“My America 2: Destinations,” the newest album by Jim Self, is an homage to the many places across America where the well-traveled jazz tuba maestro has lived and worked. It’s a sequel to a disc he put out twenty years ago. Like that disc, this is a collaboration between Self and arranger …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Fiercely swinging on purpose, with purpose, the 3D Jazz Trio plays original, traditional and contemporary standards from all genres of music. Their unique style and innovative arrangements are always supercharged by their boundless musical joy and gratitude. Drummer Sherrie Maricle, bassist Amy Shook, and pianist Jackie Warren met …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify The chromatic harmonica is an instrument still finding its footing in the world of modern jazz music. Yvonnick Prene’s mission is to put it in its rightful place in the pantheon of instruments used to improvise. He’s placed the harmonica in many musical settings, including an organ trio …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify For Canadians, the arrival of spring is momentous: the scent of the air is fresh and full of possibility. It’s an apt theme for a musical collaboration named after Ostara, the Germanic goddess of the spring equinox. “The Ostara Project” is the brainchild of co-leaders Amanda …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify The eerie stillness of New York City during the Covid-19 pandemic led many residents to a state of contemplation and inner exploration. Saxophonist and composer Marc Mommaas found himself drawn to sounds that he grew up with but had eschewed for his own musical path in jazz, namely …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Award-winning singer Roberta Donnay has been on the jazz and blues scene for over three decades. She’s performed and recorded with some of the biggest names in the music industry and toured throughout the U.S. and internationally, performing at clubs, theatres and jazz festivals. For her tenth …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify It’s the time of year when we seek out the best of the new jazz holiday releases to brighten the season. One of jazz music’s best loved voices, Jane Monheit, is back with “The Merriest,” a warm and …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Two years after issuing his acclaimed trio album, “Valentine,” Grammy Award-winning guitarist and composer Bill Frisell returns with “Four,” a stunning meditation on loss, renewal, and those mysterious inventions of friendships. Frisell’s third album for Blue Note Records since signing with the label 2019 proffers new interpretations of …
