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Don Ball is retired from the National Endowment for the Arts, where he worked for nearly 24 years, focusing on programs such as the NEA Jazz Masters.

Serpentine

Serpentine

Revolutionary Snake Ensemble
2026-04-16
5
Jubilation

Jubilation

Giovanni Hidalgo
2026-04-05
2
Dance! Skip! Hop!

Dance! Skip! Hop!

Tomeka Reid Quartet
2026-03-19
10
On My Own Time

On My Own Time

Darren Litzie
2026-02-25
3
Dream Walking

Dream Walking

Benjamin Boone
2026-02-12
7
REX

REX

Christopher Hoffman
2026-01-31
7
Letters From Afar

Letters From Afar

Alex Hitchcock
2025-12-23
2
Afro Space Hotel

Afro Space Hotel

Luna Horns
2025-11-30
7
Mô kouzin mô kouzinn

Mô kouzin mô kouzinn

Benoit LeBlanc
2025-11-18
1
A Paradise In The Hold

A Paradise In The Hold

Yazz Ahmed
2025-09-10
12
Consentrik Quartet

Consentrik Quartet

Nels Cline
2025-09-02
21

Read more album reviews by Don Ball
Read "Marta Sánchez: Hitting a Different Note"

Marta Sánchez: Hitting a Different Note

Catching Up With | 2026-04-07
8
Read "Don Ball’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2025"

Don Ball’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2025

Year in Review | 2025-12-08
3
Read "Presenting Great Music: Adam Hopkins and Scott Clark of Out of Your Head Records"

Presenting Great Music: Adam Hopkins and Scott Clark of Out of...

Interview | 2025-11-03
8
Read "Janel Leppin: Her Own Space"

Janel Leppin: Her Own Space

Interview | 2025-07-30
7


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The Duke Ellington Memorial Engineering Room

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How Now Brown Cow: Don't Drink the Milk - It's Spoiled

Album Review | Publish Date: 27
Read "Janel Leppin: Her Own Space"

Janel Leppin: Her Own Space

Interview | 2025-07-30
7
Read "A Paradise In The Hold"

Yazz Ahmed: A Paradise In The Hold

Album Review | 2025-09-10
12
Read "Consentrik Quartet"

Nels Cline: Consentrik Quartet

Album Review | 2025-09-02
21
Read "Presenting Great Music: Adam Hopkins and Scott Clark of Out of Your Head Records"

Presenting Great Music: Adam Hopkins and Scott Clark of Out of Your Head Records

Interview | 2025-11-03
8
Read "Don Ball’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2025"

Don Ball’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2025

Year in Review | 2025-12-08
3
Read "REX"

Christopher Hoffman: REX

Album Review | 2026-01-31
7
Read "Afro Space Hotel"

Luna Horns: Afro Space Hotel

Album Review | 2025-11-30
7
Read "Dance! Skip! Hop!"

Tomeka Reid Quartet: Dance! Skip! Hop!

Album Review | 2026-03-19
10
Read "Letters From Afar"

Alex Hitchcock: Letters From Afar

Album Review | 2025-12-23
2
Read "Marta Sánchez: Hitting a Different Note"

Marta Sánchez: Hitting a Different Note

Catching Up With | 2026-04-07
8
Read "Mô kouzin mô kouzinn"

Benoit LeBlanc: Mô kouzin mô kouzinn

Album Review | 2025-11-18
1
Read "Dream Walking"

Benjamin Boone: Dream Walking

Album Review | 2026-02-12
7
Read "Serpentine"

Revolutionary Snake Ensemble: Serpentine

Album Review | 2026-04-16
5
Read "Jubilation"

Giovanni Hidalgo: Jubilation

Album Review | 2026-04-05
2
Read "On My Own Time"

Darren Litzie: On My Own Time

Album Review | 2026-02-25
3

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