Even among all the fiercely offbeat singers who sprang out of modern jazz in the 1940s…
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Eric Mingus – The Journey So Far ~ The Free Jazz Collective
Eric Mingus. Photo by Christophe Charpenel By Sammy Stein Silvia Bolognesi’s album with eric Mingus ‘Is That…
Myra Melford – Splash (Intakt, 2025) ~ The Free Jazz Collective
By Don Phipps Pianist and composer Myra Melford’s Splash might be better titled Super-trio. What else…
Jazz Impacted by Cuts to Public Media
In July, Congress approved a plan to pull back already allocated tax money that included more…
At 42nd and Wilshire: Rachael & Vilray’s Cool Cali Jazz Celebration of Stagey NYC Musicals, Courtesy West of Broadway
From performing their new song “Off Broadway” with guest partner Stephen Colbert on The Late Show…
Rick Reger – Textures and Tonalities for Analogue Synthesizers and Percussion (Aural Terrains, 2025) ~ The Free Jazz Collective
By Nick Ostrum Rick Reger is an electronic musician and keyboardist from Chicago. His resume is…
Newport Jazz Festival 2025: Jazz and Mass Attraction
The 71st annual Newport Jazz Festival boasted a broad canvas of colors, from the “in the…
Chris Icasiano – All of it, Derailed (Ghost Mountain Records, 2025) ~ The Free Jazz Collective
By Gregg Miller Solo percussion, this record has an energy, an intensity. Icasiano pursues patterns intently,…
Sam Weinberg Trio – Of Peeling Passage: Live at Sisters (Self Released, 2025) ~ The Free Jazz Collective
By Don Phipps Recorded at Sisters in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, alto saxophonist and composer Sam Weinberg’s…
Joseph Daley, Harlem-to-Hackensack Jazz Tuba Player, Trombonist and Composer, Dies at 75
Joseph Daley, the low-key yet legendary tuba player, trombonist, euphonist, composer, educator and toast of the…