Contemporary Jazz - CD Reviews (1790)
The debut recording Song to a Rose by trumpeter Jamie Breiwick is included in my top ten favorites of this past year. Song to a Rose is a contemporary jazz ap…
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Greg Ruggiero’s quintet makes a mixture of lounge jazz, soft-pop, and post-bop for their latest release Balance. Produced by Greg Ruggiero, the album is archetypa…
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On Keeping Time Vol. 02, Canadian pianist Nelson Boschman explores the Christian liturgical calendar through a diverse offering of inventive instrumental jazz. Th…
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Since completing studies at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, guitarist Chris Mosley has established himself as a unique and original voice on the Portland, Oregon jazz…
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Meow Baby is Danny Lerman’s third release as a leader and follows on the footsteps of Danny’s Island, a CD that reached the top 20 on the Contemporary Jazz…
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Since completing studies at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, guitarist Chris Mosley has established himself as a unique and original voice on the Portland, Oregon jazz…
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On Second Thought is a strong debut from an emerging voice in the fertile jazz region of San Francisco. Pianist Adam Shulman composes strong melodies with lingeri…
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Danish guitarist-composer Simon Hoirup recorded his first rock album in 1977. In the 1980s he joined Sidewalk, a pop-rock band that spent some time backing Dr. John. Aft…
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Tenor saxophonist Matt Keegan’s third CD as a leader, Tone Imagination, features his trio - bass and drums, in pared and stripped-down jazz that at times seems to…
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Take the animated technique of trombonist Frank Rosolino and adventurous temper of talent that is Carl Fontana and you have classic jazz brass.... On a night back in 197…
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If Joe Locke had already dealt with different combos - the very celebrated duo with pianist Geoffrey Keezer, the quartet without rhythm instrument, like piano or guitar,…
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Prior to receiving "When I Get Home", I had heard guitarist Jamie Fox on only one other recording - Stephan Crump’s "Rosetta", one of 2007’s best releases in jazz or any…
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Already a successful businessman in the financial industry after a few unsuccessful attempts at music, I had to wonder how much dedication and conviction trumpet/flugelh…
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The debut album Let It Go by Josh Nelson is impressive, beautifully crafted arrangements, a wonderful assortment of tunes and a superb performance by an excellent ca…
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Those left a little let down when Sam Yahel’s organ wasn’t anywhere on Joshua Redman’s 2007 Back East, Truth and Beauty is your redemption. Fans should apprec…
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Mahoney’s Way is a refreshing album of fluid, racing sax solos and tight rhythms. Originally released in May 2006, it reappears as a "special re-release" (not s…
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European pianist/composer Lars Winther’s piano trio has been selected by the Danish Jazzfoundation for their "Young Jazz Comets" competition several times. The group has…
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All compositions in this enjoyable CD are by Maria Schneider. It is her orchestra and music, and together they make for a winning jazz sound. The songs are long, lovingl…
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This talented contemporary jazz group features keyboardist-composer Mark Minchello and multi-instrumentalist Bob Magnuson. Minchello has been the musical director for R&…
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Canadian singer Chantal Ranger is well known in the jazz and theatre scene of Montreal yet this jazz release marks a debut with her own label Makin Waves. Anchored in a…
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