Ralph J. Gleason (1917-1975) was a jazz journalist, prolific writer, critic, entrepreneur, political commentator and pundit from the 1930s until his death. His notable books were Celebrating The Duke & Louis, Bessie, Billie, Bird, Carmen, Miles, Dizzy, & Others (1975), and Conversations In Jazz (edited by his son Toby Gleason) taped at his home with […]

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12.06.2025

Reviewed: Jonah David | Adrian Galante | Mingus - Jazz Journal

Jonah David: Waltz For Eli (Swish Tap Records STR-4001) Born in South Orange, New Jersey in 1977, drummer Jonah David was initially drawn to jazz after listening to a Preservation Hall Jazz Band recording of his father’s. He later recalled “There was a drum solo on one of those tracks I couldn’t stop playing. I […]

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13.06.2025

The Village People play Sicilia Jazz Festival - Jazz Journal

Now in its fifth edition, the 2025 Sicilia Jazz Festival (22 June – 6 July) offers 85 concerts and involves 385 musicians, among them the Village People, Nina Zilli, Piero Pelù, Jazzmeia Horn, Victor Wooten, John Pizzarelli, Cécile McLorin Salvant and Eliane Elias. Curious as it may seem for a jazz festival, Village People open […]

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13.06.2025

Reviewed: Lance Ferguson | Alessandro Sgobbio | The Action 4s - Jazz Journal

Lance Ferguson: L’Océan De Toi (Pacific Theatre PT016) Musical inspiration can strike from the most unexpected sources. For Lance Ferguson, the spark behind L’Océan De Toi came from the rediscovery and restoration of a long-lost 1981 film of the same name. Tasked with composing its new soundtrack, Ferguson infused the project with laidback, jazz-tinged elements, […]

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