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 songs. It's Jacky Terrasson doing an Ahmad Jamal impression on "The Call", and how great is that! It's a fun, gritty jaunt with a little bit of vocalizing in "Palindrome". It's the opener salvo of an album full … [Read more...]
Yaron Herman Performs at the 2019 Montreal International Jazz Festival
When we first launched our humble little website, way back in 2009, a shortlist of artists served as our main inspiration to bring jazz music to the masses, notably to the younger generation to which we belonged. Prominent among them was the Israeli pianist Yaron Herman, whose 2007 album, A Time for Everything, featuring Matt Brewer on bass and Gerald Cleaver on drums, was … [Read more...]
Our Top Picks at the 2019 Montreal International Jazz Festival
The Montreal International Jazz Festival kicks off its 40th edition this week, starting June 26th, with a line-up sure to delight the most diverse of musical tastes. Often jazz festivals can be criticized for not showcasing enough jazz per se, but this year’s Montreal edition is particularly fruitful and ripe with a great selection of actual jazz artists. We’ve highlighted a … [Read more...]
Joel Ross – “Yana” (Video)
Vibraphonist Joel Ross has been impressing us a great deal in the last couple years. Of course on last year's Makaya McCraven's Universal Beings, Walter Smith III & Matthew Stevens' In Common, James Francies' Flight and Marquis Hill’s Modern Flows, Vol. 2, and he certainly has been wowing us with his debut album on Blue Note, KingMaker alongside his Good Vibes band of Immanuel … [Read more...]
Vibraphonist Joel Ross Releases “Ill Relations”, First Single off Debut “KingMaker”
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 scene with appearances on Makaya McCraven's Universal Beings, Walter Smith III & Matthew Stevens' In Common, James Francies' Flight and Marquis Hill’s Modern Flows, Vol. 2. So it will come as … [Read more...]