Marilyn Crispell

Jazz Album Reviews: Two Trios That Venture Far and Away

May 16, 2023
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Two new releases, led respectively by a saxophonist and a bassist, add to the growing mystique of trios in contemporary jazz.

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Jazz Album Review: “Garden of Expression” — Virtuosic Meditations

January 25, 2021
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It’s easy to single out each of these musicians, but listeners will hear the three as nearly one, which is surely what this trinity intended.

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Book Review: “Outside Music, Inside Voices” — Illuminating Conversations about Creating Jazz

December 2, 2014
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Jazz fans with open ears should rush to this book: so should anyone interested in the creative process, its rewards as well as its challenges.

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