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The Monterey Quartet: Treachery (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music August 23, 09

Most jazz festivals these days hold few surprises—a string of working bands play the same music they perform in other...

Dave Holland: The Sum of All Parts (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music September 27, 08

The CD is called Pass It On, and this opening track certainly lives up to the title. The song spreads like a virus t...

Kurt Rosenwinkel: Flute (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music April 16, 09

This track from Kurt Rosenwinkel’s latest CD refers to the Japanese Shakuhachi flute traditionally associated with Ze...

Greg Osby: All Neon Like (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music September 21, 09

It’s easy to see why a jazz musician might want to tackle Bjork’s “All Neon Like”. Consisting of little more than a s...

Jimmy Greene: Mission Statement (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music March 31, 09

Greene’s great facility as a composer and arranger comes from finding endless harmonic possibilities out of the tried...

Charles Lloyd: Prometheus (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music March 15, 08

“Prometheus” borrows its thematic material from an older Lloyd composition “Hej Da!,” yet he allows his new group the...

Kurt Rosenwinkel: Chords (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music April 09, 08

Rosenwinkel's debut release on ArtistShare finds him stretching out at length – two CDs comprised of just eight track...

Aaron Parks: Peaceful Warrior (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music August 19, 08

The self-contradicting song title reflects the paradoxical nature of this composition, which alternates between pasto...

Aaron Parks: Travelers (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music August 19, 08

"Travelers," the opening track to Aaron Parks's Invisible Cinema CD, is an impressive trio outing that demonstrates t...

McCoy Tyner: Manalyuca (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music February 11, 09

Since the turn of the new millennium, many jazz greats, including McCoy Tyner, have rediscovered the classic sound th...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MCCOY TYNER

                McCoy Tyner, by Jos L. K...

In Conversation with Terence Blanchard posted in Features and Interviews November 01, 09

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In Conversation With Dave Holland posted in Features and Interviews December 16, 08

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Lloyd, Charles posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 08

Multi-reedman Charles Lloyd combined John Coltrane’s sweeping approach to improvisation with his own light and supple...

IAJE Update from Toronto posted in The Jazz.com Blog January 10, 08

Jazz.com editor Tim Wilkins sends the following report from the IAJE convention in Toronto. Check back later in the ...

In Conversation with Greg Osby posted in Features and Interviews November 16, 08

By Ted Panken “When you look the music's lineage, the people that stand out have something that's their ow...

Moran, Jason posted in Encyclopedia May 19, 09

Pianist Jason Moran has demonstrated an ability to strike a delicate balance between musical tradition and innovati...

In Conversation With Joshua Redman posted in Features and Interviews March 07, 09

By Ted Panken "They're all for Obama," Joshua Redman said towards the end of a post-Inauguration Day concert a...

Charles Lloyd at Seventy posted in The Jazz.com Blog March 15, 08

Saxophonist Charles Lloyd releases a new CD this month on ECM in conjunction with his 70th birthday, which he celebra...

In Conversation with Miguel Zenón posted in Features and Interviews March 25, 08

By Tomas Peña “Zenón is a slick and savvy soloist whose gleaming sound and slippery rhythms give his improvisations...

Kurt Rosenwinkel Live posted in The Jazz.com Blog April 10, 08

The Remedy, guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel’s first album in three years and his first live release in more than a decad...

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