago

Review: Chad Taylor’s ‘Smoke Shifter’

Drummer Chad Taylor is perhaps best known for his work as a sideman for the likes of James Brandon Lewis, Marc Ribot, Luke…

4 weeks ago

Review: Pat Thomas’ ‘Hikmah’

Hikmah (TAO Forms) is the solo album from [Ahmed]’s virtuoso pianist Pat Thomas, whom Matthew Shipp has identified in his…

4 weeks ago