Ever since Jacky Terrasson burst onto the jazz scene in 1993 by winning the Thelonius Monk Piano Competition, the Berlin-born, Paris-raised, New York-based pianist extraordinaire has consistently recorded richly refined and remarkably free-spirited music. His new disc, “Push”, features a new working trio that includes recent Monk Competition winner Ben Williams on bass, Jamire Williams …
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New Music – Nnenna, Trombone Shorty, Stanton Moore – Bob
Esteemed jazz vocalist and six-time Grammy nominee Nnenna Freelon offers up her first studio album in five years, “Homefree”, a soulful swinging disc that she calls her “home brew.” The collection is comprised largely of contemporary interpretations of classic American Songbook tunes, along with a new original and spirited arrangements of two anthems. “Most of …
New Music from Tom Harrell, JCLO, Others – Bob
Hailed by Newsweek for his pure melodic genius, Tom Harrell is widely recognized as one of the most creative and uncompromising jazz instrumentalists and composers of our time. Each of his discs has found its way onto various critics “Top Ten” lists worldwide. His newest, “Roman Nights”, is the third CD to feature his current …
New Music from Mehldau, Mose, Taylor, Garcia and Holland – Bob
Although Brad Mehldau is best known as a jazz composer and improviser, he has written several long-form compositions and songs, including those for orchestra and voice. Highway Rider is a new double-disc set of original work by the pianist, composer and arranger which features a chamber orchestra, along with regular trio mates Jeff Ballard on …
New Music from Anat Cohen, Chris Tedesco, Carolyn Leonhart – Bob
Anat Cohen is a veteran of five residencies at the renowned Village Vanguard in New York and is the first female horn player and first Israeli to headline and record there. Her new release, Clarinetwork Live at the Village Vanguard, coincides with the 75th anniversary of the Vanguard, recorded on the final night of a …
New Music – Bob
Grammy Award-winning bassist and composer Mark Egan is known for his outstanding rhythm section contributions to many groups, including the Pat Metheny Group, Gil Evans, Pat Martino, Larry Coryell and Sting. For his new release, “Truth Be Told”, he’s assembled a super quartet featuring Bill Evans on sax, Vinnie Colaiuta on drums and Mitch Forman …
News Music from Dee Dee, Others – Bob
Over the course of a multi-faceted career that has spanned four decades, Dee Dee Bridgewater has put her own unique spin on standards as well as taking intrepid leaps of faith in re-inventing jazz classics. For her latest recording, Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love from Dee Dee Bridgewater, the singer honors iconic jazz …
Pizzarelli’s New CD – Bob
Ellington a la Pizzarelli – Singer/guitarist John Pizzarelli celebrates the music of Duke Ellington with his new CD, Rockin’ in Rhythm, his first ever Ellington recording. Pizzarelli was still a very young man when Duke passed away in 1974, but thanks to his father, veteran guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, he would eventually learn much about jazz’s …