Songs Of The Japanese Supernatural Despite the fashion for Japanese horror films a few years ago, most Westerners have little ...

Jagged Edges & Elegant Lines On Jagged Edges & Elegant Lines the Singapore-born, Boston-based composer Ayn Inserto presents a ...

Unfortunately I only caught about 10 minutes of Robert Glasper’s set because his group came on nearly an hour after schedule ...

The Hits The concept of a heavy pick-up arm requiring a steel needle that had to be replaced after less than a dozen playings ...

Though events like the Montreal International Jazz Festival and the Newport Jazz Festival are longtime institutions, the DC ...

Fire In Orbit Bringing huge credit to my home city is the Hill Collective, a Brighton-based ensemble rooted in spiritual jazz ...

Mingus Ah Um In a discography replete with notable recordings (133 as a leader) there are at least three Charles Mingus ...

Hancestry An album that immediately announces its cultural and musical colours, Hancestry offers a vibrant experience. Led by ...

Thirty years ago, Mark Gilbert found Tales Of The Hudson an excellent corrective to those who had persistently dis­missed Michael Brecker as a studio automaton ...

Documentary on Dave Brubeck's son deals with his early and current life and closely follows his life in South Africa as an ...

The 23rd Scarborough Jazz Festival offered a range of effective jazz performances from such as Shirley Smart, Benet McLean, Dark Side Of The Big Band, Soft Machine, Alina Bzhezhinska and the 3D Jazz ...

Thirty years ago, fusion apologist Mark Gilbert pointed out the deceptive sophistication in Lorber's superficially smooth jazz ...