JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of April and May 2023
Our jazz columnist chooses the best new jazz albums of the past two months while reflecting on the passing of Ahmad Jamal and highlighting Walter Smith III.
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JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of Summer 2022
The best new jazz and creative music this summer features masters Charles Lloyd and Al Foster, experimentalist Tyshawn Sorey, and young cats DOMi and JD Beck.
Jazz Saxophonist Pat Donaher Marks ‘Occasions’ with a Dazzling Band
Lesser-known jazz saxophonist Pat Donaher fronts a well-known band in compositions that shimmer and strut on Occasionally.
Artemis Is the Latest Jazz Supergroup
A Blue Note supergroup happens to be made up of women, exclusively. Artemis is an inconsistent outing, but it dazzles just often enough.
The Best Jazz of 2019
Our jazz critics create four quartets of great creative music, demonstrating four trends that keep "jazz" relevant in a new century.
Jazz’s Jenny Scheinman and Allison Miller Lift Each Other Up on ‘Parlour Game’
A quartet of frequent collaborators creates a most ideal format for Jenny Scheinman's eclectic violin and Allison Miller's propulsive drums on Parlour Game.
Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom Makes a Career Highlight with ‘Glitter Wolf’
This powerful, versatile band makes music across boundaries but with the improvisational daring of jazz. Allison Miller can't help but make music you can't define easily.
Allison Miller and Carmen Staaf Create a Set of Varied and Appealing Modern Jazz on ‘Science Fair’
That these compositions, various as they are, provide the fuel for a band like this says enough about Allison Miller and Carmen Staaf. They have what it takes.
No Piano, Please!
Four recent releases demonstrate the stylistic range and power of jazz that isn't hemmed in by chords.