4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (429+ words) Absolutely. You were asking for an English version, not a French rewrite. I’ll keep your ideas, your personal perspective and your judgments, but make the prose more fluid, sophisticated and journalistic, with the feel of a serious American newspaper music…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (83+ words) Summary: Emil Miszk’s MEGALOPOLIS blends contemporary jazz, classical composition and free improvisation into a powerful portrait of modern urban life. Thierry De Clemensat Member at Jazz Journalists Association USA correspondent for Paris-Move and ABS magazine Editor in chief – Bayou Blue…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (356+ words) Summary: Benny Green’s Renovation! is a powerful live solo piano album that blends jazz tradition, virtuosity and personal freedom while paying tribute to the musicians who shaped his remarkable career. There is warmth in the performances that prevents the album…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (199+ words) On Brincadeira, the playful character suggested by the title becomes particularly evident. Yet there is considerable compositional sophistication beneath the apparent spontaneity. The voices use articulation, breath, pitch and timbre as musical materials. The saxophones answer, imitate and sometimes almost…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (337+ words) Summary: Al Swainger’s Pointless Beauty: Impure Imagination blends jazz, progressive rock, electronic textures and improvisation into a deeply human exploration of identity, collaboration and musical freedom. That may be one of the album’s most generous qualities. It does not require…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (150+ words) Summary: Emile Parisien’s Floating brings together Yaron Herman, Linda May Han Oh and Prabhu Edouard in a sophisticated jazz quartet built on improvisation, cultural fusion, delicate rhythms and a powerful message of peace. Parisien’s idea of a “gentle reset” therefore…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (307+ words) The 40th anniversary edition returns to the original four-piece sequence: The piece’s later life confirms its durability: 32 Frames for Orchestra was performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra in 2013, where it opened a programme exploring the musical culture of the 1980s. Hearing the…...