The 70th Annual Downbeat Critics Poll is out now, highlighting several albums and artists repped from May 2021-April 2022 at Lydia Liebman Promotions. See the full list below! Rising Star … Read More
By JazzTimes Voting for the 2020 JazzTimes Readers’ Poll was conducted via an online survey at JazzTimes.com. Winners are bolded; runners-up are listed below in order of number of votes … Read More
By Jim Hynes, Glide Magazine 2020 marked the most jazz reviews ever for Glide. Among the challenges from the pandemic, the inspiration from the Black Lives Matter movement, and an … Read More
by Jim Hynes, Glide Magazine Glide Magazine released a list of “The Year’s 20 Best Jazz Album.” The ranks include Lakecia Benjamin’s Pursuance: The Coltranes, Thana Alexa’s ONA, and Charles … Read More
by Sascha Feinstein, JazzIz “..this latest release [is] something of a departure from his bop roots, and a charming one at that. Inspired by his daughter Camille and her prominent … Read More
By Michael J. West, JazzTimes An Overdue Ovation for the man who was Mingus’ resident alto. Read this feature here.
By Jerome Wilson, All About Jazz Alto saxophonist Charles McPherson has a reputation as one of the last true followers of the bebop tradition but this release shows that his … Read More
by John Murph, DownBeat Charles McPherson’s bright, citrusy tone on alto saxophone, alluring lyricism and graceful improvisations are in splendid form on Jazz Dance Suites, an album consolidating originals derived from … Read More
by George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly Charles Mingus alumnus Charles McPherson successfully combines swinging bop with movements for ballet on this fascinating release with a flexible team of Terell Stafford/tp, … Read More
