Ronnie Foster‘s seminal 1972 track “Mystic Brew,” released on his groundbreaking album Two-Headed Freap, cemented its place as one of the most enduring and influential grooves in the annals of …
Wayne Shorter‘s “Masqualero” is a timeless jazz composition that has captured the imaginations of musicians and audiences alike since its first appearance on Miles Davis‘ 1967 album Sorcerer. Its enigmatic …
Dizzy Gillespie‘s composition “Woody ‘N You” has become a jazz standard, a canvas for virtuosos and innovators to express their diverse styles. Originally recorded in 1944, it marks a pivotal …
Michael Jackson‘s “Human Nature” stands as a unique gem within his monumental Thriller album. Its introspective mood and smooth R&B shimmer offered a moment of quiet reflection amid the disco-infused …
Jazz standards hold a unique place in musical history. Their melodies, harmonies, and overall structures serve as springboards for countless reinterpretations. Two compositions that exemplify this transformative power are Bud …
Read our critical analysis of jazz covers of Ornette Coleman’s “Lonely Woman” composition, including notable versions by Branford Marsalis, Brad Mehldau, Charlie Haden, and more!
Few jazz compositions can claim the adaptability and staying power of Wayne Shorter‘s “ESP.” This enigmatic piece, originally featured on Miles Davis‘ 1965 album of the same name, has become …
Read our critical analysis of jazz covers of Herbie Hancock’s “Butterfly” composition, including notable versions Robert Glasper, Norman Connors, Gretchen Parlato and more!
Read our critical analysis of jazz covers of Thelonious Monk’s “Crepuscule with Nellie” composition, including notable versions by Jason Moran, Greg Lewis and more!
Read our critical analysis of jazz covers of Dizzy Gillespie’s “Con Alma” composition, including notable versions by by Stan Getz, Gerald Clayton, Aaron Parks, Ben Wendel, and more!
Stream the 10 best Roy Ayers’ Everybody Loves the Sunshine covers by Robert Glasper, D’Angelo, Kiefer, Jamie Cullum and Seu Jorge and more!
Read our critical analysis of jazz covers of John Coltrane’s “Syeeda’s Song Flute” composition, including notable versions by Tommy Flanagan, James Carter, Medeski Martin & Wood, Matt Wilson and more!
Read our critical analysis of jazz covers of Miles Davis’ “Nardis” composition, including notable versions by Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley, Charlie Haden, Joe Henderson and more!
Read our critical analysis of jazz covers of Joe Henderson’s “Black Narcissus” composition, including notable versions by Stanley Clarke, Renee Rosnes, Dayna Stephens, Helen Sung, Kevin Hays and more!
Read our critical analysis of jazz covers of Wayne Shorter’s “Fall” composition, including notable versions by Miles Davis, Gilad Hekselman and Jesse Fischer!
Stream five versions of Freddie Hubbard’s “Red Clay” including jazz covers by Jose James, The V.S.O.P. Quintet, and Soil & Pimp Sessions!
Stream Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely” plus four other notable jazz covers of the song by Sonny Rollins, Arturo Sandoval, Aaron Golberg and Jacky Terrasson!
Read Ben Gray’s critical analysis of jazz covers of Stanley Cowell’s “Equipoise” composition, including notable versions by Willie Jones III, Max Roach, Jack DeJohnette and more!
Pianist Ivo Neame, one-third of the powerhouse trio Phronesis, is bringing to life a new project in collaboration with vibraphonist and drummer Jim Hart. Multiverse, slated for a February 21st …
Legendary NOLA brass band The Souls Rebels just dropped a sick lyric video for their single “Greatness”, featuring Dee 1, Alfred Banks and Sean Carey, off last October’s Poetry in …
There is no denying that jazz music is going through a form of globalization, branching out into other musical realms, drawing inspiration from other established genres. The musicians on the …
Enduring dreary winter weather in New England demands looking forward to the longer days and warmer months of summer. The new single by the ever soulful and stylistic vocalist José …
Drummer and producer Makaya McCraven has a new and very special project on the horizon. We’re New Again sees the Chicago native reimagining hometown hero Gil Scott-Heron’s final album I’m …
Logan Richardson has been tearing it up for years now, more recently as an integral member of Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah’s inner circle. We hear rumors of two new albums …
Gracie Terzian is blessed with an angelic voice and fittingly so accompanies her singing with the plucking of a harp, more specifically, a harp ukulele (say what?). Her latest project, …
Trumpeter and producer Antoine Berjeaut hails from the Paris Superior Conservatory of Jazz Music. He leads the group Wasteland featuring Mike Ladd, and is an active member of the Surnatural …
ChimyTina, the duo of vocalist Martina DaSilva, leader of the jazz vocal harmony group The Ladybugs, and bassist Dan “Chimy” Chmielinski (Wynton Marsalis, Marc Cary, Brad Mehldau, and Joey Alexander) …
Demi Grace, née Grace Abidemi Ayorinde to Nigerian parents, is a singer, model, and music producer with grand aspirations. From her humble beginnings in her father’s church choir and her …
🍞 Home / Jazz Music Artists / Jazz Drummers / Mark Guiliana / Stream Shigeto’s remix of drummer Mark Guiliana’s ‘BUD’ (featuring Kesswa) Quick post. Earlier this month, the unparalleled …
Saxophonist, flutist and composer Hailey Niswanger undoubtedly vibrates at a higher frequency. Inspired in part by the teachings of Zen Master Thích Nhât Hanh, she began the next step in …
Fellow Canadian Bria Skonberg has been on a tear as of late. In the last year alone, she paid tribute to Aretha Franklin alongside Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child, played …
Chris Combs (most notably of Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey) is branching a bit of a ways out with his solo project, Combsy. This is most notably with his take of …
Kassa Overall is dope as fuck. There’s just no two ways about it. I mean, name one other musician who’s sat in with everyone from Vijay Iyer to Kool A.D. …
The mind of an artist can be at times difficult to comprehend. Artists often view the world around them with different lenses than most and are unafraid to attempt new …
Kneebody, the innovative jazz group made up of trumpeter Shane Endsley, saxophonist Ben Wendel, keyboardist Adam Benjamin and the extraordinary Nate Wood taking the simultaneous roles of drummer and bassist, …
Russian saxophonist Makar Kashitsyn left Moscow in 2017 to enroll at the Manhattan School of Music following the advice of jazz veteran Vincent Herring with whom the youngster was taking …
It’s really easy to be surprised by Tomeka Reid, despite how one should always see her brilliance coming. As a player, she’s always that extra flavor that pushes quality over …
On November 1st, German drummer Mareike Wiening, who earned her masters from New York University under the tutelage of veteran drummer Tony Moreno and vibraphonist Stefon Harris in addition to …
Born in Scotland, saxophonist Ben Bryden made his transatlantic crossing in 2009 to attend the Manhattan School of Music, opting to remain in New York following his studies to further …
53-year-old Jacky Terrasson is returning to Blue Note Records this month with the release of his new album, 53, out September 27th. There’s so much I can say about these …
The Bad Plus, helming the power jazz revolution of the early 2000s, were one of the main inspirations behind the creation of this website. We have always admired their blend …
Vocalist Emma Frank has made the move to Montreal-based label Justin Time with her fourth album, Come Back, scheduled for a September 6th release. The record sees Frank deepening her …
Following last year’s surprise, Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album, Impulse! has unearthed some more previously unreleased John Coltrane material, which they’ll be dropping September 27th as a new …
Trumpeter Russell Gunn is back with a new opus from his Royal Krunk Jazz Orkestra entitled Pyramids, released today via Ropeadope Records, which he describes as the second in a …
Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington is always ahead of the curve. She’s endlessly innovative and makes music that often seems to have deeper meaning at its core. On her upcoming new …
Saxophonist Donny McCaslin just released two new singles building on the momentum of his newest album Blow., released last October via Motéma Music. The first single, entitled “Head of Mine”, …
Alto saxophonist Alex LoRe is preparing to release a new album next month with his group Weirdear of pianist Glenn Zaleski, bassist Desmond White, and drummer Allan Mednard. Karol is …
On June 7th, Grammy-nominated drummer and composer Gerry Gibbs released his staggering 12th album as a leader via Whaling City Sound, a unique project entitled Our People. The album features …
Israeli born, NYC-based pianist and composer Daniel Meron, a Berklee College of Music graduate who studied under the tutelage of Danilo Perez, Hal Crook, and Joe Lovano, is set to …
Legendary rapper Nas just dropped a series of outtakes from his four latest albums, 2006’s Hip-Hop Is Dead, 2008’s untitled record, 2012’s Life Is Good, and 2018’s NASIR, under the …
I have always been surprised by trumpeter Erik Truffaz. For years, the Franco-Swiss trumpeter has sounded like some specific pocket of the future, continually dazzling listeners around the world, never …
We’ve been following Brooklyn-based keyboardist and producer Jesse Fischer’s career for quite some time now. His last recording, 2018’s Flipped II, was even dubbed “easily one of the best albums …
🍞 Home / Jazz Music Artists / Jazz Drummers / Mark Guiliana / Watch the Video for Drummer Mark Guiliana’s “GIRL” We’ve really been digging drummer Mark Guiliana‘s new album, …
Bassist Petros Klampanis released a mighty fine album back in 2017, Chroma. It was a lovely addition to a steadily impressive body of work. While he’s preparing to tour through …
Hippo, an electronic jazz trio out of Bristol, have a hard edge to them. They’ve got bounce and snap to them, with a sense of exploring groove wherever it takes …
Australian guitarist Ben Eunson has been settled in New York for quite some time, finding a place for himself in the scene to apply his versatile edge in many a …
Young trumpeter Adam O’Farrill is a total marvel. Stephan Crump knew that when he included him in his group Rhombal for their self-titled album of 2016. We definitely learned how …
Every time bassist Linda May Han Oh releases an album, it’s always filled to the brim with beat and soul. Her compositions have the complex ideas one would expect of …
Danish group Girls in Airports are measuredly releasing a series of singles of which the latest, “LIN”, just dropped with an accompanying music video. The short song is a like …
Philadelphia-based trio SPAGA of Aron Magner on piano, Jason Fraticelli on bass, and Matt Scarano on drums are gearing up to release their debut album this summer on Magner’s AM …
🍞 Home / Jazz Music Artists / Jazz Drummers / Mark Guiliana / Stream “GIRL” Off Mark Guiliana’s New Album ‘BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC!’ Earlier this month, drummer …
Vocalist Estar Cohen is a young composer with a chamber jazz sensibility that works pretty well. She’s been gaining quite the esteem over the last few years winning last year’s …
With long stints in Kenny Barron and Tom Harrell’s bands and his recent appearance on last year’s Dr. Lonnie Smith’s All in My Mind, Johnathan Blake has established himself over …
Bassist and composer Billy Mohler graduated from the Berklee College of Music and then proceeded to join the Monk Institute, as one of only five musicians, where he studied and …
One of the finest piano/bass/drums trio of the Western Hemisphere, Phronesis, have been touring through Europe lately, uniting together again after taking some time for assorted solo work and finding …
Sony Music Masterworks is taking aim at the younger generation of music listeners. In an attempt to make jazz relevant again, it has assembled “a rotating ensemble of today’s leading, …
The last time Brad Mehldau played electric as a leader was 2014’s Mehliana: Taming the Dragon alongside drummer Mark Guiliana. That album was dope, weird, with a full, rich sound …
For those paying close attention, Chicago-born and Brooklyn-based vibraphonist Joel Ross has slowly been making a name for himself as one of the freshest and most exciting newcomers on the …
Ancestral Recall, trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah’s upcoming new album on Ropeadope/Stretch Music drops in a couple weeks and it will definitely bring a spirited sense of chill. Today, Scott …
It’s always exciting to see what Chris & Adriana Schlarb are coming up with from their Big Ego Studios. Lately, they just announced the releases of some new works, one …
Despite it releasing last year, I have yet to move past the brilliance of keyboardist Javier Santiago’s album, Phoenix, a release of fusion fantasticness that’s just perfect for this era. …
Fresh off his Grammy nomination for 2017’s The Emancipation Procrastination, the third album of his Centennial Trilogy, trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah is gearing up to drop a new album, …
Saxophonist Brent Birckhead is about to release his debut, self-titled album next month on Revive Music. Birckhead has toured with Lauryn Hill and established his place in the New York …
I’ve been having a heck of a week, so it’s rather nice to see that Julian Lage is continually charming us once again with the new release out this February …
Percussionist Amaury Acosta, aka King Klave in his solo work and co-leader of the group (U)nity, recently dropped by the Congahead studios with friends trumpeter Keyon Harrold, keyboardist Javier Santiago, …
One of the delights of last year was Braxton Cook’s latest album, No Doubt, a self-released collection of songs that meld all the best qualities of jazz and R&B into …
Keyboardist Mark de Clive-Lowe is an artist of great multitude. His melding sensibilities of jazz, hip hop, and other assorted musical influences has always been present in his work, yet …
We’re still easing into 2019 and all the music we’re getting and will share with you soon, but in the meantime, saxophonist Ben Wendel is continuing his Standards with Friends …
Drummer Anton Eger is the rambunctiously explosive energy of Phronesis, one of the most brilliant piano-bass-drum trios on Earth period. Though while he may be best known for his work …
Pianist Bryn Roberts just released a new album alongside guitarist Lage Lund called Hide the Moon and Stars. Their lead single and video recorded from the studio, “Amaryllis”, is a …
It’s the collaboration one had to expect would happen eventually. As part of the BRAINFEEDER 10th anniversary collection, BRAINFEEDER X, celebrating a decade of releasing their particular brand of melding …
Saxophonist Marcus Strickland and his group Twi-Life are getting ready to release a new album, People of the Sun, on November 9th. The group’s latest iteration features Mitch Henry on …
Pianist Dave Meder is the youngest piano faculty member ever to be hired at the University of North Texas‘ prestigious jazz program (he’ll be there teaching alongside new faculty members …
Early this morning, the guys of Butcher Brown just dropped a video of their take on OutKast’s “Prototype” to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the legendary double album, Speakerboxxx/The Love …
Houston-born, New York City-based pianist, keyboardist, and composer James Francies is the newest signee to the prestigious Blue Note Records label, a feat he’s remarkably accomplishing at the tender age …
Fabled is a UK band spearheaded by saxophonist and clarinetist Sam Rapley and rounded out by Alex Munk on guitar, Matt Robinson on piano, Conor Chaplin on double bass and …
This year is sure full of surprises for the jazz community! After John Coltrane’s posthumous album, Both Directions at Once, recently released on the Impulse label, a new previously unheard …
Saxophonist Johnny Butler has never been one bereft of creative ideas. That’s certainly apparent through his album HyperViolet which released last year. To keep the momentum going (and to call …
The Los Angeles jazz scene has been truly effervescent as of late with more and more extremely talented musicians deciding to call the West Coast home. Among them is Israeli …
I have extremely glowing praise for keyboardist Javier Santiago’s album, Phoenix (which I’m feeling confident that it’s one of my favorite albums of the year). So it brings me joy …
Phronesis — the trio of bassist Jasper Høiby, pianist Ivo Neame, and drummer Anton Eger — are about to drop their new album, We Are All, September 14th on Edition …
Saxophonist Miguel Zenón is one of the most prolific musicians of his generation having received such accolades as multiple Grammy nominations and both the Guggenheim and the MacArthur fellowships, in …
Identical twins Jonathan and Jared Mattson have been playing expressive, stripped down jazz for a little while now, gaining plaudits and attention from unconventional corners (their last album was alongside …
Two and a half years ago, David Bowie released Blackstar days before his death. The album, Bowie’s final masterpiece, put front and center a jazz band, namely saxophonist Donny McCaslin’ …
You’ve all heard “Bodak Yellow” by now, the 2017 hip-hop anthem that propelled rapper Cardi B to superstardom. With its dark and hypnotic vamp and its aggressive and provocative lyrics, …
Kneebody is continuing their cover series with a new song this week– their take on Beck’s “Dear Life” off his latest album, Colors. Comparing the two songs, Kneebody is definitely …
Israeli bassist and composer Adi Meyerson left her home five years ago, like so many others before her, to see if she could make a name for herself on the …
The Dafnis Prieto Big Band’s new album, Back to the Sunset, is quite the grand accomplishment. Prieto’s largest ensemble yet is filled with movement after movement of his signature rhythms …
“Resting Warrior”, the new single from the supergroup R+R=NOW, has that certain Glasperian, balanced sense of sprawl where everyone gets a solo and plays that solo at the top of …
This one almost got away from us, but over this past Mother’s Day, Andre 3000 (y’know, of OutKast) dropped a two song EP dedicated to his late parents. Yet the …
I wasn’t really asking for this, but I also make it a habit to sleep on Rihanna (hell, I still like Sia’s earlier work), but “Work” is a catchy song …