Nicholas Payton + Butcher Brown, A Supreme Blue Review
Nicholas Payton + Butcher Brown, A Supreme Blue Review by Jeff Becker Before Nicholas Payton takes his first solo on A Supreme Blue, his inspiration…
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Haruna Fukazawa, Plays at the Wrong Time Review
Haruna Fukazawa, Plays at the Wrong Time Review by Icrom Bigrad Improvisation is often celebrated as jazz’s highest expression of freedom. Less often discussed is…
Kenny Barron Trio, So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon Review
Kenny Barron Trio, So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon Review By Jeff Becker Every great piano trio faces the same challenge: how do three…
Anthony Caceres, Let’s Take a Trip Review
Anthony Caceres, Let’s Take a Trip Review by Icrom Bigrad Anthony Caceres has something uncommon to offer contemporary vocal jazz, and it is not simply…
Pat Metheny, America the Beautiful / The People United Will Never Be Defeated Review
Pat Metheny, America the Beautiful / The People United Will Never Be Defeated Review by Icrom Bigrad Pat Metheny has long treated familiar melodies as…
Jeremy Green, In Motion Review
Jeremy Green, In Motion Review By Jeff Becker Many fusion records create momentum by piling on activity. Tempos press forward, harmony keeps turning, and soloists…
Warren Wolf, Smoove Vibes Review
Warren Wolf, Smoove Vibes Review By Icrom Bigrad Warren Wolf is known as one of jazz’s premier vibraphonists, but Smoove Vibes reveals a lot more. Released…
Jordan Rakei & Nubya Garcia, Monsters Review
Jordan Rakei & Nubya Garcia, Monsters Review By Stamish Malcus Finding this single and pressing play with AirPods in, I expected “Monsters” to be a…
Rick Roe, Wake Up Call: The Music of Gregg Hill Review
Rick Roe, Wake Up Call: The Music of Gregg Hill Review By Jeff Becker One of the pleasures of listening to Wake Up Call: The…
Billy Childs, Triumvirate Review
Billy Childs, Triumvirate Review By Icrom Bigrad The first thing you notice on Triumvirate isn’t a reharmonization, a dazzling piano run, or even the return…