OWEN BRODER, “Hodges: Front and Center, Vol. Two” (Outside In Music) — Owen Broder, widely lauded for the 2022 debut installment of…
Saxophonist Dayna Stephens debuts his new quartet on “Closer Than We Think”
Dayna Stephens, whose dynamic, ambitious double-disc live album “Right Now! Live at the Village Vanguard” was one of my favorite…
Jim Snidero soars on pianoless trio set “For All We Know”
JIM SNIDERO, “For All We Know” (Savant Records) — Alto master Jim Snidero, joined by bassist Peter Washington and drummer Joe Farnsworth, offers inspired pianoless…
The Charles Lloyd renaissance continues with “The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow”
Charles Lloyd, not unlike the late Wayne Shorter, also revered as both saxophonist and composer, has experienced a creative and…
How Deep is “Bob Marley: One Love”? Not Nearly Deep Enough
Bob Marley biopic offers intoxicating music and an engaging lead performance, but ultimately just skims the surface of the legendary…
When you gonna clap? And why?
Are you applauding for what you’ve just heard on stage, or merely for your memories of those artists in their…
Rewind: Jazz Grammys; Best jazz of 2023; Jazz critics on Top 10 lists
In this ever-changing world in which we live in, to quote a particularly ungraceful line from Sir Paul’s “Live and…
Tampa Jazz Notes: EMIT Latin Jazz Fest; Tierney Sutton in Largo
The EMIT Latin Jazz Fest in St. Petersburg is back this weekend with another lineup of top-flight talent from the…
Tampa Jazz Notes: RIP, WUSF Jazz (still); Nat Adderley honored in Polk; Wayne Shorter tribute
If you’re a jazz fan, and you live in the Tampa Bay area, you know the sad story by now:…
The Iguanas Do WMNF, Again
For its 44th birthday celebration, WMNF-FM couldn’t have made a better pick than the Iguanas: The long-running New Orleans rootsy…
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