By Stef Gijssels American trumpet player with Iraqi roots Amir ElSaffar brings us his second album…
Category: Jazz Music
Otoliths (Aerophonic Records, 2025) ~ The Free Jazz Collective
By Martin Schray Dave Rempis’s latest releases reveal his influences even more clearly than his earlier…
Abbey Rader (1943 – 2025) ~ The Free Jazz Collective
Abbey Rader (still from Get Free) His Bandcamp page description lays out the fundamentals:…
Sweeps Week: Top September Jazz Releases, Amorosi Edition
Here are A.D. Amorosi’s monthly picks, coming to you the last Tuesday of the month. Cole…
Jim McNeely, 1949–2025 – JazzTimes
Jim McNeely, who played piano with many legends of jazz before becoming one of the most…
Sweeps Week: Top September Releases, Henkin Edition
Here are Andrey Henkin’s monthly picks, coming to you the last Wednesday of the month. Gary…
Conscious Mayhem: Jason Rigby/Mark Guiliana and Pino Palladino/Blake Mills
Recordings rarely get more intimate than duo projects, the musical equivalent of one-on-one conversations. Saxophonist Jason…
Missed Opportunities: When Duke Ellington Fired Bobby Durham and Elvin Jones
According to legend, Duke Ellington only fired one band member in the 50-plus years leading his…
Alberto Popolla – Really the Blues (AUT Records, 2025) ~ The Free Jazz Collective
By Ferruccio Martinotti The blues. The fingers are getting stiff simply by writing down the word.…
What Is Funk Music: Origins, Style, Influence
I’ll never forget the first time I heard “Cold Sweat” blast through my neighbor’s speakers in…