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The Brad Mehldau Trio. New Kinda Cool Jazz+May Euro Tour

The Brad Mehldau Trio is touring Europe with a new album, “Seymour Reads the Constitution” (Nonesuch, 2018). Their previous studio recording “Blues and Ballads” (2016)...

Featured Gig | Mike Clark meets Reggie Washington & Rick Margitza

In the drum world Mike Clark has almost cult status mainly built from his work with Herbie Hancock in the 1970?s. The grooves that he created on the Hancock classics “Actual...

International Jazz Day April 30, 2018

Today is International Jazz Day 2018  with events in Saint Petersburg (Russian Federation), this year’s Global Host City, and over 190 countries around the world. A series of...

Featured Gig | Hadar Noiberg, Sunset Jazz Club, Paris

This week saw the release of New York based flutist Hadar Noiberg’s latest CD, Open Fields. This coming Wednesday Hadar and her trio will play at the Sunset Sunrise Jazz...

Gig Review | Pat Martino Trio at Ronnie Scott’s

The truest gentleman of the jazz guitar. When I attended Pat Martino’s gig a few years ago at Ronnies, I also had the pleasure to interview him.  After watching his performance...

CD Review | Larry Goldings – Peter Bernstein – Bill Stewart, Toy Tunes

The jazz world has seen many great organ trios over the years however Larry Golding’s trio with Peter Bernstein and Bill Stewart is not only one of the most innovative but...

Edition Records, 10 Years old and going strong | Interview with Dave Stapleton

Today Marks the 10 anniversary of Edition Records. Founded in 2008, Edition records is a label driven by an uncompromising love of music and with a sharply focused aim: to produce...

An Interview with the Hazelrigg Brothers.

Recently a good friend tipped me on a great album from the Hazelrigg Brothers. On first listen I was staggered about the quality of this album and wanted to know why we’ve...

Luminaries Chick Corea, Herlin Riley, & Helen Sung celebrate Monk in NYC.

Earlier this month, the Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrated the genius of Thelonious Monk in all three of its venues. The third annual Monk Festival took place on April 5 – 8...

Pat Metheny to recieve Jazz FM’s Gold Award

The winner of the PRS for Music Gold Award at the 2018 Jazz FM Awards is revealed today as million-selling US jazz guitarist and educator Pat Metheny. Recognizing his life-long...

Kenny Barron to release his Blue Note Debut album.

In May this year Pianist Kenny Barron will release his first album for Blue Note Records titled Concentric Circles. The esteemed pianist, composer, bandleader and educator will...