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…
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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…
Chris Potter, Alive With Ghosts Today Review
Chris Potter, Alive With Ghosts Today Review by Jeff Becker One of the surprises of Alive With Ghosts Today is how solos and compositions create…
Pete Mills, This Is Now Review
Pete Mills, This Is Now Review by Stamish Malcuss Listening to Pete Mills’ This Is Now, one finds themself drawn to the sense that the…
Lis Wessberg featuring Veronika Rud, In the Wake of Blue Review
Lis Wessberg featuring Veronika Rud, In the Wake of Blue Review by Stamish Malcuss Across In the Wake of Blue, Veronika Rud’s warm engaging phrasing…
Julian Lage, Scenes from Above Review
Julian Lage, Scenes from Above Review By Stamish Malcus Julian Lage’s Blue Note period has steadily moved toward greater openness and trust: trust in melody,…