Roy HargroveEmergence Groovin High/Emarcy – 2009 The new album from acclaimed trumpeter, composer and bandleader Roy Hargrove is his first big band album and features an accomplished and refreshing mix of original compositions (from both Hargrov ...

John Stein – Encounterpoint Whaling City Sound – 2008 For two inspired days in the fall of 2007, guitarist John Stein brought together a virtuosic quartet from the far corners of the globe to tackle a repertoire he’d been saving for  ...

Fourplay – Energy Heads Up – 2008 Keyboardist Bob James, bassist Nathan East, guitarist Larry Carlton and drummer Harvey Mason come together and transform into another entity entirely… a jam machine known as Fourplay. Their new albu ...

Chet BakerEssential Standards Original Jazz Classics/ConcordMatthew Robinson Though Chet Baker has plenty of compilations,  there is always room for more! And though Concord Records could have thrown together another set of his most obvious hits, th ...

Simon C.F. YuExotic Species Chun Fung Simon Yu – 2009Rich Murray – Guitar-Channel.Com Guitarist Simon C.F. Yu makes a bold statement with his latest release Exotic Species (Chun Fung Simon Yu). A Chinese-born graduate of the Berklee Colle ...

John SecadaExpressions Secada – 2009 Expressions: The Jazz Album is a heartfelt collection of new songs, classic standards and Secada hits – all with a twist and Jon’s own jazz-flavored arrangements. Songs include the evergreen favo ...

ISC Extends DeadlineSubmit your entries by December 1, 2008 VIA online, mail-in, and MySpace.International Songwriting Competition The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has extended its submission deadline until December 1, 2008. ISC will  ...

Tim Collins – Fade Ropeadope Digital – 2008Sounds of Timeless Jazz Vibraphonist  Tim Collins is joined by Charlie Hunter on bass, Simon Lott on drums, a dynamic string ensemble, and others on this stellar follow-up to his first CD titled ...

Matt GarrisonFamiliar Places 2010 – D Clef Records With confidence, lyricism, and a tonality that is suffused in warmth, saxophonist Matt Garrison fervently pursues the art-form of jazz as reflected in his own words, “I like to think that  ...

HulonFirst Impressions Hulon – 2010 Entrepreneur by day and sax player by night, Hulon (Dr. Hulon Crayton), is a philanthropist with a successful medical practice that currently lives the jazz life in Florida. A long standing member of the grou ...

Chick Corea and John McLaughlinFive Peace Band Concord – 2009Sounds of Timeless Jazz This live two-CD set is a must have for any Chick Corea or John McLaughlin fan. The two have reunited and this time they’ve invited such great musicians  ...

McCoy TynerFly With The Wind [Keepnews Collection]Concord Jazz – 2008 Orrin’s commentary (from his new liner notes): “Although I had been very much impressed by his work with [John Coltrane], listening to [McCoy Tyner] in New York c ...

The Bad PlusFor All I Care Heads Up – 2009 For the better part of a decade, the progressive jazz trio known as The Bad Plus have been stirring up a musical stew that defies easy description. Drawing on sources as diverse as classical, jazz, rock ...

Sherry WinstonFor Your Love Sherry Winston – 2009Sounds of Timeless Jazz Sherry Winston’s latest offering continues with the love themes she shared on previous recordings. For Your Love is a splendid collection of original songs and cove ...

Jackie RyanBest of Love Songs OpenArt Productions – 2010 Whether you are in the mood for a romantic ballad or a passionate bolero or just feel like swinging – soft and slow or free and breezy – young or young at heart – there&# ...

Mary JensonBeyond 2011 – Mary Jenson Music Born on an Air Force base in Biloxi, Mississippi, Mary Jenson is the 6th of 8 children. Her childhood as a military brat was a nomadic one, moving from Mississippi to California, Germany, Georgia, and t ...

Jacqui SuttonBillie & Dolly 2010 – Toy BlueTypewriter Productions Turning 50 and starting a garage band is not the usual vocalist’s narrative. But that’s what happened with me. It’s not just any band, but what I call the Fr ...

Mark Isham / Kate CeberanoBittersweet Earle-Tones Music – 2009 After performing together in the US and forming a great musical bond, Kate Ceberano and Mark Isham found they shared a musical connection and joined on a quest based on their mutual ...

G. John MartinBlack Ice Nitram Records – 2009Ray Redmond The self-titled CD, Black Ice, marks the solo debut for this R&B singer. At age seven, G John Martin discovered the Bass Guitar and like a dove from the sky the vision of his lifeR ...

Nicole MitchellBlack Unstoppable – DVD DelmarkRay Redmond Nicole Mitchell brings an exciting new approach to flute improvisation. Recorded live at the Velvet Lounge, the material on this DVD is imbued with a retro-funk feel. Harkening back to t ...

Jeff GolubBlues for You Koch – 2009Ray Redmond With his reputation as a contemporary jazz guitarist firmly established, Jeff Golub takes a left turn onto blues lane with his new release Blues For You. On this release Golub maintains his jazz  ...

Kristine MillsBossanovafied Kristine Mills Music – 2010 bossanovafied is a collection of songs about life experiences only understood and resolved through melody and lyric. The entire project is collaboration – about what happens in people ...

Le KatBoudoir Rouge Le Kat – 2009 Opening with an inviting trip back in time to a Paris caf�, “Best I Ever Had” is a vocally ethereal song of amorous desire paced by lilting guitar progressions. Penned by Annie Lennox and Dave Stew ...

Paul TaylorBurnin Peak – 2009 Whether he’s grooving onstage or laying down his latest batch of sensuous and funky tracks in the studio, there’s no better adjective to describe the effect Paul Taylor has on his legions of urban jazz f ...

Kristin PorterBy The Light of The Moon Kristin Porter Music – 2010 Kristin Porters debut CD, By the Light of the Moon, is a culmination of performing 5 to 7 nights a week. By the Light of the Moon takes pages from the Great American Songbook, as ...

Wayne Shorter’s 75th Birthday Celebration – @ Carnegie Hall, NYC December 2, 2008 – 8:00 PMDL Media Saxophone legend and NEA jazz master Wayne Shorter celebrates his 75th birthday year with a repertoire of classic Shorter music plus ...

24th Annual Catalina IslandJazzTrax Festival Three Weekends in October 2010 Fourplay and Chris Standring are the latest artists to Confirm for the October festival on Catalina Island. Each Weekend in October offers five separate festival sessions prov ...

Lester YoungCentennial Celebration Concord Jazz – 2009 By the time he reached the height of his powers in the 1950s, Lester Young had single-handedly redefined the role of the tenor saxophone within the jazz idiom. Standing apart from the bluste ...

Rebecca Coupe FranksCheck the Box RCF Records – 2010DL Media Check the Box is the long-awaited follow-up to Coupe Frank’s RCF 2007 release, 100 Per Cent, with the trumpeter’s Groovemobile band (Sheryl Bailey, Jamie Leonhart, Dan Rob ...

Ralph Towner and Paolo FresuChiaroscuro ECM – 2010Sounds of Timeless Jazz Chiaroscuro  is one of the more beautiful duet recordings to come along in a great while. The recording pairs Ralph Towner’s guitar excellence with Paolo FresuR ...

Ralph Towner / Paolo FresuChiaroscuro ECM – 2010Sounds of Timeless Jazz CHIAROSCURO is one of the more beautiful duet recordings to come along in a great while. The recording pairs Ralph Towner’s guitar excellence with Paolo Fresu’s ...

Terence BlanchardChoices Concord – 2009Sounds of Timeless Jazz Choices is the latest offering from triple GRAMMY award- winning and multi-talented Terence Blanchard. Choices featuring spoken word compositions emphatically delivered by guest art ...

Patrick CharlesCite Soleil Soleil – 2007 With a great sense of deep groove, drummer Patrick Charles’s music is both visual and cerebral. His debut CD, Cite Soleil, features a stellar cast of LA studio players, and world class recording art ...

Michael J. ThomasCity Beat Harbor Breeze – 2009 City Beat is an instrumental R&B-pop collection that chronicles Thomas’ Joyful discovery, eager exploration and adventurous wanderings in sprawling metropolises such as New York City, Chi ...

Brubek Brothers – Classified Koch – 2008 Classified is an innovative new collection of original jazz and classical compositions by the Brubeck Brothers Quartet (BBQ) featuring Grammy-nominated wind quintet Imani Winds. These two inventive  ...

Will DowningClassique Concord – 2009 Will Downing returns with his 14th tasteful & timeless offering, “Classique”. His 20th Anniversary recording features signature renditions of David Ruffin, Barry White and The Originals, plus ...

Harvie S.Cocolamus Bridge, Blue Bamboo Music – 2010 Here we find Harvie stepping out with his “Texas band”, a group of seasoned veterans from the Houston area assembled by guitarist Chris Cortez specifically for this project. Each co ...

Carmen LundyCome Home Afrasia – 2008Sounds of Timeless Jazz COME HOME is Carmen Lundy’s amazing follow up to her exceptional recording titled JAZZ AND THE NEW SONGBOOK: LIVE AT THE MADRID. The set features 12 songs written or co-written b ...

Dave AndersonConversations Dave Anderson Music – 2010 Conversations is Dave Anderson’s first recorded collaboration with guest artist Mike Wingo. This texturally rich recording features acoustic piano and mixed percussion. For this CD, And ...

...  As a writer (music and words) I am against piracy 100%, but this ‘copy controlled’ scheme is useless in the fight ...

Fred Fried and CoreCore 3.0 Ballet Tree Productions With the release of CORE 3.0 Fred Fried debuts his new group, CORE and his new custom 8-string guitar. This is certainly not Fried’s first album. He has recorded a number of trio albums with su ...

George Kahn – Cover Up! Playing Records – 2008 This release has 7 cover tunes, and 4 originals. Brian Bromberg, Alex Acuna and Kahn perform 6 of the 11 songs as a piano trio. Bromberg plays “downright upright” bass on the albu ...

David SanchezCultural Survival Concord Music Group – 2008Staff Cultural Survival is newest album from critically-acclaimed and Grammy award winning saxophonist David S�nchez. With this, his 8th overall album and Concord Picante debut, S�n ...

George DukeD�j� Vu Heads Up – 2010 Keyboardist-composer-producer George Duke is back with D�j� Vu, his new recording on BPM/Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group. Set for release on August 10, the album revisits the s ...

Mark MoultrupDar Cho Mark Moultrup – 2009 Dar Cho Mark Moultrup’s latest offering is a 13 song collection of 10 original compositions and three classic standards. Stylistically unique, even though the ensemble is not unusual in instrumenta ...

Joe Beck / Laura TheodoreGolden Earrings Whaling City Sound – 2009 This collection of music from the late, great guitarist Joe Beck and jazz vocalist Laura Theodore is an intimate and inspired series of duets which effectively pays twin tributes ...

Portland Jazz OrchestraGood Morning Geek Charley Gray, DirectorPJO – 2009 From Paul Mazzio’s sultry, feline-chic flugelhorn in the cha cha “Lucy,” to the sonorous ensemble of “Knuckleball,” which rocks its way thro ...

Tito Puente Jr.Got Mambo Salsalsa – 2010 The comparison is inevitable. How could it be otherwise? Tito Puente Jr. carries his father with him – imprinted on his physical being and locked in his soul. It’s in his looks, his joy, and hi ...

Grace Kelly – GRACEfulLEE Pazz – 2008 With the tremendous proliferation of jazz education in the past 50 years, we’re used to seeing talented and precocious youngsters in the music. But education alone doesn’t account for a rar ...

Stanton MooreGroove Alchemy Telarc – April 2010 In medieval times, alchemy was a mystical pursuit based on a belief that gold could be created from common raw materials. It’s an ancient practice, an idea that has long since been debunked b ...

...  electronic retailing. QVC reaches approximately 96% of all U.S. cable homes, as well as over 23 million satellite homes. In the ...

Ramsey Lewis and Grover Washington, Jr. UNPLUG By Mark A. Ruffin, Jazz Editor Two of contemporary electric jazz’ most successful stylists, pianist Ramsey Lewis and saxophonist Grover Washington Jr, played a concert at C ...

McCoy TynerGuitars McCoy Tyner Music – 2008 ‘I’ve never done anything like this before’ McCoy Tyner recently said of his second album on McCoy Tyner Music/Half Note Records, a CD/DVD titled GUITARS. Along with a trio of Ron Cart ...

HARDCASTLE II Though his initial, most renowned hits, “Rainforest” and “19”, burst onto the scene in the mid eighties, in recent years composer and multi-instrumentalist Paul Hardcastle has created a simila ...

Wynton MarsalisHe and She Blue Note – 2009Sounds of Timeless Jazz Wynton Marsalis’ fifth Blue Note release indicates HE AND SHE is about that eternally compelling and most elemental of subjects, the relationship between a man and a woman. ...

Jeff LorberHeard That Peak Records – 2008Ray Redmond Over three decades after he broke out of the Portland scene as leader of the pioneering Jeff Lorber Fusion, the ‘godfather of smooth’ maintains that soulful momentum on his new re ...

David SanbornHere and Gone Decca – 2008 HERE AND GONE is a tribute to the sound of Hank Crawford, David “Fathead” Newman, Ray Charles, etc. Backing Sanborn are Steve Gadd (drums) and Christian McBride (bass). Guests include Eric Clapt ...

Annie KozuchHere With You 2010 – Kozuch Productions Annie Kozuch [pronounced Ko’ zuk] was raised in Mexico City, Mexico. After seeing her first professional show at the age of six, she knew she wanted to perform. She sat in on her siblings ...

David Benoit – Heroes Peak – 2008 The release of Heroes celebrates Benoit’s 30-plus years as a recording artist. The CD puts a fresh, exuberant spins on classic songs by legendary pop, rock and jazz artists whose brilliance inspired ...

Jeff BerlinHigh Standards M.A.J. Records – 2010 “High Standards” is a representation of three players in a recording studio, playing a live concert, for no one but themselves! Bassist Jeff Berlin, pianist/upright bassist Richard Drex ...

March 1998 The Montreal Tapes/Charlie Haden & Gonzalo Rubalcaba/Verve With the Pope pointing a finger directly in Castro face, the Cuban jazz explosion is old hat as far as the revolution is concerned. Suddenly, Rubalcaba ...

April 1998 DEREK BAILEY, PAT METHENY, GREGG BENDIAN, PAUL WERTICO The Sign of 4 (Knitting Factory Works) Recorded during a week-long stint at New York’s Knitting Factory, The Sign of 4 is a 3-CD pack of no holds barred free  ...

Brian Culbertson – Kenny Drew – Cedar Walton Jessie Davis – Gephart/Long – Yusef Lateef May 1998 Kenny Drew, Jr.The Rainbow Connection Evidence The Japanese label JazzCity originally recorded and re ...

Hits and Misses – Mini Album Reviews June 1997 H I T S Roy Hargrove’s Crisol-Habana/Verve Proof positive that traveling does incredible things for the young. Not only is the 26 year old trumpeter having a great time,  ...

Greg Osby – Jeremy Davenport Bob Bangerter – Mark Ribot Pacini & Pacini – Esteban – Toots ThielmansJubilant Sykes featuring Terrence Blanchard July 1998 Greg OsbyZero Blue NoteZero, Greg Osby̵ ...

Hits and Misses – Mini Album Reviews August 1997 H I T S Wynton Marsalis/Blood on the Fields/Columbia This Grammy winning, uh, I mean Pulitzer Prize winning album will take up a portion of your life to hear in one setting,  ...

Arthur Blythe & David EygesJazz Showcase:Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Miles Davis Hank Marr – Chris Bennett – Charlie Hunter August 1998 Arthur Blythe & David EygesToday’s BluesCIMPArthur Blythe is hardl ...

Hits and Misses – Mini Album Reviews September 1997 H I T S Barbara Dennerlein/Junkanoo/Verve For years the German organist has been mixing her style of Larry Young/Jimmy Smith inspired B-3 organ grooves and eclectic jazz. If ...

Arthur Blythe & David EygesJazz Showcase:Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Miles Davis Hank Marr – Chris Bennett – Charlie Hunter September 1998 Arthur Blythe & David EygesToday’s BluesCIMPArthur Blythe is ha ...

Hits and Misses – Mini Album Reviews October 1997 H I T S Ed Palmero Big Band Plays the Music of Frank Zappa /Astor Place From the same label that gave us the JazzUSA ‘Zine Top Ten album of 1996, “The Latin Si ...

Nnenna FreelonHomefree Concord Jazz – April 2010 Homefree is a soulful, swinging album that Freelon calls her “home brew.” The collection is comprised largely of contemporary interpretations of classic American Songbook tunes as well ...

Hot Single – Marc Copeland – ‘What’s Going On’ May 1998 Artist: Album: Hot Single:  Marc Copland Softly  What’s Going On Savoy Jazz / Denon Records Marc Copland certainly knows what ...

Hot Single – June 2000 – Michel Camilo & Tomatito – Spain June 2000 Artist: Album: Hot Single:  Michel Camilo & Tomatito  Spain  Spain  (Verve – 2000) by S. H. Watkins, Sr.  ...

Hot Single – July 2000 – Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express July 2000 Artist: Album: Hot Single:  Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express  Voices of Other Times  It Burns Me Up  (Miramar – 2000) by S. ...

...  talent and sensitivity to the moment“. We agree 100%. While reviewing this album, we played it from beginning to end each  ...

First Annual – HSBC Jazz Festival March 25th, 27th, 28th 2010The NOKIA Theatre Times Square The first annual HSBC Jazz Festival opens on Thursday, March 25th with the double bill of Spyro Gyra and Jonathan Butler. The Saturday, March 27 show f ...

Ellen HonertHummingville Mill Station Records – 2010Abraham Laboriel Listen to this performance in its entirety and be moved. Not sound bites and samples, but the work as a whole. Not bits and pieces, but an entire rainbow’s arc from begi ...

@ The Museum of Science, Boston    by Matthew Robinson Though the world is filled with tragedy these days, none hit quite so close to home (especially for the music community) as Hurricane Katrina. And though it may seem months and worlds away  ...

U.O. ProjectI’ts Time For U U.O. – 2010 Ulysses Owens is best known currently as Christian McBrides touring drummer, but U.O. has a new project of his own. “When I first begin to conceptualize what I wanted to record for my debut pro ...

Monica ManciniI’ve Loved These Days Concord Jazz – 2010 More than a decade after launching her solo career, vocalist Monica Mancini is finally getting to do the album she’s always wanted to. “This is my music,” says Monic ...

...  9000 people who do show up, the estimate is that about 75% are actually jazz educators and students, who this year came from over 30  ...

  Jazz Institution Goes Under No More I.A.J.E. The IAJE is officially dead and gone. Is this another sign of the times? Is jazz really waning? Is commercialism going to gobble up all of the creativity and innovation and leave us with… yout ...

SomiIf The Rains Come First ObliqSound – 2009 When Somi was growing up, her mother told her that the rain, ever unpredictable, could be as much a blessing as a challenge. The blessings might come before the rain, or they could come after–i ...

Karrin AllysonImagina Concord – 2008 From Karrin’s liner notes: I began this recording project as I do all others, wanting to sing songs I love with players I love. Since there are far too many songs and players I love to put them all on  ...

Gretchen ParlatoIn A Dream ObliqSound – 2009Ray Redmond “In a Dream” finds Parlato embarking on a beguiling journey deep into the heart of both her own compositions and classic material by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Duke Ellington, ...

Mindi AbairIn Hi-Fi Stereo Heads Up – 2010 Saxophonist Mindi Abair has reached that critical juncture. After more than a decade of performing, songwriting and recording, she has taken a step back from the more polished sensibilities of contempo ...

Albert King with Stevie Ray VaughanIn Session Concord – 2009Matt Robinson What great debts we owe to Canada! From Quebec Winter Carnival to William Shatner, the country that puts the “north” in North American has given the world som ...

Tom HembyIn The Moment Exalt Music Group Tom’s third instrumental project, released from EMG features a who’s who list of Grammy winning guest artists and musicians joining their talents on a brand new song dedicated to HABITAT FOR HUMANI ...

David BinneyIn The Paint Posi-Tone – 2009 Alto Sax sensation David Binney joins forces with Trombonist Alan Ferber on “In The Paint”. Turning each of their compositional talents toward the harmonious creation of a wide variety of ent ...

One For AllIncorrigible Jazz Legacy – 2010Sounds of Timeless Jazz It’s hard to imagine that One For All has been together for the past 13 years but it’s not hard to imagine the great music emanating on INCORRIGIBLE, their latest off ...

Wes MontgomeryIncredible Jazz Guitar [Keepnews Collection]Concord Jazz – 2008 Orrin’s commentary (from his new liner notes): “I began constructing the 1960 definitive presentation of [Wes] Montgomery by recognizing the need to keep ...

Fabrizio SottiInner Dance Koch – 2010Sounds of Timeless Jazz Guitarist/composer Fabrizio Sotti is joined by Claudia Acuna, Gregoire Maret and Sam Barsh on his debut recording for E1 label titled INNER DANCE. The 9-track program is a versatile  ...

Jenny DavisInside You 2009 – Little Footnote Production Highly respected by critics and a favorite of audiences, Jenny Davis is an authentic jazz vocalist whose traditional approach to the standards demonstrates her deep-rooted commitment to the ...

Istanbul In BlueFahir Atakoglu Far and Here – 2008 The CD “Istanbul In Blue” with Fahir Atakoglu, Anthony Jackson on bass (Paul Simon, Eye Witness, Michel Camilo,) and Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez on drums (McCoy Tyner, M ...

Hot Club of DetroitIt’s About That Time Mack Avenue – 2010Sounds of Timeless Jazz It’s About That Time is the third release by Hot Club of Detroit and one that pays tribute to guitarist Pat Martino with the opening track called R ...

Jass – A Valentin St.Cyr NovelDan Fulmer Harcourt Books- 2005S. H. Watkins, Sr. Creole detective Valentin St.Cyr is back, and once again the mystery is as thick and tasty as Louisiana gumbo. In this cleverly crafted sequel to his Shamus Award wi ...

Putamayo PresentsJazz Around The World Putamayo – 2009 The fascinating global journey of jazz is one of music’s most remarkable stories. Putumayo’s newest release, Jazz Around the World, showcases the powerful influence of jazz on mu ...

Jean GermainJazz from Row Six Photographs 1981-2007New Chapter Publishers – 2009 These photographs from more than 25 years of jazz festivals in Sarasota, Florida, capture legends of the Big Band era, including regular participants like Milt Hin ...

Steven BotekSong on my Lips: Jazz Greats were My Mentors Granville Island Publishing – 2008 Song on My Lips: Jazz Greats were My Mentors portrays jazz legends Buddy DeFranco, Joe Allard and others who mentored author and musician Steven Botek, o ...

The U.S. Air Force BandJazz Heritage Series 2009 Broadcasts Since 1990, the Airmen of Note has presented The Jazz Heritage Series to music lovers in the nation’s capital.  Starting in 2007 they added the dimension of radio broadcast, allowing l ...

Stanley Clarke TrioJazz In The Garden Heads Up – 2009Sounds of Timeless Jazz Bass legend Stanley Clarke’s joyful spirituality was forged in the fertile fires of Return To Forever, Rite of Strings and a variety of great solo and collaborat ...

Jazz FolkJazz in the Stone Age 2010 Jazz Folk Peter Scherr is an American bassist/composer/ musical strategist living in Hong Kong. He has over 20 years professional experience ranging from positions with symphony orchestras through jazz and experime ...

Putamayo Kids PresentsJazz Playground Putamayo – 2009 Over the last century, jazz has traveled around the world and influenced musicians in even the most remote corners of the earth. Jazz Playground demonstrates how artists in North and South Am ...

Dave LeMieux and House of SoulJazz Shaped Dave LeMieux – 2010 Dave LeMieux and House of Soul artfully explores jazz and its soulful Gospel kinship with their latest release, Jazz Shaped. Just as Coltrane explored his inner spirituality through j ...

Kat WalkerJazz Skat Gumbo Kat Walker – 2009 Steeped in the rich jazz tradition of the mother city New Orleans there is a “Kat” that is adding a mouth-watering spice to jazz vocal gumbo. Kat Walker’s new CD, Jazz Skat Gumbo, is  ...

Jazz Cloning By Mark A. Ruffin, Jazz Editor Who knows who came up with the idea of the Blue Note Cover Series that debuts this month with albums from guitarists Fareed Haque and Charlie Hunter and saxophonist Everette Harp, b ...

Jazz Festivals make for wonderful vacations and many offer cut-rate overnight packages. We have compiled a selected list of festivals around the world. The Summer Jazz Listing will appear in the June through September issues of JazzUSA, so if you ...

Shilts – Jigsaw Life Nu Groove Music – 2008 Paul ‘Shilts’ Weimar third and latest release, Jigsaw Life, is another step forward and upward for the former member of the UK jazz group Down To The Bone. This showcase of Shilts ...

Jung on Jazz February 1999 TIM WARFIELDSTAN GETZPONCHO SANCHEZJOHN HICKSJOE LOCKEJASON MARSALISERNIE WATTSDAVID SILLSCUBANISMO! February 1999 BRAD MEHLDAUPAQUITO D’RIVERACHARLIE BYRDJOHNNY BLASARI BROWNMILES DONAHUEWOODY SHAWDERF REKLAW  ...

...  more impressive is that her releases are all better than 99% of what’s already out there. Brava. – TOP ...

Jung on Jazz April 1998 Dewey Redman In LondonGloria LynneRuben GonzalesStefan BauerKevin MahoganyJoe Lovano/Gonzalo Rubalcaba                April 1998 Dewey Redman In LondonPalmetto RecordsAlthough his Harvard ...

Jung on Jazz April 1999 RUSSELL GUNNVON FREEMAN AND ED PETERSENPETE MCCANNHELL’S KITCHENPAPO VAZQUEZBILL PERKINSRED GARLANDDAVE DOUGLAS April 1999 SONNY STITTFREDERICK WASHINGTON JR. RAY ANDERSON PETE MALINVERNIARTHUR BLYTHELOS ANGELES JAZZ ...

Jung on Jazz May 1998 Pat MartinoPoncho SanchezLee Konitz/Brad Mehldau/Charlie HaydenOscar Peterson/Benny GreenMark TurnerThe Lounge Art EnsembleRodney Kendrick                May 1998 PAT MARTINOHead and Heart32 Jazz  ...

Jung on Jazz May 1999 GARY THOMASCLIFFORD JORDANSTUART LIEBEG/VINNY GOLIA/ BILLY MINTZCHARLES LLOYDCLAIRE DALYCASSANDRA WILSONEVAN PARKERMARK DRESSER May 1999 70s JAZZ PIONEERS SCOTT TINKLER JAMES EMERYLIVE AT BIRDLAND!ROSCOE MITCHELLBOR ...

Jung on Jazz June 1998 Hank JonesRobert Stewart George WinstonWynton MarsalisGeorge ColemanGregory TardyMichael Markus/Jaki Byard June 1998 Hank JonesFavorsVerve Honorary degrees are not a new thing for persons associated wit ...

Jung on Jazz June 1999 KEN & HARRY WATTERSDEJAN TERZICMALACHI FAVORS MAGHOSTUTFRED HERSCHSATOKO FUJIIWOODY SHAW June 1999 FRANCISCO AGUABELLABILL FRISELLKAHIL EL’ ZABARJOEL FUTTERMAN / ‘KIDD’ JORDAN CHARLIE HADEN BE ...

Jung on Jazz July 1998 Hank JonesRobert StewartGeorge WinstonWynton MarsalisGeorge ColemanGregory TardyMichael Markus/Jaki Byard July 1998 Hank JonesFavorsVerve Honorary degrees are not a new thing for persons associated with jazz. Dave B ...

Jung on Jazz August 1998 Other Dimensions in MusicDavid SanchezFranco AmbrosettiSierra MaestraDelfeayo MarsalisD.D.Jackson August 1998 Brad MehldauRahsaan Roland KirkLeon ParkerCharles GayleTom HarrellWoody Shaw Other Dimensions in MusicNow!AUM ...

Jung on Jazz August 1999  MONTY ALEXANDEREDDIE JOHNSONMARK ISHAMHENRY KAISER & WADADA LEO SMITHLOUIS HAYESJEAN-YVES THIBAUDETCEDAR WALTONLEE KONITZJANE IRA BLOOM August 1999 CHICK COREA & ORIGINJACKY TERRASSONCECIL TAYLORTESTJOE  ...

Jung on Jazz September 1998 ROYAL CROWN REVUEANTHONY WILSON RUSSELL GUNNGERARD HAGEN September 1998 MARCUS PRINTUPBENNY GOLSONTOM HARRELLCHUCHO VALDES ROYAL CROWN REVUEThe Contender(Warner Brothers) With the success of Sw ...

Jung on Jazz October 1998 MARC COPLAND JOSHUA REDMAN FRED HERSCH & BILL FRISELL ROY HAYNES SCOTT HAMILTON & BUCKY PIZZARELLI October 1998 CHRIS POTTER MARK TURNER NICK BRIGNOLA DAVE DOUGLAS ROBERT STEWART MARC COPLAND Softly (Sa ...

Jung on Jazz October 1999  MILTON CARDONAJAMES HURTJON JANGINGRID JENSENMICHAEL MARCUSMINGUS BIG BANDPAUL MOTIANSUNNY MURRAY/SABIR MATEENBEN PEROWSKY October 1999 ROBERTA PIKETWALLACE RONEYWOODY SHAWHORACE SILVERCEDAR WALTON/HANK MOBLEYW ...

Jung on Jazz November 1998 RAHSAAN ROLAKD KIRKNICHOLAS PAYTONMARK TAYLORMAYNARD FERGUSONKERRY STRAYER November 1998 JOE LOVANOJON FADDISJEFF ZELNICKBOB MINTZER RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRKA Standing Eight(32 Jazz) It was no great surpris ...

Jung on Jazz December 1999  JOHN ABERCROMBIERABIH ABOU-KHALILPAUL BLEY/GARY PEACOCK/PAUL MOTIANNICK BRIGNOLADON BYRONDAVID ORNETTE CHERRYJAN GARBAREKMAURIZIO GIAMMARCOSCOTT HAMILTONTOM HARRELLSTEFON HARRISGERRY HEMINGWAYTHE HERBIE NICHOLS PROJEC ...

Fred Jung’s Top 10 Jazz Albums of 1998 Art Ensemble of Chicago James Carter Dave Douglas Gerard Hagen Rahsaan Roland Kirk TheReleases of 1998 The Lounge Art EnsembleGreg OsbyMarc RibotVienna Art OrchestraAnthony Wilson If I were shi ...

Leslie LewisKeeper of the Flame 2010 – Surf Cove Jazz Leslie Lewis, a native of East Orange, New Jersey, enjoys a vibrant career as a jazz vocalist. She has performed throughout the country including tours as a featured vocalist with the Clevela ...

Jazz CrusadersKick The Jazz: Jazz In The Hip-Hop Generation WMGW – 2008 In the mid 50’s Wayne Henderson, along with childhood buddies Wilton Felder, Joe Sample, and Nesbert “Stix” Hooper, after leaving Houston, formed the nucle ...

Wayne KrantzKrantz Carlock Lefebvre Big Hassel – 2009S.H. Watkins, Sr. Krantz Carlock Lefebvre features Wayne Krantz as one-third of a longstanding trio that also includes drummer Keith Carlock and bassist Tim Lefebvre. Both Krantz and Carlock  ...

Luba MasonKrazy Love Luba Mason – 2009 In her new CD, KRAZY LOVE, Luba executes a “cool, Brazilian mood” with an intimate acoustic sound. Enhanced by well-known Brazilian musician Renato Neto on piano & keyboards (also pianist f ...

Warren HillLa Dolce Vita Koch – 2008Ray Redmond La Dolce Vita is Hill’s first studio release since 2005’s Popjazz and comes complete with an all-star cast that includes Greg Phillinganes (Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Toto) on Pian ...

Paul Jackson, Jr.Lay It Back Branch Records – 2008Ray Redmond Lay It Back is Paul Jackson Jr.’s 7th solo CD and first for the new Independent label Branch Records. The players include Patrice Rushen on piano, Bobby Lyle, Alex Al on bass, ...

HiroshimaLegacy Heads Up – 2009 When Hiroshima cut their self-titled debut album in 1979, record executives at their own label placed bets that the band’s unprecedented amalgam of traditional Japanese instruments, American jazz structure a ...

Taylor EigstiLet it Come to You Concord – 2008 With Taylor Eigsti�s new CD, Let It Come to You, the pianist-composer-bandleader takes another giant stride forward as a significant new voice in the jazz world, and at 23, he stands tall among a  ...

FourplayLet’s Touch the Sky 2010 – Heads Up Sometimes you have to shake things up, push a little farther, reach a little higher – even when you’re a contemporary jazz foursome that’s been operating at the top of its colle ...

Elaine LuciaLets Live Again Songflower – 2008 “Let’s Live Again” features Elaine and her five-piece ensemble in an homage to the George Shearing Quintet’s vocal LPs of the late 1950’s – early 1960’s made ...

Ellynne PlotnickLife is Beautiful Princess Monkey – 2010 Life is Beautiful, the culmination of a year and a half of writing, will transport you sonically through time and space. Every track on this album is a destination, its own musical point o ...

...  “no rehearsals, no midi programming, no click track, 100% live jamming.” Produced and mostly written by rising star and guitarist ...

Yellowjackets featuring Mike SternLifecycle Heads Up – 2008 “Lifecycle” is, in some respects, two albums in one. Seven of the ten tracks are quintet pieces featuring guitarist Mike Stern and the Jackets, while the remaining three ar ...

Carnegie Hall PresentsLift Every Voice Sony Master Works – 2009 Lift Every Voice – Honoring The African American Musical Legacy is a newly compiled two-CD anthology of seminal performances of more than 60 years of recordings drawn from a v ...

Anne DrummondLike Water ObliqSound – 2009 As a female jazz flutist, Anne Drummond is a rarity among rarities. Although the instrument has been utilized in jazz for several decades, it has never been as ubiquitous as the saxophone, trumpet or tr ...

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Jane Monheit @ George Weins Jazz Fest Newport, RI – August 8, 2009Matt Robinson “Pretty much everything I do is a great standard, isn’t it?”  With a confident self-summary like that, Jane Monheit left little for we reviewers ...

SMV – Live @ House of Blues Boston – June 11, 2009Matt Robinson “This is history!” said bass master Stanley Clarke. And so it was- For where else could one experience a live performance by three of the greatest living bass pla ...

Slimpocket – Live @ McGanns Boston – August 7, 2009Matt Robinson “Let me tell you a story.” … So began the two-fisted lyrical attack at the front of Boston-area- based “4 R” band Slimpocket. Mxing Rock, Regga ...

Dane VannatterLive @ Scullers Boston, MA – September 23, 2008Matt S. Robinson Combining some of his acclaimed tribute to Tony Bennett with more of his hometown favorites, award-winning vocalist Dane Vannatter wowed the crowd at Boston’s b ...

Stanley JordanLive @ Scullers Jazz Club Boston – May 22, 2009Matt Robinson Despite the fact that it is the best Jazz room in Boston, it is good to know that, even in tough times, people will come out to hear good music…And boy DID they! P ...

Allen ToussaintLive @ Scullers Jazz Club Boston – August 20, 2009Matt Robinson “Hello, Second Setters!” … Cordial and audience aware, songwriter / arranger / producer / snappy dresser Allen Toussaint took the later night Bosto ...

Anita BakerLive @ Spirit Mountain July 17, 2009Carmen Miller She’s still got it! Anita Baker showed up in full form at the Spirit Mountain Casino showplace and put on the show that we came to see. She was maybe a couple of years older and a cou ...

Lady K and the Kings of SwingLive at Blackhawk Kayjazz – 2010 Deeply entrenched in swing, immersed in the history of their craft and with years of experience as veteran jazz musicians, Lady K and the Kings of Swing is a 17-piece Frank Sinatra-s ...

Fred Taylor TrioLive at Cecils Fred Taylor Music – 2009 Live at Cecil’s – Volume 1 is the first of two volumes recorded on January 23, 2009 at Cecil’s Jazz Club and Restaurant in West Orange, New Jersey. This assortment of swin ...

Susie Arioli Featuring Jordan OfficerLive at Le Festival International Justin Time Records – 2008 It has been almost ten years since Susie Arioli Band burst onto the international scene at the 1998 edition of the Montreal International Jazz Fes ...

Tony BennettLive at Mohegan Sun February 14, 2010Matthew Robinson Wow! Tony Bennett at the surprisingly acoustically-supportive Mohegan Sun Arena! It’s like Valentine’s Day, the Chinese New Year and Presidents’ Day rolled into one!  ...

Jimmy Witherspoon featuring Robben FordLive at the 1972 Monterey Jazz Festival MJF – 2008 Monterey Jazz Festival Records/Concord Music Group has released a new series of never-before-heard concert performances by jazz icons: Art Blakey, Dave Bru ...

Tito Puerile & His OrchestraLive at the 1977 Monterey Jazz Festival MJF – 2008 Monterey Jazz Festival Records/Concord Music Group has released a new series of never-before-heard concert performances by jazz icons: Art Blakey, Dave Brubeck, S ...

Shirley HornLive at the 1994 Monterey Jazz Festival MJF – 2008 Monterey Jazz Festival Records/Concord Music Group has released a new series of never-before-heard concert performances by jazz icons: Art Blakey, Dave Brubeck, Shirley Horn, Tito Pu ...

Art Blakey and the Giants of JazzLive at the Monterey 1972 Jazz Festival MJF – 2008 Monterey Jazz Festival Records/Concord Music Group has released a new series of never-before-heard concert performances by jazz icons: Art Blakey, Dave Brubeck,  ...

Cal TjaderLive at the Monterey Jazz Festival 1958-1980 MJF – 2008 Monterey Jazz Festival Records/Concord Music Group has released a new series of never-before-heard concert performances by jazz icons: Art Blakey, Dave Brubeck, Shirley Horn, Tito ...

Dave Brubeck Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival 1958-2007 MJF – 2008 Monterey Jazz Festival Records/Concord Music Group has released a new series of never-before-heard concert performances by jazz icons: Art Blakey, Dave Brubeck, Shirley Horn, T ...

Bebo Valdes and Javier ColinaLive at the Village Vanguard Sony Bmg – 2008 According to the Dictionary of Latin Jazz written by Nat Chediak and edited by Fernando Trueba, Bebo Vald�s was born on 9th October 1918 in Quivic�n (Cuba) and is R ...

Marty WilliamsLong Time Commin 2010 – In Moon Bay Records Bay Area jazz pianist and vocalist, Marty Williams, was called “The Catalyst” by San Francisco Chronicle critic Phil Elwood. Anna deLeon of Anna’s Jazz Island recently s ...

Joe McBrideLookin For A Change Heads Up – 2009 In the digitally-driven 21st century, the landscape of American popular music exists in a constant state of metamorphosis. At any given moment, the lines between jazz, R&B, soul, funk, pop, hip- ...

...  of the artists including Hancock. “I learned 85% of what I know now about the music business from David Rubinson,” ...

Branford MarsalisLove Supreme – Live in Amsterdam Marsalis Music – 2004 For Marsalis Music’s second DVD release, label founder Branford Marsalis and his quartet have been captured in a complete performance of John Coltrane’s 1 ...

Cassandra WilsonLoverly Blue Note – 2008Sounds of Timeless Jazz LOVERLY is Cassandra Wilson’s exceptional new CD on Blue Note. She dusts off 11 great standards and captures the relaxed nature of the recording sessions via her sultry, smok ...

Taj Mahal – Maestro Heads Up – 2008 Taj Mahal Celebrates Four Decades of Blues, Roots, Reggae and Beyond on his new Album Maestro; featuring Guest Appearances By: Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Angelique Kidjo, Los Lobos, Ziggy Marley and more ...

Frank ButreyMalicious Delicious 2009 – Frank Butrey Philadelphia based guitarist Frank Butrey offers a wide array of techniques, colors and unpredictability on his offering, Malicious Delicious. From stirring sensitivity to romping in-your-face  ...

Yuko ItoMania De Voce Funny Baby Face – 2010 Yuko Ito’s new CD Mania De Voc� represents her profound respect and love for Brazilian music with renditions of classic works of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Djavan, Luiz Gonzaga, Rita Lee, Carlinho ...

Delandria MillsManifestation DemiMusic – 2009Eunice Moseley – EURweb Jazz flautist Delandria Mills releases a Gospel/Inspirational album on Tehillah Entertainment titled “Manifestation.” The thirteen track CD also includes the ...

...  Evening At Sea is his first album in six years and it 100% be-bop. “I’m not one of those guys they talk about on smooth ...

Alekos GalasMediterranean Breeze 2010 – Esthima Music A dream realized through tradition and vision….Master Bouzouki artist, Alekos Galas came from humble beginnings, but his visionary dreams have brought his traditional instrument to new  ...

Pat Metheny Teams Up With Bassist Charlie HadenStaff One of the musical highlights of the year is already here; the long-awaited duet recording by Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny. After years of hinting at such a collaboration, th ...

Kyle EastwoodMetropolitan Mack Avenue – 2009Sounds of Timeless Jazz Kyle Eastwood gets down to some great jazz business on Metropolitan and you’re going to love this one people. This recording was co-produced by Erin Davis, (yes the son  ...

NajeeMind Over Matter Heads Up – 2009Ray Redmond The title of the new Najee release Mind Over Matter was inspired by the late Miles Davis’ improvisational approach to songwriting, particularly toward the end of his career, focusing more  ...

Terence Blanchard Miracle at St. Anna Hollywood Records – 2008Sounds of Timeless Jazz “Miracle at St. Anna,” directed by Spike Lee, is a big-budget World War II saga shot mostly in Europe. The movie’s script, adapted by James  ...

IncognitoMore Tales Remixed Heads Up – 2009Ray Redmond Incognito has to be one of the more prolific groups on the scene. I guess the more darts you throw, the more likely you are to hit the bulls eye. Last summer they put out their Tales from t ...

Teri Lyne CarringtonMore to Say Koch – 2009Sounds of Timeless Jazz Grammy nominee Terri Lyne Carrington has more to say and she says it well on her follow up to Real Life Story.  On MORE TO SAY…(REAL LIFE STORY: NEXTGEN), Carrington emp ...

Steve Kuhn TrioMostly Coletrane ECM – 2010Sounds of Timeless Jazz Mostly Coletrane is one magnificent homage to the legendary John Coltrane. As the pianist with Coltrane for a brief eight weeks at the Jazz Gallery in 1960, Steve Kuhn remembers ...

IAJE Gone!Music Institution goes Bankrupt IAJE Website The IAJE is officially dead and gone. Is this another sign of the times? Is jazz really waning? Is commercialism going to gobble up all of the creativity and innovation and leave us with… yo ...

The Bad PlusNever Stop E1 Music – September 2010 Recorded in Minnesota, NEVER STOP does just what the title says. It’s a rapid-fire succession of engaging performances by three musical explorers operating as highly skilled individuals R ...

BruleeNew Beginnings 2010 – Owl Productions Evoking the timeless composers of the past as well as contemporary tunesmiths, this is an album of tenderness, passion, juxtaposition, humor and love. Brul�e, featuring Julie Weiner’s beautiful ...

Andrea BrachfeldInto the World A Musical Offering Shaneye – 2008 Andrea Brachfeld’s latest release “Into the World A Musical Offering” features Mike Longo, longtime musical director for Dizzy Gillespie, Paul West, worldwide kno ...