There was already a Hammond organ in his father’s club, and it seemed to be just waiting for him. By...
Bandleader and flutist Christophe Dal Sasso (56) is a brilliant arranger. His specialty is big band arrangements of jazz classics...
Intimate Chamber Jazz For Every Mood My first thought as I pick up the brand new double LP Four Seasons...
Sometimes the best ideas are born out of necessity. When no piano was available on the stage of the jazz...
Understatement is the Canadian singer’s specialty. Even at the beginning of her career in the early 1990s, Holly Cole displayed...
Jazz is like a dense forest where it s easy to overlook something important. Hans Jürgen Schaal points out a...
On Song For My Father, Horace Silver combines his proven hardbop style with a new relaxedness, a gentle, Brazilian-inspired groove....
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that social distancing rules are deadly for jazz. This music thrives on communication among...
Africa, Africa, again and again. His father, a follower of pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey, had already impressed upon him at a...
John Coltrane: Both Directions At Once is the Jazz World Equivalent To A Blue Mauritius OMG!! A new album from...