Joel Ross, Gospel Music Review
Joel Ross, Gospel Music Review By Jeff Becker Joel Ross Blue Note Records album Gospel Music is built on unstoppable rhythmic drive, where subdivision becomes…
Modern Jazz
Chad Taylor Quintet, Smoke Shifter Review
Chad Taylor Quintet, Smoke Shifter Review by Jeff Becker Drummer and composer Chad Taylor clarifies something on Smoke Shifter, conversation is an exchange of parts…
Carl Schultz, The Road to Trantor Review
Carl Schultz, The Road to Trantor Review by Icrom Bigrad Carl Schultz’s record, The Road to Trantor, doesn’t just unfold; it activates. From the first…
Tim Jago, Time Shift Review
Tim Jago, Time Shift Review by Jeff Becker Tim Jago’s Time Shift is his first album released under his own name after years of collaborations,…
Chihiro Yamanaka, Ooh-La-La Review
Chihiro Yamanaka, Ooh-La-La Review By Jeff Becker Chihiro Yamanaka is a virtuosic pianist with the musical appetite of a polyglot; she approaches the jazz canon…
Kelly Green, Corner of My Dreams Reviews
Kelly Green, Corner of My Dreams Reviews By Stamish Malcuss Kelly Green’s Corner of My Dreams is an album that showcases a singer-pianist and composer…
Margherita Fava, Murrina Review
Margherita Fava, Murrina Review by Jeff Becker Margherita Fava’s Murrina is an album shaped by classical bloodlines, American jazz mentorship, and a pianist’s deep commitment to…
Nick Biello, New America Review
Nick Biello, New America Review by Jeff Becker Nick Biello has released his third leader album, New America, a six-song set of modern hard-bop explorations. Having honed…
Enrique Haneine, Conceivable Directions Review
Enrique Haneine, Conceivable Directions Review By Stamish Malcuss Enrique Haneine’s Conceivable Directions is the product of a deliberately stripped-down, chordless quintet featuring Thomas Heberer on…
Nicholas Payton, TRIUNE Review
Nicholas Payton, TRIUNE Review by Icrom Bigrad To listen to TRIUNE is to witness a convergence of three leaders, three lifelines of modern creative music,…