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Dafnis Prieto Big Band – “Danzonish Potpourri” (Video Premiere)

Drummer, composer, and 2011 MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Dafnis Prieto recently released what may just be his most ambitious project to date, Back to the Sunset, the debut album of the …

Stream Drummer Jonathan Barber’s Debut Single “Crown”

Drummer Jonathan Barber is quickly making a name for himself. Voted this year’s best “Up & Coming” drummer in the Modern Drummer Readers Poll, the young Barber is setting the …

Stream Saxophonist Mike Casey’s New Cover of “Nature Boy”

Rising saxophonist Mike Casey is all about his online presence. His press releases are chalked up with social media metrics. “West End”, the first single off his upcoming album Stay …

Edward Simon – “Triangle” (Stream)

Venezuelan pianist and Guggenheim Fellow Edward Simon is just about as well respected as anyone in the realm of jazz piano. His accolades include stints with Greg Osby and Terence …

Gauthier Toux Trio – “Filter” (Stream)

French pianist Gauthier Toux has been racking up awards on the European circuit with his progressive blend of jazz music. His newest album, The Colours You See, is set to …

Martin Nevin – “Sculpting in Time” (Video)

Bassist and composer Martin Nevin has shared the stage with the likes of Albert “Tootie” Heath, Greg Osby, Ethan Iverson, and Ambrose Akinmusire, but Tenderness is Silent, to be released …

Petros Klampanis’ Rooftop Stories Video Series

Bassist/composer Petros Klampanis is a superbly talented musician with quite the mind for arrangement. His last album, Chroma, certainly is proof of that. Yet little else really displays arranging prowess …

Justin Brown – “Lesson 1: DANCE” (Stream)

I’ve learned a few things over the years covering the players of the modern jazz scene. Amongst those characters I’ve encountered and heard play their craft, I knew long ago …

Rafiq Bhatia – “Breaking English” (Live Session Video)

If we’re talking a lot about guitarist Rafiq Bhatia‘s upcoming new album, Breaking English, a whole lot, it’s largely because we’re really excited about it. Besides, the album drops tomorrow …

Terence Blanchard and the E-Collective Drop New Single “Dear Jimi”

Terence Blanchard and his band the E-Collective are back with a new album entitled Live, set to drop April 20th on Blue Note Records. Following their politically-charged 2015 release Breathless, …

Nels Cline 4 – “Imperfect 10” (Stream)

Guitarist Nels Cline has a new group alongside fellow guitarist Julian Lage, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Tom Rainey, and they’re set to release their new album, Currents, Constellations, April …

Rafiq Bhatia – “Hoods Up” (Stream)

Guitarist Rafiq Bhatia is super dope. He does super dope work with Son Lux (new album Brighter Wounds is out now. He does super dope work with Vijay Iyer (take …

Nils Frahm Featured in Crack Magazine Mini-Documentaries

For the past two years, German musician and composer Nils Frahm has been building a brand new studio in Berlin to record his 7th album, All Melody, released just last …

Ben Wendel – “Stars Fell on Alabama” (Video)

Ah, the overdubbed Brady Bunch video. They’re the internet’s way of saying I’m-a-one-person-musical-badass. One can do these sorts of overdubs live or in audio recording, but this way has that …

Herbie Hancock on ‘Austin City Limits’

It’s hard to believe but legendary pianist Herbie Hancock had, before quite recently, never performed on the equally legendary American public television show Austin City Limits. This changed last week …

Ivo Neame – “Vegetarians” (Video)

Pianist Ivo Neame always brings incredibly dope music, particularly with the piano-bass-drum trio Phronesis. However, his solo work is certainly worthy of talk and some space on your hard drives. …

Butcher Brown Live at Paste Studio NYC

Our favorite band out of Richmond, VA, Butcher Brown, are back at it again with a new studio session from Paste‘s studio in Manhattan. With a short set of songs, …

Braxton Cook – “Lately” (Stream)

Saxophonist/vocalist Braxton Cook is dropping a new single today. “Lately”, the track made in collaboration with rapper/producer Karnival Kid a.k.a BLVK Samurai is more R&B/hip hop than jazz, even by …

Psychic Temple – “Dream Dictionary” (Video)

One of the bands in which we delight around here, Psychic Temple, that most chill, ecclectic, hard to define group led by guitarist Chris Schlarb, has been celebrating their latest …

Marquis Hill – ‘Meditation Tape EP’

Marquis Hill, who we recently interviewed, has finally dropped his Meditation Tape EP. You can check out the first track from the album, “Good Morning”, below. And read the interview …

Nate Wood as fOUR – “Frozen Head” (Video)

It’s always fun hearing drummer/multi-instrumentalist Nate Wood, best known for his work in Kneebody. However, his series of one-take videos under the name fOUR has been a highlight of 2017 …

Gianluca Gibbons – “Shades of Me” (Video)

Saxophonist Gianluca Gibbons is set to release a somber, ethereal new single, “Shades of Me” on Friday, December 1st. The Bermudan composer has crafted a song that’s more of a …

Danny Janklow’s Elevation Band – “Creep” (Radiohead Cover)

Sometimes less is more as demonstrated by LA saxophonist Danny Janklow’s superb rendering of Radiohead’s cult hit “Creep.” Read Other Articles in Our ‘Best Song Covers’ Series! Without the zig-zagging and …

NOW VS NOW live at the office (Video)

Jason Lindner, Panagiotis Andreou and Justin Tyson collectively known as NOW VS NOW were in Rotterdam and stopped by the Good Music Company headquarters for an impromptu jam session. In …

The Kris Johnson Group with Lulu Falls – “Painfully Sober” (Video)

Earlier this summer, Kris Johnson, Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Utah, released his first album with vocalist Lulu Fall, The Unpaved Road. Check out the brand new …

Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band’s Brand New Single “Broken Leg Days”

Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band are set to drop their fifth album, Body and Shadow, November 10th marking their 20th anniversary as a unit. Formed in 1997, the Fellowship …

‘Jazz Loves Disney 2’ (Preview Video)

Proprietary cash grab projects are kinda the pits, and this project almost seems to fit in that ideal, but this compilation, produced by Jay Newland, and arranged and directed by …

Thundercat – “Show You The Way” (Video)

Bassist Thundercat’s Drunk, released earlier this year on Brainfeeder, is still very much a dope album. To remind you of its dopeness, that wacko has released yet another music video, …

Eddie Moore And The Outer Circle – “007”

Keyboardist Eddie Moore has a new single out now entitled “007”. Could this mean there’s a new album on the way? Regardless, hit play and shake three measures of Gordon’s, …

Sarah Elizabeth Charles – “Zombie” (Stream)

As we gear up for the release of Sarah Elizabeth Charles’ upcoming album, Free of Form, there are still more delights to discover. For example, as wide ranging the album …

Gregory Porter – “L-O-V-E” feat. Terence Blanchard

Gregory Porter has released the second single off his upcoming Nat King Cole tribute Nat King Cole & Me due out October 27 on Blue Note Records. Check out “L-O-V-E” …

Teri Parker Quartet – “Chromo” (Video)

Pianist Teri Parker hails from Toronto, Canada, yet has spent some time in the Big Apple honing her chops under the tutelage of Aaron Goldberg, Guillermo Klein, Fred Hersch and …

Braxton Cook – “Somewhere in Between” (Swarvy Remix) (Stream)

Braxton Cook has always maintained a silky smoothness on the saxophone that in his debut solo album, Somewhere In Between, lays it all out in spades and never ceases to …

Sarah Jerrom – ‘The Yeats Project’

Vocalist/composer/arranger Sarah Jerrom has a strong voice to go with her cerebral approach to jazz. Her embracing of chamber jazz melds her firm, but airy voice with compositions that bandy …

BADBADNOTGOOD – “Confessions, Pt. III” feat. Colin Stetson (Stream)

One of the best qualities of our friends from up north, BADBADNOTGOOD, is their can’t stop, won’t stop nature. They seem to always have something cooking. This new song, fresh …

Saxophonist Uri Gurvich Set to Release ‘Kinship’

Israeli-born, New York-based saxophonist Uri Gurvich is set to release is third album as a leader, Kinship, September 8th on the French label Jazz Family. Kinship brings together a stellar …

Rez Abbasi drops new single “Propensity”

Guitarist Rez Abbasi is back at it with a new album coming October 6th on Whirlwind Recordings. Unfiltered Universe brings back Abbasi’s South Asian-inspired supergroup, Invocation, featuring saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, …

Sarah Elizabeth Charles – “Free of Form” feat. Christian Scott

Vocalist Sarah Elizabeth Charles has continuously dazzled us here, standing out as a singer with a voice as airy as a breeze or as gusty as a thunderstorm. Whether on …

Butcher Brown – Jam in the Van

It’s no secret that Butcher Brown gets some love around here, and some newly released videos aren’t going to change that. The band gets down on “Fiat”, “Lysol”, and “AfroKuti …

Dave King Rolls Out New Web Series, ‘Lights, Cameron, Jackson’

Last year, comedian Louis CK produced a single-camera dramedy on his website with episodes of various lengths and, thusly, with each episode available for purchase at varying prices. Horace and …

Portico Quartet – “Endless” (Video)

They’re back. The difficult to pin down London band with the baddest hang in the game have seemingly returned to a jazzier inclination once more with their upcoming new album, …

Nate Wood’s fOUR – “sides” (video)

The multi-talented drummer for Kneebody, Nate Wood, (whose work on Dan Tepfer’s new album, Eleven Cages, I have been gushing about and will do so here at the site soon) …

Digbii – ‘Lonely Star’

Nothing wrong with coming across some new grooves on a Friday. Milwaukee-based Digbii’s new release, Lonely Star, should fit the bill. Digbii is a quartet of drums (Jay Arpin), bass …

Orlando LeFleming – “Pretentious Brooklyn” (Stream)

Bassist Orlando LeFleming’s new project, Romantic Funk, is described as falling “somewhere between the serene, legato passages of early-Jaco-era Weather Report, and the spaced out electronica of late-70’s Herbie Hancock“. …

Jazzahead! 2017

The recent Jazzahead! event in Bremen, Germany, featured performances from a who’s who of current jazz players. Thankfully, many of those performances have been recorded and made available to those …

Rotem Sivan – ‘Antidote’ (EPK)

Rotem Sivan is one of my favorite guitar players. He’s a nimble player and an engaging composer, and his trio including bassist haggai Cohen Milo and drummer Colin Stranahan are …

Kneebody’s New Album, ‘Anti-Hero’, Out March 3

A new Kneebody album is cause for celebration, that and probably fanatical dancing. The rambunctious quintet consisting of Ben Wendel on tenor sax, Shane Endsley on trumpet, Adam Benjamin on …

Jose James – “Always There” (Video)

Singer José James is changing tack. James has always had every ingredient of soul in his sound, so for him to embrace R&B in his upcoming album, Love in a …

Introducing Nate Smith Kinfolk

Drummer extraordinaire Nate Smith is getting set to release his Postcards From Everywhere album this February 3 with his group Kinfolk. To get ready for that release, Smith has released …

BADBADNOTGOOD at Red Bull Sound Select’s 30 Days in LA

Like a week after their one-off gig in Austin last month, BADBADNOTGOOD jaunted off to Los Angeles to play a set for Red Bull Sound Select and Pitchfork, including their …

DD Horns – “Salty Salty” (Video)

Chris Schlarb continues to do great things out of California’s BIG EGO Studios. The Psychic Temple leader produced the upcoming debut album from trumpeter Danny Levin and tenor saxophonist David …

Jeff Parker – “Cliche” (Video)

Guitarist Jeff Parker’s album, The New Breed, is the jam. It’s laid back, casually muscular, with the ability to take the listener on a journey without any fuss at all. …

DR. MiNT – ‘Voices in the Void’ EPK

The quintet DR. MiNT are preparing to release their fifth album together, Voices in the Void January 23rd on Orenda Records. The group which consists of trumpeter Daniel Rosenboom, bassist …

Braxton Cook – “Somewhere In Between” (Stream)

Saxophonist Braxton Cook is breaking out on his own. He’s always been talented, one could tell with his work with Christian Scott atunde Adjuah’s group. His EP with Butcher Brown …

“Working Musician”, a 7 Episode Web Series (Video)

I’ve always been curious as to how up-and-coming jazz musicians survived in the chaos that is New York City. After spending some time there a year or so ago, I …

Ben Van Gelder – ‘Among Verticals’ (EPK)

New York based Dutch saxophonist Ben Van Gelder’s newest album is on its way. Among Verticals features usual cast members vibraphonist Peter Schlamb, bassist Rick Rosato, drummer Craig Weinrib, and …

David Bowie – “Killing a Little Time” (Stream)

Yesterday, one of three songs from the late David Bowie‘s Blackstar sessions — the ones featuring saxophonist Donny McCaslin, keyboardist Jason Lindner, bassist Tim Lefebvre, and drummer Mark Guiliana — …

Shabaka And The Ancestors Releases ‘Wisdom of Elders’ (Stream)

Shabaka Hutchings isn’t a name that is overly familiar on this side of the pond, but the young British saxophonist had been garnering serious attention in his native London, receiving …

Oddarrang – “Mass I-III” (Video) + ‘Agartha’ (Full Album Stream)

Scandinavians seem to have a real knack for aestheticism and minimalism whether in architecture, design, gastronomy or in this particular case music. It seems like the philosophy of “less is …

Card on Spokes – ‘As We Surface’ EP

Bassist and producer Shane Cooper is a presence in South Africa. His work on his own moves the rather strong jazz scene there and his work under the moniker Card …

“And I Love Her”: A Critical Analysis of Covers

Brad Mehldau has a reputation for building beautiful piano trio versions of pop songs, notably including a lot of Beatles material. His trio release from earlier this year, Blues & …

Neil Cowley Trio – “The City and the Stars” (Video)

The Neil Cowley Trio’s sixth studio album, Spacebound Apes, is one wrapped in intrigue and surprises but what else do you expect from the witty and mischievous British pianist? Let …

Eddie Moore & the Outer Circle – The L.B.C. (Stream)

We have spoken quite often and quite highly of Kansas City, Mo’s Eddie Moore and the outer Circle and their workman-like brilliance. It would stand to reason that this gripping …

The Robert Glasper Experiment – “Find You” (Stream)

The Robert Glasper Experiment is back at it with the announcement of their newest LP ArtScience set to drop September 16th on Blue Note. But where do you go following …

Norah Jones – “Carry On” (Video)

Norah Jones has just dropped the first single off her upcoming sixth solo album, Day Breaks coming to Blue Note Records October 7th. Parallels are quickly being drawn between Day …

(U)nity – “Can I Get A Dolla” (Audio)

It’s been three whole years since New York City music collective (U)nity released their debut album Peace.Love & Music. However, there is now solid evidence that the dormant volcano that …

Hekselman / Klampanis / Ravitz – “Across the Universe”

Jazz artists covering Beatles tunes – not a new idea, but the trio of Gilad Hekselman on guitar, Petros Klampanis on bass, and Ziv Ravitz on drums has pulled together …

Joe Tatton Trio – ‘Bang Bang Boogaloo’

In 2016, finding music on bandcamp is the new digging in the crates. All the more appropriate, then, to come across Joe Tatton’s new two-track single (available as a 45rpm …

Smells Like Teen Spirit: A Critical Analysis of Covers

Bringing outside influences into jazz and bringing jazz to other genres has been going on probably since there was a concept of jazz as a genre. Witness hip-hop and electronic …

Dan Tepfer – ‘Acoustic Informatics’

Pianist Dan Tepfer seems to be about bridging gaps – see his mind-blowing improvisations based on Bach’s Goldberg Variations that bridge the gap between the jazz and classical worlds. His …

BADBADNOTGOOD – “Skating” (Video)

BADBADNOTGOOD recently appeared on CBC’s Strombo Show and played their holiday appropriate take on Vince Guaraldi’s “Skating”. Leland Whitty continues to add more texture to this band with great results. …

Jesse Fischer – “Refuge” feat. Sarah Elizabeth Charles (Video)

Pianist/keyboardist Jesse Fischer’s latest album, Day Dreamer, is his finest yet and he’s continuing to find new places to go as an artist as he works through this material. His …

Claffy – “Chapter 1: Blossoms As They Wilt Away” (Stream)

Bassist Alexander Claffy is set to release his debut, self-titled album on Ropeadope Records this coming February. The young musician has been gigging frequently throughout New York for the last …

Kneebody & Daedelus – “Drum Battle” (Stream)

Ben Wendel and the rest of the guys from Kneebody have known Alfred “Daedelus” Darlington for a good long while. The dandy producer and the throttle-down jazz innovators have had …

Aron Ottignon – “Waterfalls” (Live at The Funkhaus Berlin) (Video)

We’re always fans of pianist Aron Ottignon. Also, “Waterfalls” is a dope song. It’s a tune that reared its head earlier this year on his Starfish EP and it’s stayed …

Butcher Brown – “Bailar” (Stream)

Butcher Brown made a beat tape. Their new album, Grown Folk is twenty short, tight songs, most of them between a minute and two in length, that has that fuzy, …

Christian Scott Live from Berklee on The Checkout Live

Seb and I were in New York City last weekend to catch Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah’s Harlem Stage shows in support of his new album on Ropeadope, Stretch Music, among …

Michael Janisch – “Movement I – The Dance Party” (Stream)

Bassist Michael Janisch’s new live double album, Paradigm Shift, is a groove-centric ride in a souped-up engine. Its moving parts are clearly in all working order, shifting and flowing like …

Sidewalk Chalk – “Alright” (Kendrick Lamar Cover) (Video)

A hip-hop group that sounds better live, retains their voice when playing a cover, and still bumps without a bassist or drummer is a rare find. Having known most of …

Chad Lefkowitz-Brown – “Just Friends” (Video)

Tenor saxophonist Chad Lefkowitz-Brown is one of those musicians one should generally try to keep tabs on. He just recently released a rather inspired take on “Just Friends” with a …

Mark Guiliana & Jonathan Maron on Reverb’s Mystery Box Challenge (Video)

🍞 Home / Jazz Music Artists / Jazz Drummers / Mark Guiliana / Mark Guiliana & Jonathan Maron on Reverb’s Mystery Box Challenge (Video) What happens when you give Mark …

Makaya McCraven – “This Place, That Place” Live at Constellation (Video)

We at Nextbop have made our love of drummer Makaya McCraven known quite frequently. His brilliance is as equally high as a performer as it is as a composer. This …

Jesse Fischer feat. Leon “Foster” Thomas – Nomads (Video)

Keyboardist Jesse Fischer is set to release his next album, Day Dreamer, on September 25 on Ropeadope Records. It’s an album that sits back a bit elementally, Fischer as more …

Sky Window – “Complicity” (Video)

Those dudes from Denton, Sky Window, are back at it again with a new video that continues with their melding of trippy projections with their spacey music. Watch the group …

HIGH RISK – “Tied Together” (Video)

HIGH RISK, the self-titled album for the group trumpeter Dave Douglas put together featuring bassist Jonathan Maron, drummer Mark Guiliana, and electronic musician Shigeto has been an impressive direction for …

Eddie Moore and the Outer Circle – “The LBC” (Video)

Keyboardist Eddie Moore and his band, The Outer Circle, are soon to release a new album to follow up 2013’s The Freedom of Expression. Yet on the path to this …

Taubenhouse Trio – “Migrations” & “With You” (Videos)

Israeli pianist and New School alumni Yaniv Taubenhouse is set to release his second album following last year’s Fresh Sound New Talent debut Here from There. Moments in Trio Vol. …

Drum Tricks with Mark Guiliana: Making Acoustic Drums Sound Electronic (Video)

🍞 Home / Jazz Music Artists / Jazz Drummers / Mark Guiliana / Drum Tricks with Mark Guiliana: Making Acoustic Drums Sound Electronic (Video) Here’s one for all the drumheads …

Erykah Badu Drops ‘FEEL BETTER, WORLD! LOVE, MS.BADU’ Mixtape (Stream)

Let’s face it, life isn’t always easy. Many of us struggle to make a decent living and have to deal with the daily hardships dealt to us. On top of …

Tigran Hamasyan – “Lament” (Video)

Pianist Tigran Hamasyan is a private figure who doesn’t overly expose himself on social media hence why we haven’t heard much from him since the release of his Nonesuch debut …

Painting – “You Were Right All Along” (Video)

Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal‘s Speakeasy premiered the new video from pianist Emanuel Ruffler and drummer Kassa Overall, a.k.a. Painting, for the song “You Were Right All Along” off their …

BADBADNOTGOOD Boiler Room Brownswood Basement Live Show (Full Concert Video)

Just unearthed this little gem from 2014. BADBADNOTGOOD hits Boiler Room for a short interview with Gilles Peterson and a live set from the Brownswood Basement for an hour of …

Brandee Younger’s “Dorothy Jeanne” and Marcus Strickland & Christie Dashiell’s “Let’s Wait Awhile” (Janet Jackson Cover) Off ‘REVIVE Music Presents: Supreme Sonacy (Vol. 1)’ (Audio)

Wow that was a long title… just bear with me for a sec. You’ve already got the bird’s-eye view of REVIVE Music and Blue Note Records’ Supreme Sonacy Vol. 1 …