When Clifford Jordan reached Paris in March 1975, at the height of his mid-decade resurgence, a new Selmer Mark VII tenor saxophone awaited him. Night of the Mark VII is named after it. Recorded in ...

Enrico Rava’s latest release, Corners, lets its character unfold through the shared connections between the musicians. The little shifts of emphasis, the knowing exchanges, and the sense that nobody ...

Polaroids, the third album from Swedish pianist and composer Emil Ingmar, took a few plays before I heard what it was doing. It is a personal record built on memory, family and the passing of time, ...

In October 2020, Jon Armstrong released Reabsorb, two continuous suites for a Los Angeles sextet laid out one to each side of the LP, each built on a short poem by his wife Erin Armstrong. Armstrong ...

There’s nothing conventional about here i am no i, and thankfully neither Patrick Shiroishi nor Jason Nazary seem particularly interested in making it easy for the listener. This music exists ...

Jacob Wick was born in Evanston, Illinois, in 1985, studied trumpet at SUNY Purchase under Jon Faddis, and then took a Master of Fine Arts in social practice at the California College of the Arts. For ...

George Grydkovets has clearly been listening widely. On Spirit in You, the Ukrainian-born guitarist blends modern jazz guitar, ambient music, contemporary composition, and the freer instincts of New ...

I have been a huge fan of Gilad Atzmon since Exile, his 2003 album with the Orient House Ensemble featuring Reem Kelani and Dhafer Youssef. It has sat proudly on my CD shelf ever since, often played ...

Japanese pianist and composer Ayumi Tanaka has taken an unusual route to reach this point. Born in Wakayama, she began studying music at just three years old, initially learning the electone at Yamaha ...

The 1972 album Vento Sul marked another unique example of Marcos Valle reinventing and reinvigorating his compositions and arrangements, weaving an exciting tapestry of progressive sound with elements ...