By Filipe Freitas, JazzTrail Bassist/composer Michael Feinberg releases his eight album as a leader, a successful culmination of the challenges and opportunities imposed by the pandemic. He hired a fantastic … Read More
By Filipe Freitas, JazzTrail The American drummer and bandleader Gerry Gibbs honors his 96-year-old father, the bebop vibraphonist Terry Gibbs, on Songs From My Father, a double-disc record of swinging … Read More
By Filipe Freitas, JazzTrail The recently deceased drummer/composer Ralph Peterson will be always remembered as a shrewd, confident player who was utterly expressive in the stories he intended to tell. … Read More
By Filipe Freitas, JazzTrail Virtuosic things are expected to be found when we hear Trio Grande, a collaborative bass-less trio of high-caliber bandleaders with different backgrounds and influences. Read more … Read More
by Filipe Freitas The Kaleidoscope Quintet, a stellar collaborative project co-led by master saxophonists Dave Liebman and Joe Lovano (also co-leaders of Saxophone Summit), includes vocalist Judi Silvano, bassist Tony … Read More
By Filipe Freitas, JazzTrail Charismatic drummer Ralph Peterson, an inveterate swinger with a knack for propulsive straight-ahead jazz and more, makes a strong case with his 25th album as a … Read More
By Filipe Freitas, JazzTrail New York-based saxophonist/composer Dave Pietro reflects on the modern human experience on his new outing, Hypersphere, a record that reveals the searching quality of his music. … Read More
By Filipe Freitas, JazzTrail American pianist and composer Julian Shore is in good company on his fourth album as a leader, Where We Started. The album is composed of eight … Read More
By Filipe Freitas, JazzTrail With one foot in the fusion genre and the other in the harmolodic approach of free-jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman, Boston-based keyboardist Dave Bryant releases Night Visitors, … Read More
By Filipe Freitas, JazzTrail Saxophonist Walter Smith III reappears side by side with guitarist Matthew Stevens in the revived In Common group, two years after the release of its eponymous … Read More
