By Editor, NQ Jazz Pianist Haeun Joo completes our list with her first album of fantastic original compositions, entitled We Will Find. Joo, who plays piano and sings on the … Read More
Features
The Listening Guide: Bruce Harris “Soundview” – NQ Jazz
By Editor, NQ Jazz his week’s theme is quartets. Trumpeter Bruce Harris strikes an elegant balance between traditional and contemporary jazz styles on his sophomore album, Soundview. Leading a quartet … Read More
FEATURE: The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966 – Jazz da Gama
By Raul da Gama, Jazz da Gama “The fast-paced rhythm of the world of Jazz was changing and Mr Armstrong being the pioneer that he was perhaps took his time … Read More
TAKE FIVE: Gerry Gibbs “Songs From My Father” – WBGO
By Nate Chinen, WBGO Chick Corea Akoustic Band LIVE may be Corea’s final scheduled release, but it isn’t his last recorded work. That distinction belongs to Songs From My Father, … Read More
INTERVIEW: Allan Harris Discusses Career as Jazz Singer – The Bay State Banner
by Scott Haas, The Bay State Banner Jazz and soul vocalist Allan Harris is finding new audiences to add to his fan base that stretches back decades. A fixture of the NYC … Read More
THE WEEK IN JAZZ: John Minnock’s Performance of ‘You Don’t Know What Love Is’ – Jazziz
by Matt Micucci, Jazziz “Vocalist John Minnock has shared with us his live performance of the classic song, “You Don’t Know What Love Is,” also featuring saxophone great Dave Liebman. … Read More
FEATURE: Keith Loftis’ ‘Original State’ in New Release Cheat Sheet – Jazziz
by Matt Micucci, Jazziz “Saxophonist/composer Keith Loftis releases today his first album in about a decade and his fourth as a leader overall. Original State is a fine swinging showcase … Read More
JAZZ ALBUM OF THE WEEK: The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia & RCA Victor Studio Sessions, 1946-66 – WRTI
by Matt Silver, WRTI Louis Armstrong is so often framed as a jazz forefather that it becomes easy to lose sight of how much music—really good music—he recorded in the … Read More
FEATURE: Mosaic Records Presents The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia & RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-66
by Tom Henry, Toledo Blade Jazz aficionados are abuzz about a massive boxed set recently published by Mosaic Records, The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia & RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-66. … Read More
FEATURE: Tomoko Omura on Blending Jazz With Japanese Folk Tales – Bandcamp
by Dave Sumner, Bandcamp “In 2015, Japanese violinist Tomoko Omura decided to arrange 10 well-known Japanese songs—a mix of old folk songs and popular modern tunes—for performance as jazz pieces on … Read More