JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of Summer 2024
PopMatters presents the best new jazz albums of the summer of 2024, and our columnist examines the recent recordings of Washington, DC, jazz phenom Anthony Pirog.
John Escreet
Antonio Sánchez: Three Times Three/Meridian Suite
Antonio Sánchez's future is flourishing before our eyes; all we have to do is sit back and watch it unfold.
Amir ElSaffar: Alchemy
Amir ElSaffar uses his Middle Eastern approach to pay reverence to the West when really just one hemisphere would have suited him fine.