Records offered for review to Jazz Journal in July-August 2025, including Ron Carter & Rosa Passos, Kai Craig, Olivia Cuttill, Bernie Dresel and Georgia Duncan // Editor's pick: Kai Craig

Jazz Journal

13.09.2025

Reviewed: Michika Fukumori | Tobin Mueller | Hanna Paulsberg - Jazz Journal

Michika Fukumori: Eternity And A Day (Summit Records DCD 838) One of those piano prodigies who started at three, Japanese-born Michika Fukumori has had music in her life from the start. Since moving to New York in 2000, she has honed her artistic skills and passion for jazz. Her fourth release is a piano trio […]

Jazz Journal

15.09.2025

Song For Someone: The Musical Life Of Kenny Wheeler - Jazz Journal

I first heard Wheeler on recordings with the John Dankworth band, then live and on record with the Mike Westbrook Concert Band where, in each context, he made valuable contributions to the proceedings. I didn’t see him in person in a small-group context until some while later when he was added to the outstanding Mike […]

Jazz Journal

17.09.2025

Reviewed: Lorenzo Bellini | Joshua Redman | Jeffrey Schanzer - Jazz Journal

Lorenzo Bellini: Source (Gleam Records AM7036) Vienna-based pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader Lorenzo Bellini is a young man with many talents. Graduating from Boston’s Berklee College of Music in 2021, he was awarded a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London the following year. As well as being bandleader for two groups, he […]

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Reviewed: Michika Fukumori | Tobin Mueller | Hanna Paulsberg - Jazz Journal

Song For Someone: The Musical Life Of Kenny Wheeler - Jazz Journal

Reviewed: Lorenzo Bellini | Joshua Redman | Jeffrey Schanzer - Jazz Journal

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