by CJ Shearn, Jazz Views with CJ Shearn In jazz, the tradition of giving new and up and coming players education on the bandstand is precious. Art Blakey did it, Miles Davis did it, Elvin Jones, among many others. Veteran trumpeter Wallace Roney continues the tradition bestowed on him from the valuable lessons he learned … Read More
Stalwart bassist Ben Wolfe is proud to release his new album, Fatherhood – a heartfelt body of work which pays tribute to the bassist’s father, Dan Wolfe who passed away in 2018. This ten-track collection of nine originals and one cover also serves as a meditation on what it means for Ben to be a … Read More
Saxophonist Chris Madsen Introduces his Quartet of Chicago Elite on Bonfire Due out November 1, 2019 via Outside In Music Performances Announced at: Chicago Jazz Festival – August 31, 2019 Constellation Chicago – November 11, 2019 Outside In Music is proud to announce the November 1st release of Bonfire, the debut album from the Chris … Read More
Oran Etkin, an internationally acclaimed jazz clarinetist and composer and founder of the Timbalooloo method of introducing young children to music, is proud to release Finding Friends Far from Home: A Journey with Clara Net. Recorded and filmed on location in Zimbabwe, Turkey, Czech Republic and China with veritable masters of each country’s traditional music, Finding Friends … Read More
by Matt Collar, AllMusic Wallace Roney‘s eighth album for the HighNote label, 2019’s Blue Dawn-Blue Nights, finds the trumpeter collaborating with a cadre of young lions and balancing dusky after-hours warmth and propulsive post-bop modalism. The album comes three years after the similarly expansive A Place in Time, which featured veterans Gary Bartz, Lenny White, and Patrice Rushen. From that … Read More
HighNote Records is proud to release Blue Dawn – Blue Nights, the new album from stalwart jazz trumpet artist/ bandleader Wallace Roney. On his twenty-second recording as a leader, the Philadelphia-born musician is thrilled to be leading his band with the next generation jazz innovators: saxophonist Emilio Modeste, pianist Oscar Williams II, bassist Paul Cuffari, and his fifteen year old nephew, drummer Kojo Odu Roney. On Blue … Read More
By: Felipe Freitas, Jazz Trail Label: Truth Revolution Records, 2019 Personnel – Donald Harrison: alto saxophone; Brian Lynch: trumpet; Zaccai Curtis: piano; Luques Curtis: bass; Ralph Peterson: drums. Brothers Zaccai and Luques Curtis, pianist and bassist, respectively, have been strong and stable presences on the top jazz scene with participations in widely recognized projects by … Read More
By: Brian Kiwanuka, NextBop Although Soul Awakening officially carries a 2019 release date, it was finished much earlier. Having been recorded in 2012 and completed in 2013, Harpist Brandee Younger’s fourth album as a leader has been sitting in the vaults for some time. With the high quality on display here, the first thing many listeners will … Read More
By: Filipe Freitas, Jazz Trail Personnel – Immanuel Wilkins: alto saxophone; JD Allen: tenor saxophone; Giveton Gelin: trumpet; Luis Perdomo: piano; Orrin Evans: piano; Ben Wolfe: bass; Donald Edwards: drums. Ben Wolfe, a bassist from Baltimore with a deeply centered sound, pays tribute to his late father on Fatherhood, a collection of ten accessible tunes … Read More
Addie Vogt, Hot House Drawing inspiration from artists such as Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones and Wilco, Emma Frank’s music is both evocative and healing, incorporating a unique blend of folk and pop with strong roots in jazz. Originally from Boston, Emma studied literature at McGill University in Toronto, meanwhile playing with jazz musicians in the city … Read More
