Review by Suzanne Lorge – SONICA (Thana Alexa, Nicole Zuraitis, Julia Adamy) – SONICA – Page 10 *and mention of Catherine Russell’s Send For Me, upcoming performances at Dizzy’s Review … Read More
NEW YORK CITY JAZZ RECORD: SEPTEMBER 2022
Phil Freeman
NEW YORK CITY JAZZ RECORD: MAY 2022
New York City Jazz Record, May 2022 Vox News article, mention of Kristen Lee Sergeant’s Falling – Page 11 Review by Russ Musto – Alex ‘Apolo’ Ayala – Bámbula – … Read More
NEW YORK CITY JAZZ RECORD: APRIL 2022
New York City Jazz Record, April 2022 Vox News article by Suzanne Lorge, Samara Joy in Vocal Jazz Summit 2022 – Page 11 Review by Marco Cangiano – Michael Leonhart … Read More
REVIEW: Cecil Taylor’s ‘The Complete, Legendary, Live Return Concert At The Town Hall’ – Stereogum
by Phil Freeman, Stereogum “The concert was recorded — very well — by an engineer named Fred Seibert..it’s amazing stuff.” Read ‘The Month in Jazz – February 2022’ article here.
REVIEW: The Wire Reviews Cecil Taylor’s ‘The Complete, Legendary, Live Return Concert’
by Phil Freeman, The Wire
REVIEW: Juanma Trujillo’s “2RS” from New Album ‘Ímpetu’ – Stereogum
by Phil Freeman, Stereogum “There are some gentle, acoustic soundscape pieces on the album named for his grandfathers’ respective hometowns, but there are also some pieces where he plugs in … Read More
THE MONTH IN JAZZ: Adi Meyerson’s “Follow The Red Dot” on August 2021 List – Stereogum
By Phil Freeman, Stereogum “Bassist/composer Adi Meyerson’s second album is a tribute to Japanese visual artist Yayoi Kusama, whose repetitive patterns of dots and curved figures are intended to provide … Read More
BEST NEW JAZZ JUNE 2021: Tim Mayer, Bruce Harris & Charnett Moffett – Stereogum
By Phil Freeman, Stereogum I’ve always liked octets. Eight pieces — five horns plus a rhythm section — is an unusual configuration, not a big band but more than you … Read More
REVIEW: Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Recordings of Louis Armstrong 1946-1966 in The Month in Jazz – Stereogum
by Phil Freeman, Stereogum “It’s impossible to imagine jazz without Louis Armstrong..A new box set from Mosaic, The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia And RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966, shines a light … Read More
BEST JAZZ OF JAZZ SEPTEMBER 2020: Miki Yamanaka & Chien Chien Lu on STEREOGUM
By Phil Freeman, STEREOGUM We lost two major jazz voices this month. Bassist Gary Peacock died September 4th at 85. He was one of those players whose experience spans a … Read More