Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Dr. Scott Routenberg is an award-winning jazz pianist, composer, arranger and educator whose accolades include the John Lennon Songwriting Contest Song of the Year. His works have been premiered at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and around the world, and he is an established arranger for the Metropole Orkest since …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Much in the way Michael Dease has defined state-of-the-art for jazz trombone over the last two decades, his effectiveness in shaping the next generation of players also requires inspired superlatives. A 2025 Guggenheim Fellow, and Distinguished Professor in Rodney Whitaker’s renowned Jazz Department at Michigan State University, Dease has …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify “Decidedly So” is the new album from veteran New York City trumpeter and composer Joe Magnarelli, whose performances reflect the essence of modern jazz: warm, distinctive melodies in both compositions and improvisations; rich, expressive harmonies; and an alluring sense of swing. For his third release for Cory Weeds’ Cellar …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Swedish bassist Mattias Svensson’s first encounter with pianist Bill Mays was in a studio in Japan where they recorded Svensson’s 2009 debut trio recording. Further recording and touring only heightened their desire to work more together, so Mattias took action and assembled a session in Copenhagen in 2022 with …
Dr. Scott Routenberg is an award-winning jazz pianist, composer, arranger and educator whose accolades include the John Lennon Songwriting Contest Song of the Year. His works have been premiered at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and around the world, and he is an established arranger for the Metropole Orkest since 2011. The Scott Routenberg Trio presents …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Masterful trio interplay reliant on deeply honed three-way communication and a refined sense of understatement make Fred Hesch’s third recording for ECM Records, “The Surrounding Green,” an essential entry into the piano trio canon. Hersch tackles a handful of 20th century compositions—spanning from standards to less frequented jazz tunes—as …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Guitarist John Scofield and bassist Dave Holland, two of jazz’s contemporary masters, have played together over the years in contexts including projects with Herbie Hancock and Joe Henderson and a spirited co-led band with Joe Lovano and Al Foster. “Memories of Home” is their first duo album together. It …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Pianist Kerry Politzer is always on the move. As a busy performer and bandleader with nine albums as a leader, a jazz educator at two universities, and the mother of two children, time is always of the essence for her when realizing a project. With ten original compositions and …
