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Since 1994 when Nicholas Payton made his recording debut as a leader with From This Moment, the trumpeter has been lauded as a significant, top-tier voice in jazz. Even though he started out as a “young lion of jazz,” heralded as one of the new-generation guardians of the hard bop flame, Payton consistently committed himself to discovering his voice outside of the strict confines of that rearview mirror approach to the music. While his jazz journey has taken him down many roads"from heritage artist to electric experimenter"the 34-year-old trumpeter arrives at a new plateau of jazz maturity with Into the Blue, his ninth album and his first for Nonesuch
End Of Month Keyboard Special Including Music From Brian Charette, Shirley Horn, James Francies, and Others
by David W. Daniels
In addition to the artists named in the title, our End Of The Month Keyboard Special for April 2026 includes Marc Cary, Joe Zawinul, Mose Allison, Barry Harris, and others.Playlist Marcus Roberts “Exploration" from Time And Circumstance (Columbia) 00:00 Brian Charette “Polka Dot Pinup" from Jackpot (Cellar Music) 16:10 Emmet Cohen} “Hindsight" from <em> ...
A House Full of History with Leslie Blackshear Smith in New Orleans
by Thomas Cole
On the recommendation of more than one person, I sought an audience with another of the born and raised New Orleanians who have been indispensable to an education in the town's traditional music. Living a stone's throw from the river and the shadows of an imposing abandoned factory, I knocked on the peeling paint of a ...
Jacopo Fagioli: la Ricerca Permanente del Suono
by Marco Iacoboni
Recentemente incoronato come “Miglior Nuovo Talento" nel prestigioso referendum Top Jazz 2025 di Musica Jazz, Jacopo Fagioli rappresenta una delle voci più lucide e poliedriche della nuova scena improvvisativa italiana. Dalla rarefazione cameristica del duo con Nico Tangherlini in Bilico alla densità elettrica e concettuale del suo ultimo quartetto in Dialogue, il trombettista toscano traccia un percorso ...
Jakob Dreyer: Roots and Things
by La-Faithia White
Jakob Dreyer originally studying piano from age four, switched to bass at age 14. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Music and Drama in Hamburg, Germany, where he studied both classical and jazz. He then studied at the Amsterdam Conservatory before later establishing himself as an in- demand sideman in Germany for ...
Nancy Wilson, Trombone Shorty, Esperanza Spalding, Kenny Washington and More
by Jua Howard
Hey Music Family! I hope you all are taking care of yourselves and protecting your peace. It's time for another episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show"! I've got more timeless music to share including from Nancy Wilson, Trombone Shorty, Sarah Marie Young, Kenny Washington, Flora Purim, Mark Murphy, Esperanza Spalding and many more. Come get ...
NOLA Resistance Quintet, Joel Ross, Bellbird, Alex Robinson and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Streaming on demand with today's music by NOLA Resistance Quintet, Joel Ross, Bellbird, Álex Robinson, Dimitri Nassar, Carl Schultz, Doug MacDonald Trio, Robert Glasper, Ron Rieder, Stephen Philip Harvey, The Jones Factor, Aretha Tillotson, Nicholas Payton, Roderick Harper, JD Allen, Baltimore Jazz Collective, Vancouver Jazz Orchestra, Betty Bryant, Michael Dease, Lisa Hilton, Vance Thompson, Eddie Allen ...
I Dischi del 2025 secondo Ludovico Granvassu
by Ludovico Granvassu
Immortalare la bellezza e la varietà del jazz pubblicato nel 2025 attraverso una “top ten" appare tanto arduo, vano--e alla fine deludente--quanto cercare di fotografare un tramonto sulla costiera amalfitana usando una rudimentale fotocamera digitale e facendo un forellino sul copriobiettivo. Certo, una foto verrà scattata. Potrebbe persino dimostrare che eri lì, in quel momento, quando ...
Ludovico Granvassu's Garden Of Jazzy Delights 2025
by Ludovico Granvassu
Capturing the breathtaking beauty, range, and diversity of jazz released in 2025 through a list of “10 best albums" feels as challenging, vain--and ultimately disappointing--as trying to photograph the Grand Canyon at sunset by placing a pinhole in front of a rudimentary digital camera's lens. Sure, a picture will be taken. It might even prove you ...
The Final Batch of My Favorite 2025 Jazz Things - Part 1
by Ludovico Granvassu
Rather than looking back at the year as a whole, here we concentrate on the second half. What you'll hear are the songs that stayed close, long after the initial listen.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Oddjob “Baby Bop" Atlas (Koyo) 0:16 Host talks ...
