https://www.allaboutjazz.com/articles/ 2025-05-01T07:09:54+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/bobby-falk-group-live-at-teds-concert-review

Bobby Falk Group Live at Ted's Wilmington, NC April 25, 2025 In a spirited 90-minute show at Live at Ted's, the jny: Dallas/Fort Worth-based Bobby Falk Group captured the hearts of both discerning jazz aficionados and the curious public to such a seamless degree as would more widely-known combos... [ read more ]]]>Dean Nardi2025-05-01T07:09:54+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/vieux-farka-toure-at-kleinhans-music-hall-concert-review

Vieux Farka Toure Kleinhans Music HallBuffalo, NYApril 27, 2025 A spinning top occasionally wobbles. Our spinning earth does the same thing: it's called the "Chandler Wobble." Because of the Chandler Wobble, monsoon rains in the Sahara appear then disappear every 21,000 years. This alternating cycle of "Green Sahara" and Sahara Desert has occurred 230 times in the last eight million years... [ read more ]]]>Frank Housh 2025-05-01T07:09:52+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/jed-levy-bill-oconnell-sean-nelson-joe-lavano-and-more

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Charles Rouse, Jed Levy, Bill O'Connell, Gina Saputo, Sean Nelson, Doug Wyatt, Joe Lovano, Igmar Thomas, Reginald Cyntje, Franck Amsallem, Russ Spiegel, Dave Robbins, Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Lyn Stanley, Reid Hoyson, Nels Cline, Thomas Marriott, Aron!, Nancy Kelly, Triology, Altin Sencalar, Sharel Cassity, Hiromi, John Ellis, Jeff Libman, Nnenna Freelon, Steve Allee, Rodney Jordan, and more... [ read more ]]]>Benjamin Boddie2025-05-01T07:09:49+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/branford-marsalis-quartet-at-the-freight-in-pictures

A collection of photos from the The Branford Marsalis Quartet concert at The Freight in Berkeley CA on March 11, 2025 featuring Branford Marsalis, Eric Revis, Justin Faulkner and Joey Calderazzo... [ read more ]]]>Ronald Davis2025-05-01T06:42:01+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/new-releases-from-dreyer-sarian-murray-lovano-and-more

The importance of Rudy Van Gelder's studio in New Jersey on the world of jazz cannot be understated. Some of the most important music in the history of the music was recorded there. New recordings from the famous studio are featured on this show. My examination of the work of Ivo Perelman on Leo Records continues... [ read more ]]]>Bob Osborne2025-05-01T06:41:59+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/have-you-met-mr-jones-carmell-jones

At Mike's suggestion, today's podcast explores the truncated career of hard bop trumpeter Carmell Jones. We listen to four albums featuring the little-known musician and talk about the arc of his career, his work with running buddy Harold Land, and why he could'a been a hard-bop contender given the right circumstances.Playlist Discussion of Carmell Jones' album Business Meetin' (Pacific Jazz) 7:30 Discussion of Harold Land's album Jazz Impressions of Folk Music (Imperial) 25:06 Discussion of Charles McPherson's album Bebop Revisited! (Prestige) 35:12 Discussion of Camell Jones' album Jay Hawk Talk (Prestige) 50:22 Pop Matters 1:00:17 ... [ read more ]]]>Patrick Burnette2025-05-01T06:41:55+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/marilyn-crispell-fearless-deeply-sensitive-and-shaping-the-moment-interview

As Marilyn Crispell talked about her multitude of recent recordings, either solo or with this trio or that quartet, she mentioned needing to pack her bags before going out on tour. She has lived in Woodstock, New York since 1977 and is comfortable there. "When I'm at home, not out recording, I look out in the morning and very much like being in this place," she explained... [ read more ]]]>Dean Nardi2025-04-30T23:42:00+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/three-short-trips-with-torben-westergaard

Insert cliche here about how good things can come in small packages. While the world continues insistently churning with digital chatter and ADHD, Torben Westergaard has been leaning toward the simple and concise with a string of snack-sized (yet wildly eclectic) EPs... [ read more ]]]>Geno Thackara2025-04-30T06:42:05+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/we-insist-festival-2025-giancarlo-nino-locatelli

A collection of photos from the We Insist Festival in Cernusco sul Naviglio March 29 and 30, 2025 featuring Giancarlo Nino Locatelli, Virginia Sutera, Alberto Braida, Monica Demuru, Cristiano Calcagnile, Mary Oliver, Luca Tilli, Giselda Ranieri, Liz Allbee, Sebi Tramontana, Violeta Garcia, Gabriele Mitelli, Camila Nebbia and Andrea Grossi... [ read more ]]]>Luciano Rossetti2025-04-30T06:42:01+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/yazz-ahmed-jeong-lim-yang-and-neil-ardley

This episode features recent releases by Yazz Ahmed, Jeong Lim Yang, and Judy Wexler alongside older music from Neil Ardley, Art Tatum, and Bruno Raberg... [ read more ]]]>Jerome Wilson2025-04-30T06:41:56+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/mary-halvorson-plus-new-music-from-tarun-balani-brandee-younger-and-eduardo-elia

A preview of Mary Halvorson's latest, plus new music from Tarun Balani, Brandee Younger and Eduardo Elia and an interview with saxophonist Kevin Sun. Playlist Olga Amelchenko "Howling Silence" from Howling Silence (Edition) 0:00 Miles Davis "I See Your Face Before Me" from The Musings of Miles (Remastered) (Craft) 5:07 Changamire" It's April" from Seeking Billie: The Unusual tribute to Billie Holiday (Sonnig) 9:50 Host Speaks 13:06 Eduardo Elia "II" from Desvikos (577) 15:11 Mary Halvorson "Carved From" from About Ghosts (Nonesuch) 18:34 3 Cohens WDR Big Band " Naked Truth Pt... [ read more ]]]>Hobart Taylor2025-04-30T06:41:52+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/nicole-zuraitis-the-up-and-down-journey-to-newport-interview

Nicole Zuraitis should receive a Grammy Award just for her laugh! It's deep, loud, energetic and a treat to hear. Not taking herself too seriously, her conversation is peppered with laughter while she talks about the high and lows of her travels from a struggling young jazz vocalist/composer to her surprising (to her) Grammy win... [ read more ]]]>Mark Robbins2025-04-29T23:42:00+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-master-of-drums-gene-krupa-and-the-music-he-gave-the-world-book-review

The Master of Drums Elizabeth J Rosenthal 320 Pages ISBN: 978-0-8065-4320 Kensington Publishing Company 2025 In the interests of full disclosure, I spent an extended period with Gene Krupa as an adolescent. Relatives were friends of Krupa's... [ read more ]]]>Richard J Salvucci2025-04-29T08:42:00+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/sullivan-fortner-shasha-berliner-herbie-hancock

This week on The Jazz Continuum, the spotlight turns to pianist and composer Sullivan Fortner, a dynamic presence in modern jazz. Known for his nuanced touch and bold improvisational voice, Fortner has made a mark through collaborations with vocalists Kurt Elling and Cécile McLorin Salvant, and through his acclaimed trio, solo, and duo recordings--including an intimate performance with bassist Rufus Reid... [ read more ]]]>David Brown2025-04-29T06:41:59+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/out-late-with-eric-reed

Pianist Eric Reed calls on tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, trumpeter Nicholas Payton, bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Joe Farnsworth to join him on his new recording Out Late on Smoke Sessions Records... [ read more ]]]>David Bixler2025-04-29T06:41:55+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/matteo-pastorino-bonbon-flamme-will-holshouser-christoph-irniger-cinema-royal

40 minutes replete with music you didn't know you couldn't live without.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash and Pyeng Threadgill) 0:00 Cinema Royal, Nitai Hershkovits, Rejoicer "Her, I" Cinema Royal (Rhythm Section International) 0:16 Host talks 5:58 Matteo Pastorino "Coming Back" Lightside (A.Ma) 7:06 Host talks 14:44 Valentin Ceccaldi and Bonbon Flamme "Calavera Uno" Calaveras Y Boom Boom Chupitos (BMC) 16:25 Will Holshouser "Abide with Me" The Lone Wild Bird (Adhyâropa) 20:24 Host talks 25:05 Christoph Irniger Pilgrim "Seven Down Eight Up" Human Intelligence (Intakt) 25:53Photo credit: Andrea Mignogna... [ read more ]]]>Ludovico Granvassu2025-04-29T06:41:53+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/michael-buckley-blowing-hot-interview

An early spring vacation to New York saw Michael Buckley and his wife take in what he describes as "the usual sights." But for the Dublin saxophonist that also meant trips to "three or four saxophone shops." Once a tenor saxophonist, always a tenor saxophonist. Buckley, in fact, started out on the flute, playing with George Coleman no less, on the stage of Dublin's National Concert Hall when aged just ten... [ read more ]]]>Ian Patterson2025-04-28T23:42:00+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/vossa-jazz-festival-at-52-with-etilnew-blood-kjetil-moster

https://s3.amazonaws.com/allaboutjazz/photos/2010/9509f2e2a3547fddb4d7263cf3eb6ff5.jpg Each year around Easter, the lovely and smallish lakeside city of Voss, Norway springs to musical life for a weekend. Voss is a go-to destination for skiers flocking to the snowy slopes high above the town, and host to an extreme sports festival come summer... [ read more ]]]>Josef Woodard2025-04-28T11:42:00+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/brittany-davis-joe-lovano-steve-hirsh-and-jakob-bro

If you haven't heard of singer/pianist Brittany Davis, find her new album Black Thunder now! Ms Davis, who hails from Seattle and is blind, has released a very exciting recording that evokes echoes of Nina Simone, Betty Carter, Fay Victor and other great female singers... [ read more ]]]>Maurice Hogue2025-04-28T10:29:15+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/fusion-experience-quartet-at-teatro-comunale-in-caserta-richard-bona

A collection of photos from the Fusion Experience Quartet concert at Teatro Comunale, in Caserta, Italy, on April 24, 2025 featuring Richard Bona, Dave Weckl, Ciro Manna, Mica Lecoq, and guest Luigi Patierno... [ read more ]]]>Pietro Previti2025-04-28T06:42:03+00:00