JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of Winter 2024
PopMatters presents the best new jazz recordings from the winter of 2024 and reflects on the relationship of the Grammys to jazz.
Riley Mulherkar
Dave Douglas with the Westerlies and Anwar Marshall: Little Giant Still Life
Dave Douglas doesn't pass the torch to the Westerlies. They both already possess the same flame.
The Westerlies: The Westerlies
This all brass quartet has pulled off what few all brass quartets can pull off -- a highly artistic double album of mostly original material.
The Westerlies: Wish the Children Would Come on Home: The Music of Wayne Horvitz
A small brass band set their career afloat by paying tribute to one big mentor.