Cuban American pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba has done almost everything possible for a jazz artist, and this is the 36 th album released under his leadership. Born in Havana, Rubalcaba has lived in ...

The Other One, a live concert album, features a 12-piece band—three saxes, two bassoons, tuba, violin, viola, two cellos, piano, and percussion—and it’s riveting. Give it a close listen. Pi ...

Keith Jarrett's best-selling album, The Köln Concert, nearly didn't happen. We reflect on Jarrett's life in music and explore ...

Herbie Hancock helped bring the synthesizer and the Fender Rhodes Electric Piano to mass appeal. And this 1973 album was influenced by Curtis Mayfield and Sly Stone.. Even if you don't like jazz ...

Jazz had an amazing 2017. It was the music’s centennial—the Original Dixieland Jass Band’s “Dixie Jass Band One Step” and “Livery Stable Blues” were recorded on February 26, 1917 and ...

The trio of Allison, Cardenas, and Nash (playing double bass, guitar, and saxophone, respectively) has previously released album-length covers of Jim Hall, Carla Bley, and Leonard Bernstein with a ...

The crackling of the vinyl adds an authentic, nostalgic feel to his intricate piano lines, making each listen an intimate encounter with jazz history. Bill Evans – Sunday at the Village Vanguard ...

Rosnes is also the leader on one of this year’s best jazz albums, In Real Time by the all-female sextet Artemis.Since its 2020 debut album, the group’s two reed players have been replaced by ...

Darcy James Argue's Secret Society Dynamic Maximum Tension. For Those Who Like: Big bands, progress, systems theory The Story: Darcy James Argue, a composer devoted to jazz's tradition of large ...

Jazz clubs shut their doors and live performance, the driving force of the genre, came to a grinding halt. Despite this, the music carried on through the release of an impressive number of new albums.

The 10 Best Jazz Albums of 2024. Fred Kaplan. Wed, December 4, 2024 at 4:42 PM UTC. ... Though still without piano or bass (the pillars of harmony and time in most jazz groups), ...

The 10 Best Jazz Albums Of 2023. 2023 In Review December 13, 2023 12:23 PM By Phil Freeman. The 10 ... “My very good friend and partner in snabbswing —amazing album!” Thandi Ntuli, piano/vocals.