Jazz
The interpretations of the covers in this beautifully realized tribute album will bring back memories of the originals in a way that is enlivening rather than nostalgic.
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Up From the Streets is no New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival — but it tries.
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Saxophonist Brian Landrus seems to know what he’s got in this magnificent trio: Fred Hersch on piano, Drew Gress on bass, and Billy Hart on drums.
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One of the show’s impressive accomplishments is that its creators managed to find musicians who could act.
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All in all, this album a pretty easy recommendation for those who like Al Di Meola and/or the Beatles.
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The Lynne Arriale trio offers the kind of mutual responsiveness that only the best small groups attain.
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The master alto saxophonist Richie Cole died on May 2 at age 72. The cause of death has not been announced, so it’s unknown for now if it was related to COVID-19.
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Play The Way You Feel is the best volume around on the uneasy relationship between film and jazz.
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The songs by Milton Nascimento and Chico Buarque re-imagined on Rio Minas are not necessarily their best known, but all of the performances on this album eloquently testify to saxophonist Jean-Pierre Zanella’s love of Brazil and its people.
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It amazed me that Lee Konitz in his nineties could still find his way through a maze of changes, chorus after chorus, and at the same time be capable of weaving a beautiful, unscripted melody while producing a sound so wide, one could crawl into it.
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Arts Remembrance: Tribute to Jazz Producer Alex Lemski