Dream Archives is the trio debut from pianist-composer and 2025 MacArthur Fellow Craig Taborn with cellist Tomeka Reid and drummer Ches Smith. The album was…
Craig Taborn Unveils Dream Archives, a New Trio Album on ECM
Tag: contemporary jazz
Teramo to Host 4th MoonJune Festival: International Festival of Eclectic Music
MoonJune Music will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2026 with the fourth edition of the MoonJune Festival. The three-day event is set for July 23–25…
Grupo Um’s “Lost” 1977 Album Finally available
São Paulo avant-gardists Grupo Um has released a previously unheard album titled Nineteen Seventy Seven (Far Out Recordings). The group recorded the project in 1977.…
Dave Stryker Takes A Swing At “The Fool On The Hill” In New Video
Guitarist Dave Stryker has released a new video for “The Fool on the Hill” via Strikezone Records. The track appears on Blue Fire: The Van…
Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest Roll Out “Recurrent” Music Video
Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest (conducted by Jules Buckley) have released a video for “Recurrent.” This is a piece from its new album Somni (GroundUP…
Big Dreams, Intrepid Fusion: WDR Big Band Tackles “Bluegrass”
WDR Big Band – Bluegrass (MCG Jazz, 2025) A dramatic dream sparked the collaboration behind Bluegrass, the ambitious crossover project from Germany’s WDR Big Band.…
Clarifying the clarinet
The clarinet is often thought of as an instrument of limited appeal and possibilities, but anyone who opines thusly should listen to “Lili,” an instrumental…
From Brazil to New Orleans: Nation Beat’s Archaic Humans Unites Cultures
Nation Beat – Archaic Humans (2024) Archaic Humans by Nation Beat seamlessly brings together irresistible traditional Brazilian rhythms with captivating New Orleans roots music, funk,…
‘Brasil’ by Ritenour and Grusin: A Fusion of Jazz Mastery and Brazilian Soul
Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin – Brasil (Candid Records, 2024) Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin have released Brasil, a captivating, exquisite and accessible exploration of…
Jazz Meets Soul and Japanese Influences on Eki Shola’s Kaeru
Eki Shola – 還 Kaeru (2023) Musician, composer and physician, Eki Shola, is originally from London but now calls both the San Francisco Bay Area…