Jazz

The powerful all-star quintet Opus 5 returns with Pentasonic, the follow-up to their muscular 2011 debut Introducing Opus 5. It's a can't-miss linup with tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake and trumpeter Alex Sipiagin in the front line, David Kikoski doubling...

The Possibility of Change does not merely describe the potential for something to transform, but emphasizes the courage required to make and undergo important changes. With a miasma of music that emphasizes odd meters, modern harmonic concept, elements...

The Poseidon label will never stop astonishing US ! Jointly with Musea, it's mentor Hiroshi MASUDA contributes greatly to give a second breath to the so-called Progressive rock Japanese scene. His new discovery is named Frogflavor, and how good this one...

The popular and well respected Brand New Heavies were formed in west London in 1985 and were influential in creating what became known as acid jazz. Today they continue to play a leading role in British dance music, their unique mix of jazz, funk and...

The Polwechsel project has been exponential in defining new approaches to the composition/improvisation paradigm and in doing so have created a music that defined, examined and radically reassessed it's own genre. Each phase of Polwechsel has been marked...

The planning of this milestone project was a labour of love from a group of legendary artists that found comfort in African American hymns & spirituals during a time of deep trouble in our world. The direction for the music from the outset was to step...

The planets align once again as the mighty Sun Ra Arkestra, under the direction of the maestro Marshall Allen, release their first studio album in over twenty years entitled Swirling. Recorded at Rittenhouse Soundworks in Philadelphia, the new recording...

The pioneering nylon string guitar virtuosos present their 11th album, an up-close studio recording of the two guitarists graced by guest artists Dr. L. Subramaniam, the awe-inspiring master of South Indian classical violin, as well as Edwin Colon Zayas,...

The pioneering Cuban clarinetist/saxophonist Paquito d'Rivera has always loved Brazilian culture and music. Since his arrival in the United States, he has maintained relationships with Brazilian musicians of many styles. On his new recording Song for...

The piano trio is one of the most flexible and dynamic vehicles for musical expression within the genre of jazz. The same can be said of the string quartet in the classical sphere. The intimate confines of both ensembles lead to a fantastic blend of...

The piano got off to a late start in Jazz, notes Frederic Ramsey Jr., but, beginning with Jelly Roll Morton, it made up for lost time. Pianists became important in performance and composition. On this compilation, Morton, Earl Hines, Joe Sullivan, Fats...

The pianist Martial Solal opened his week at the Village Vanguard on Tuesday night by rolling through tunes that jazz musicians have been amusing and sharpening themselves with for 50 years or more... One of the world's most imposing jazz musicians -...