By: Mike Jurkovic, All About Jazz A bold, enticing recording, Wonderment vividly captures all the energy and creative frisson that seems to stream endlessly from three of modern music’s leading creators, Grammy-winning violinist Zack Brock, in-demand bassist and Woolgathering Records founder Matt Ulery, and drummer Jon Deitmeyer. Read more here.
by Sebastien Herlary, Nextbop Israeli born, NYC-based pianist and composer Daniel Meron, a Berklee College of Music graduate who studied under the tutelage of Danilo Perez, Hal Crook, and Joe Lovano, is set to release Embracing Wild, his fourth album as a leader, August 2nd via Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit Records. A global celebration of sorts, rooted … Read More
By: Ron Schepper, Textura Wonderment is the debut trio album from violinist Zach Brock, double bassist Matt Ulery, and drummer Jon Deitemyer, but the performances are as locked-in as one would expect from musicians who’ve played together for almost fifteen years. Their casual monthly sessions in Chicago developed into local gigs plus a deepening musical connection … Read More
Dot Time Records Announces the September 27th Release of Louis Armstrong Live in Europe, and Vinyl release of Louis Armstrong Live in Germany, Two Never-Before-Released European Recordings of Jazz Legend Louis Armstrong Recorded at Nice Opera House, Paris, France – February 22 & 23, 1948 and Titania Palast, Berlin, Germany – October 12, 1952 Dot … Read More
By: Arsenio Orteza, World Magazine This New York saxophonist’s debut breaks down rather tidily along jazz, R&B, and gospel lines. What kind of jazz? The kind that finds Pettay and her standard-format trio getting away with an original seven-minute Wayne Shorter tribute and a John Coltrane cover. What kind of R&B? The kind that lights … Read More
by Matt Micucci, Jazziz Catherine Russell, “Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby” JAZZIZ presents the premiere of the video for Catherine Russell’s own interpretation of Louis Jordan’s classic song “Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby,” included on her latest album, Alone Together, which finds the acclaimed vocalist searching for the … Read More
by Lab.fb Saxophonist Chase Baird has finally lifted the veil on his sophomore bandleader LP, A Life Between, with its first single “Ripcord”. Baird’s new single is a fascinating combination of smooth jazz and lo-fi grunge textures. Opening the album on a lofty, genre-bending note, “Ripcord” demonstrates Baird’s attempts to “to cultivate a romanticism inside [himself], … Read More
by Troy Dostert, All About Jazz Although he’s based in Eastern Pennsylvania, where he teaches at Lafayette College, pianist Skip Wilkins spends as much time as he can in the Czech Republic, the source of inspiration for his last two releases. Czech Dreams (New Port Line, 2013) and Czech Wishes, his current project, are not so much about crafting an … Read More
by Nate Chinen, WBGO Ben Wolfe, “Blind Seven” (Featuring Joel Ross and Immanuel Wilkins) Ben Wolfe, the ever-tasteful, always swinging bassist, lost his father last year. As a tribute (and no doubt as part of his grieving process), he decided to make an album, calling it Fatherhood. Due out on Aug. 30, it’s an earnest and often beautifully … Read More
Jeff Coffin Celebrates the Release of Music In Our Dreams, His New Album with Dream Shanti, Out Now on Ear Up Records Featured in “Ten Albums You Need To Know: July 2019” by Jazziz! Jeff Coffin is pleased to announce Music In Our Dreams, his latest release with his ensemble Dream Shanti. Dream Shanti is … Read More
