Jazz
This is an intelligent, inventively performed, be-boppish tribute to a composer I now know better than ever.
A review of the 60th anniversary reissue of Frank Sinatra’s album Nice ‘n’ Easy. Though not without a few rounds with the Sinatra mythology — not the complicated man, but his music.
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.
Up From the Streets is no New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival — but it tries.
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.
One of the show’s impressive accomplishments is that its creators managed to find musicians who could act.
All in all, this album a pretty easy recommendation for those who like Al Di Meola and/or the Beatles.
The Lynne Arriale trio offers the kind of mutual responsiveness that only the best small groups attain.
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.
Play The Way You Feel is the best volume around on the uneasy relationship between film and jazz.
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