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McKENNA THE BOLD: A DAVE McKENNA ADVENTURE (Jazz at Chautauqua, September 12, 1997) | JAZZ LIVES

I think that DEEP PURPLE (music by Peter DeRose, lyrics by Mitchell Parish) is one of the great underrated masterpieces of melancholy nostalgia, right alongside STARDUST, which gets far more attention. When I think of that 1938 song, one version that comes to mind is Bing's: https://youtu.be/NFYnGXv05Tg?si=CDapjyYSjaiPSx5r and then Don Byas' (with Buck Clayton and…

Neon Jazz: 908th Show – May 21, 2025

1 - Eric Scott Reed - They - Out Late – 2025 2 - Frank Carlberg -The Jester - Dream Machine – 2025 3 - Entre Amigos - Heaven on Seven - Magp...

Reviewed: Sharel Cassity | Nicole Johänntgen | Rachel Therrien - Jazz Journal

Sharel Cassity: Gratitude (Sunnyside Records) As a youngster in Oklahoma, Sharel Cassity’s heart and soul got captured by bassist Christian McBride’s debut studio album Gettin’ To It (Verve Records, 1995). She later earned the chance to play with each of the three musicians from the rhythm section on that record. Now, the alto saxophonist reunites […]

New releases April-May 2025, R-S - Jazz Journal

Records offered for review to Jazz Journal in March-April 2025, including Joshua Redman, Scandinavian Art Ensemble (w. Tomasz Stańko) and Martin Speake & Will Butterworth // Editor's pick: Steve Holt Jazz Impact Quintet

Voices of the Community: Local Black Preservation | All That Philly Jazz

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania will unveil a new exhibit, Voices of the Community: Local Preservation in Philadelphia, on June 12, 2025. The exhibit explores the history and preservation of Black communities in Philadelphia and Lawnside, New Jersey. I am one of the community curators, along with Shamele Jordon. The exhibit focuses on four themes:​…

Polish-Jazz: Popsysze - "ETR"

Jeff Parker ETA IVtet: Tiny Desk Concert - Simply Jazz Talk

The band's mystical approach to improvisation never bends to one sound at a time.

Kieran Hebden and William Tyler announce new collaborative album | Nialler9

The duo previously collaborated on the once-off psych-jazz release 'Darkness Darkness' in 2023.

Cole Pulice: Land’s End Eternal Album Review | Pitchfork

The saxophonist and synthesist’s latest solo album introduces a new character: an electric guitar that guides their amorphous ambient explorations toward ecstatic jazz.