The jazz trio’s follow-up to 2021’s Uneasy is irresistibly listenable, an immersive 66 minutes that exhales a particular aesthetic history even as it pulls on the pain and anxiety of our present. By Daniel Felsenthal for Pitchfork Rating: 8.1 Few…
The sound is pristine, as are Stacey’s vocals, and the songs all sound remarkably clean-limbed and fresh. By Nick Lea for Jazz Views Stacey Kent (vocals); Jim Tomlinson (tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute, clarinet, guitar, percussion (keyboards); Art Hirahara,…
The US singer Samara Joy and her brilliant backing trio earn a standing ovation at a memorable concert at London’s Barbican Centre By Kevin Whitlock for Jazzwise Read more…
By Tom Spargo for Jazzwise The tenor sax giant is joined by the young vocalist for an evening of electrifying improvisation and musical storytelling. Joshua Redman is undoubtably a heavyweight of the international jazz scene, an improvisational wizard of the…
Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah’s new album, “Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning,” is his first on which he doesn’t touch the trumpet. Instead, he extends the legacy of Black masking Indians in New Orleans. By Giovanni Russonello for The New…
Read full review By Sydney Pollack for NYS Music Uptown in Orbit presents huge energy through bright and powerful chords while showcasing immense talent and control. When listening, you see the view of bustling Harlem like you’re looking down on…
Live Report: Amadou & Mariam with The Blind Boys Of Alabama at the National Concert Hall, Dublin By Pat Carty for Hot Press This is a good idea, whoever dreamt it up. Malian husband and wife team Amadou and Mariam…
