Michael Ullman
For poet Philip Levine, music is not only a good thing in life: the good things in life are music.
One marvels at Bill Frisell’s improvisations, which can be both surprising and songful.
Three jazz singers go outside of the Great American Songbook — with entrancing results.
Brian Blade is not only a skillfully discreet: he can be as powerful as any drummer since Elvin Jones.
The late Roswell Rudd tried every sound a trombone could make, all of his efforts marked with a natural musicality.
That’s why Wadada Leo Smith’s musical visions are so miraculous: there’s an impression of drift, yet they rarely meander.
The evening will be an invaluable opportunity to hear sounds, textures, and melodies created by a veteran composer/arranger.
A gripping autobiography and beautiful new solo CD from a master jazz pianist — Fred Hersch.
Matt Wilson’s album includes both beautifully performed musical settings and readings of Carl Sandburg poems.
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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