Jazz
Trumpeter Jason Palmer is a master of rhythmic displacement.
Here’s a look back at the history of jazz recordings and a selection of ten of the best, plus one release from 2018 that has a good chance of being one of my favorites for many years to come.
Quite properly, Miles Evans evokes rather than mimics his dad’s arrangements on this excellent disc.
“Now I’m retired, but I still look forward to honoring the legacy of John Coltrane.”
With two able bandmates, Fred Hersch is inspired to unwind a nice set of standards and a few originals.
Sophisticated Giant paints a convincing picture of an extremely charming, intelligent, resilient, and talented man.
How will others in the Southern hip-hop scene react to this embrace of tradition by a Southern rapper with his feet firmly in the Gangsta Rap arena?
Kelly Green and her trio are essentially mainstream players, but they explore a lot of challenging territory within that framework.
This set is surely one of the finds of the year.
Best Jazz Recordings (and Live Concerts), 2018
A pair of our critics supply their favorite albums and live local concerts of the year.
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