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Drummer Jimmy Cobb, an historically important musician who duly received an NEA Jazz Master award in 2009, needs no introduction. If his only connection…
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An exceptionally gifted musician and leader, trumpeter Sean Jones has an accomplished track record. As a young man, he turned to jazz after hearing John…
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Here's Nick Bewsey from ICON Magazine with a bunch of great jazz CDs to tell you about. Sonny Rollins: Road Shows, Volume 3 - They say Sonny Rollins still…
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For more than 20 years, the world-renowned jazz group Fourplay has set the benchmark for contemporary jazz. From their eponymously titled debut in 1991,…
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Nick Bewsey from ICON Magazine has a bunch of great jazz CDs to tell you about. Eric Reed: The Adventurous Monk - Philadelphia-born pianist Eric Reed grew…
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Check out Jazz writer Nick Bewsey's CD suggestions for April.Taylor Haskins: Fuzzy Logic - Innovative trumpeter Taylor Haskins has skillfully toggled…
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Nick Bewsey from ICON Magazine has a bunch of great jazz CDs to tell you about. Mike DiRubbo, Threshold - The kinetic energy on alto saxophonist Mike…
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Bop Goes the Opera - In 2002, the brilliant saxophonist Joe Lovano took the jazz-meets-classical music concept outside of the box when he recorded jazz…
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For a jazz pianist, New York-based Helen Sung certainly fits into the “deserves to be better known” category. For those who do know and appreciate her…
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A Manhattan backdrop substitutes for prairie land and open sky on Jazz Country, the big-hearted hybrid album from singer Amy Cervini that’s as endearing…