Michael Ullman
A sense of promise remains a hallmark of the Montreal Jazz Festival — always end by looking forward.
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The Montreal Jazz Festival is overwhelming in a way, but somehow genial, and finally inspiring.
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Satoko Fujii and Ramon Lopez are clear-eyed adventurers; this is free jazz that shimmers with inquisitive transparency.
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These records are filled with music from some of the most intriguing and, indeed, sought after, jazz musicians playing today.
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Once again, drummer Ralph Peterson pays fine homage to Art Blakey’s tradition of joyous, hard-edged bashing jazz.
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Vince Mendoza’s colorful arrangements give us a welcome new way to appreciate Fred Hersch’s impressive creativity — his amply satisfying accomplishments as a composer.
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Trumpeter Jason Palmer’s mastery is of the unimposing kind, which this piano-less quartet seamlessly reflects.
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Rosa Parks: Pure Love is a serious, substantial, and long work, alternately harsh and calming, one that I am sure should be seen as well as heard.
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Trumpeter Jason Palmer is a master of rhythmic displacement.
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Quite properly, Miles Evans evokes rather than mimics his dad’s arrangements on this excellent disc.
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Arts Commentary: Rich in Creativity — But Nothing Else