Album Reviews

Review: Ben Wendel’s ‘BaRcoDe’

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

6 months ago

Review: ‘Daggerboard: The Skipper and Mike Clark’

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

6 months ago

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

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

6 months ago

Review: ‘The Setting’

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

6 months ago

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

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

6 months ago

Review: Corcoran Holt’s ‘Freedom of Art’

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

6 months ago

Review: Brandon Seabrook’s ‘Hellbent Daydream’

Accessible is hardly the first word one would associate with guitarist-banjoist Brandon Seabrook. Adventurous, edgy, zany, bizarre, unpredictable, and unconventional…

7 months ago

Review: ‘Deface the Currency’ by The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis

Deface the Currency (Impulse!, 2026) is the follow-up to the 2024 eponymous album by The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis,…

7 months ago

Review: Shawn Lovato’s ‘Biotic’

On Biotic (Endectomorph, 2026), his third record as a leader, bassist-composer Shawn Lovato leads a chordless saxophone trio that blurs…

7 months ago

Review: Dave Douglas’s ‘Four Freedoms’

Delve into 'Four Freedoms,' an album that reinterprets Roosevelt's 'Four Freedoms' through Dave Douglas's visionary music. Featuring Marta Warelis, Nick…

7 months ago