Christian McBride and Brad Mehldau made it to the top of their game together, each helping the other rise from promising talent in early '90s New York City to modern king of the bass and piano, respectively.
Turn It Up!, the latest recording by organist Mike LeDonne's superb and long-lived Groover Quartet, is actually a two- CD set that reprises concert sessions recorded twenty years apart.
In the trio Fieldwork—alto-saxophonist Steve Lehman, pianist Vijay Iyer, and drummer Tyshawn Sorey —and you have the trio's second release, “Thereupon”. Put simply, Thereupon is a pinnacle work for three masters.
On January 30th, 2026, Columbia/Legacy Recordings will release Miles Davis – The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 on vinyl and CD for the first time in 30 years.
Congrats to composer and pianist Craig Taborn, a newly minted 2025 MacArthur ("Genius") Fellow! "Craig Taborn is an improvising musician and composer creating singular soundscapes through a virtuosic command of piano”.
The Trumpet Summit in Honor of Roy Hargrove includes an evening concert features five guest trumpeters who all knew Hargrove: Freddie Hendricks, Maurice Brown, Corey Wilkes, Ashlin Parker, and elder statesman John Faddis.
In 1957, two of jazz’s greatest iconoclasts, pianist Thelonious Monk and saxophonist John Coltrane, spent six months playing together at the Five Spot Café in New York City. The short-lived band marked a comeback for both musicians.
The Mexican composer and pianist Eugenio Toussaint spent a number of years in the United States with his brothers—also musicians—absorbing the varied inflections of jazz. They returned to Mexico to form a band called Sacbe.
Gregory Porter's voice is velvet and thunder. Porter's musical versatility is one of his greatest strengths. While rooted in jazz, he's equally at home in gospel, blues, and soul.
Pianist Sullivan Fortner shook his head, with a self-deprecating grin, He’d just officially been named the first-ever recipient of the Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award.
In this edition of The Pace Report, vocalist Michael Mayo and Brian Pace, discuss Michael’s critically acclaimed album "Fly". His role as a singer/songwriter and how he's respecting the elders, while forming his own lane musically.
Glamoured was singer Cassandra Wilson’s sixth album for Blue Note Records. It included, Gregoire Maret on harmonica, plus guitarists Brandon Ross and Fabrizio Sotti, Reginald Veal on bass and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic
Trailblazing saxophonist Charles Lloyd casts an enchanting Southern spell with his latest double album, Figure in Blue. He leads a new trio with longtime collaborator Jason Moran on piano and guitarist Marvin Sewell.
American trumpet player with Iraqi roots Amir ElSaffar brings us his second album of the year, New Quartet Live at Pierre Boulez Saal 2. It's one of those albums that you can listen to again and again, full of surprising sounds.
Jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea produced many memorable recordings. Arguably none were quite as special or significant as Light As A Feather, his widely acclaimed jazz-fusion masterpiece from 1973.
Amid that surge of artistic energy, a young pianist named Kenny Barron was finding his voice. His debut as a bandleader, Sunset to Dawn, released on Muse Records.
Joel Ross’ Good Vibes headlined the final night of Hudson Jazz Festival with a 90 minute set of adventurous jazz that passed the vibe check both literally and figuratively.
Pianist Jim McNeely, one of the most distinguished large ensemble jazz composers of his generation, died Sept. 26 at age 76. He had recently been diagnosed with cancer of the bile duct.
Helen Sung's a highly in-demand member of the national jazz scene. Sung is a member of the Mingus Big Band, the all-star ensemble Artemis, and, in 2021, she received a Guggenheim Fellowship to support her work as a composer.
Christian McBride's latest album Without Further Ado, Vol 1 is his fourth album with his big band, with guest appearances from Sting, Samara Joy, Andy Summers and more.
Roger Glenn is truly one of the most interesting people in the world of music. Part-2 shift gears to talk about his latest release as a leader. Called ‘My Latin Heart,’ is out now on the Patois Records label.
