Anthony Dean-Harris’ Favorite Jazz Albums of 2019
Yesterday we unveiled Nextbop’s Best Jazz Albums of 2019, which was compiled by our staff as a whole. Today, we continue our Season of Lists with Editor-in-Chief Anthony Dean-Harris‘ Favorite …
Jeff Ballard
Jeff Ballard – ‘Fairgrounds’ (Album Review)
It’s hard not to love Jeff Ballard’s solo work. He’s a percussionist who isn’t afraid to get weird. He’s probably best known for his branching out work with the Brad …
Brad Mehldau Trio – ‘Seymour Reads the Constitution!’
The Brad Mehldau Trio — Mehldau on piano, Larry Grenadier on bass, and Jeff Ballard on drums — have not released an album together in four years, 2014’s Blues and …
Ryan Keberle & Frank Woeste (feat. Jeff Ballard & Vincent Courtois) – ‘Reverso: Suite Ravel’
In 1928 French classical composer Maurice Ravel said: “You Americans take jazz too lightly. You seem to see it as a music of little value, vulgar and ephemeral. In my …
“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 & …