Melissa Aldana and Lage Lund Evoke Wayne Shorter on New LP
The power of Echoes of the Inner Prophet is how Lage Lund understands and crafts textures and sonorities for Melissa Aldana’s melodic ideas and saxophone style.
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Dave Douglas Pays Tribute to Jazz Legend Dizzy Gillespie on ‘Dizzy Atmosphere’
Jazz trumpeter and composer Dave Douglas has constructed a tribute to Dizzy Gillespie that gives his young band as much voice as possible, with two reinterpretations of Dizzy classics and seven originals.
The Best Jazz of 2019
Our jazz critics create four quartets of great creative music, demonstrating four trends that keep "jazz" relevant in a new century.
Fabian Almazan Trio’s ‘This Land Abounds with Life’ Re-Invents a Classic Jazz Format
An increasing compelling and mature composer and pianist, Fabian Almazan is showing how the piano trio format can be renewed with an orchestral approach using texture and layers of compelling elements, including field recordings, intelligently utilized electronics, and strings.
Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet: Jersey (review)
Drummer Mark Guiliana, known for his chops and electro-acoustic experimentation, uses the traditional jazz quartet format to make something subtly surprising and delightful.