The spell that Allison Wheeler casts with her debut album Winterspring felt more potent the third time through, and each subsequent spin deepened the reverie. A poetic … Read More “Allison Wheeler: Winterspring (Ubuntu)” The post Allison Wheeler: Winterspring (Ubuntu) appeared first on JazzTimes.
If, as he states in the album’s press materials, Geoffrey Keezer wanted Playdate to punctuate his versatility, he sure gets right down to it. A … Read More “Geoffrey Keezer & Friends: Playdate (MarKeez)” The post Geoffrey Keezer & Friends: Playdate (MarKeez) appeared first on JazzTimes.
If we’re going out on a limb and calling the music that trombonist, vocalist, and songwriter Natalie Cressman makes—as soloist, as side-and-session person, in a duet … Read More “Natalie Cressman Turns Down the Volume” The post Natalie Cressman Turns Down the Volume appeared first on JazzTimes.
Long esteemed for her versatility, daring, and wide range of talents, Terri Lyne Carrington is outdoing herself with the release of her New Standards project in … Read More “Terri Lyne Carrington Establishes “New Standards” on Several Fronts” The post Terri Lyne Carrington Establishes “New Standards” on Several Fronts appeared first on JazzTimes.
Following a busy festival season, the high-impact, cutting-edge collective The Brass Funkeys has released their brand new EP ‘More Is More’. Having taken a plethora of festival stages by storm including Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party, Boomtown, Wilderness, Lost Village and many others, followed by a headline show at The Rich Mix in London and forthcoming
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Save for the occasional bass trombone/viola/hand drum trio, most jazz ensembles face long shadows in presenting their music, and that’s especially true of organ bands. More … Read More “Brian Charette: Jackpot (Cellar Live)” The post Brian Charette: Jackpot (Cellar Live) appeared first on JazzTimes.
Interdisciplinary artist, activist and educator Terri Lyne Carrington releases New Standards, an ambitious new endeavor created to uplift the voices of women composers. New Standards arrives in the form of a groundbreaking lead sheet book of jazz compositions published by Berklee Press/Hal Leonard, a newly recorded album of 11 selections from the songbook featuring an all-star band and superb line-up
Keyboardist Myron McKinley has a clear vision for his own creative expression, but perhaps more importantly, he has a clear vision for providing a necessary impetus to shatter the boundaries and stimulate the evolution of jazz. Dropping October 28 on the Dark Elf Music label, the ten-song “Sound Alchemist” is a learned thesis of sonic exploration and experimentation written
Once-in-a-generation vocalist Samara Joy “creates the standards of today” (Jazz Night in America) with her “glowing, auspicious” (NPR) Verve Records debut, Linger Awhile. Out today, the 10-song collection finds the Bronx native modernizing classic songs with “youthful exuberance” (WRTI) and “instincts that can’t be taught” (Consequence), sometimes singing original lyrics using the melodies of famous instrumental