For Margherita Fava, the piano has always been both a vessel of transformation. Born in Italy to a family of baroque specialists, she carries the counterpoint| The Jazz Word
Shawn Purcell, Oblivity Review Shawn Purcell’s Oblivity: Elegance in Motion By Nolan DeBuke Oblivity is Shawn Purcell leading and ensemble as a guitarist of fluidity and grace. He reveals he is a composer of rare [...]| The Jazz Word
Alexa Tarantino, The Roar and the Whisper Review The Roar and the Whisper: Alexa Tarantino’s exploration of Contrast and Cohesion By Nolan DeBuke Alexa Tarantino has long been admired as a saxophonist, flutist, composer, teacher, [...]| The Jazz Word
Representing a confluence of four giants meeting for the first time and sounding like they’ve been conversing for years is what First Meeting captures. The| The Jazz Word
New America is Nick Biello's third release as a leader and is an artistic statement from a saxophonist-composer steeped in jazz tradition, engaging with the| The Jazz Word
In The Brahms Project, guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel and pianist-arranger Jean-Paul Brodbeck return to the fertile ground of classical reimagination, following| The Jazz Word
Gratitude, the latest album by saxophonist Sharel Cassity, released on March 28, 2025, under Sunnyside Records, is the next step in Cassity's remarkable| The Jazz Word
Kaisa Mäensivu's third album with Kaisa's Machine, Moving Parts, presents jazz composition and performance at the intersection of Nordic and New York jazz| The Jazz Word
With her debut album, The Vibe, trombonist Nanami Haruta confidently steps onto the jazz scene, marking herself as an exhilarating player on the jazz scene.| The Jazz Word
Atmospheric Trio, comprising bassist Jay Sweet, pianist Kenny Tam, and drummer Dan Weeks, presents their debut album, Following Polaris, released on January| The Jazz Word
John Patitucci’s Spirit Fall is an album that thrives on interaction, subtlety, and the vast harmonic implications of three jazz titans. Released on February| The Jazz Word
Rodney Whitaker’s latest release, Mosaic: The Music of Gregg Hill, is a set of ten well-written and arranged compositions reflecting jazz’s past while forging| The Jazz Word
Jazz is a language of relationships, a dialogue where musicians connect in real time to shape and reshape sonic ideas. Guitarist and composer Pritesh Walia,| The Jazz Word