Michael Ullman
Three jazz singers go outside of the Great American Songbook — with entrancing results.
Read MoreBrian Blade is not only a skillfully discreet: he can be as powerful as any drummer since Elvin Jones.
Read MoreThe late Roswell Rudd tried every sound a trombone could make, all of his efforts marked with a natural musicality.
Read MoreThat’s why Wadada Leo Smith’s musical visions are so miraculous: there’s an impression of drift, yet they rarely meander.
Read MoreThe evening will be an invaluable opportunity to hear sounds, textures, and melodies created by a veteran composer/arranger.
Read MoreA gripping autobiography and beautiful new solo CD from a master jazz pianist — Fred Hersch.
Read MoreMatt Wilson’s album includes both beautifully performed musical settings and readings of Carl Sandburg poems.
Read MoreJohn Beasley and his big band doesn’t tame Monk or make him uncharacteristically pretty.
Read MoreHudson serves up varied, fresh, and exciting free jazz that imaginatively draws on rock, funky blues, and folk music.
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Commentary: Best Jazz (and Other) Recordings of 2017
The range of recordings issued this year was remarkable, both in terms of their instrumentation and their artistic inspiration.
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