The Carla Bley many of us think of first is the provocateur, the straw-haired iconoclast behind the sprawling avant-garde opera Escalator Over the Hill and … Read More “Steve Cardenas/Ben Allison/Ted Nash: Healing Power: The Music of Carla Bley (Sunnyside)” The post Steve Cardenas/Ben Allison/Ted Nash: Healing Power: The Music of Carla Bley (Sunnyside) appeared
Blue Note Records has announced an October 14 release date for Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen, a remarkable new album produced by Larry Klein that presents stunning renditions of the legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen’s profound songs performed by an extraordinary line-up of guest vocalists: Norah Jones, Peter Gabriel, Gregory Porter, Sarah McLachlan, Luciana Souza, James Taylor, Iggy Pop, Mavis Staples, David Gray, and Nathaniel Rateliff. Hear Taylor’s
“A New Beginning” is a composition based on a short idea that came to life in 2016 on the way back to Italy from New York City and that has been developed and arranged in 2019. It has been recorded with the collaboration of some of the most acclaimed jazz musicians of the young generation: Tony Tixier on Piano, Josh Ginsburg on
Dan Alan Levine is creating an exciting array of new music for various artists in collaboration with among others, lyricists Jack DePietro and Ann Hampton Callaway. Dan is also about to release his first smooth jazz album, OVER THE MOON on which he is both composer and keyboard artist, with the first single entitled “OUR
To the uninitiated, the cover photo of DOMi and JD Beck’s debut, NOT TiGHT, might simply reveal two more quirky Gen Z pop artists. Add … Read More “DOMi & JD Beck: NOT TiGHT (Blue Note)” The post DOMi & JD Beck: NOT TiGHT (Blue Note) appeared first on JazzTimes.
Seventy-one-year-old Brooklyn-born keyboardist/producer Jason Miles has charted an impressive recording career that includes credits with Miles Davis, Luther Vandross, and David Sanborn. And it’s all … Read More “Jason Miles: The Extraordinary Journey of Jason Miles (Book Writing Cube)” The post Jason Miles: The Extraordinary Journey of Jason Miles (Book Writing Cube) appeared first on
Back, and this time with a focus completely on the greatest funk of the eighties, comes Volume 2 of the genre defining series California Funk Machine which was released July 22, 2022 on the Skytown Records label. Indeed, much like Volume 1, the driving force behind the project is none other than Billboard chart topping
To be mesmerized is to be hypnotized, which I’ve been when listening to the dense music of 42-year-old drummer/composer/academic Tyshawn Sorey. An astute and perhaps … Read More “Tyshawn Sorey Trio: Mesmerism (Pi)” The post Tyshawn Sorey Trio: Mesmerism (Pi) appeared first on JazzTimes.
Forgive me if I’ve mentioned this before (perhaps repeatedly), but I’ve been playing guitar now for more than 40 years. So when the time comes … Read More “JT Notes: Highlights Galore in our Annual Guitar Issue” The post JT Notes: Highlights Galore in our Annual Guitar Issue appeared first on JazzTimes.
A new Todd Marcus recording is always a treat, not only for his prowess as a restlessly creative bass clarinetist but also for his original … Read More “Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra: In the Valley (Stricker Street)” The post Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra: In the Valley (Stricker Street) appeared first on JazzTimes.