The Aquarian

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Lumination (Anzic Records) by the Joel Frahm Trio shines a light on the interplay between Frahm’s tenor sax, the bass of Dan...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Swinging Sounds

Mike Greenblatt

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October 21, 2024 0

It’s always Happy Hour (MoMojo Records) when Mitch Woods plays his brand of rock-a-boogie with his band The Rocket 88s. The longtime San Francisco boogie-woogie...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Funk, Jazz, Bop

Mike Greenblatt

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September 23, 2024 0

Please meet alto saxophonist/composer Sarah Hanahan. She’s here to revolutionize bebop and take it into the future. Maybe that’s why she...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: A Book, a Festival, & a Couple of Records

Mike Greenblatt

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August 28, 2024 0

There once was a time when celebrities needed the press to get their stories out. Now, of course, they have...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Six Masterful LPs

Mike Greenblatt

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July 29, 2024 0

All hail Marshall Chess! Now 83, the head of Chicago’s iconic Chess Records is at it again with Czyz Records...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Three Great Albums & a Coffee Table Book

Mike Greenblatt

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June 19, 2024 0

I’m a sucker for anything that has Brian Blade’s name on it. Blade kept the beat in Wayne Shorter’s band...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Multi-Hyphenate Talent

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

May 20, 2024 0

Sous Le Vent (Zoho) by the Foreign Affair Trio is propelled by Swiss drummer Raphael Nick who, when combined with Brazilian bassist...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Swingin’ Authenticity

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

April 29, 2024 0

A Canadian Songbook (TPR Records) by Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop (a solid sextet with a monster front-line of alto and tenor sax plus trombone)...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Come Alive Again

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

March 13, 2024 0

Tidal Currents: East Meets West (Chronograph Records), the seventh album by the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, is a beautiful, adventurous, meandering suite with...

One More Look At 2023: The Best of the Rest

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

February 5, 2024 0

The second album of the incredible Taiwanese vibraphonist Chien Chien Lu – Built In System (Live From New York) – is...

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