While prolific pianist and composer Ed Bazel had released several previous albums and enjoyed a lengthy, multi-faceted career as a performer and entrepreneur, nothing prepared the new age/ambient genre for his emergence to true stardom in the genre when he dropped The London Sessions: Reflections from Studio 2  in 2022. Beyond the dreamlike, feel-good story of a lifelong Beatles fan – who watched them transform the cultural landscape on The Ed Sullivan Show as a wide-eyed sev

In addition to a deep solo discography dating back to 1998, veteran, supremely versatile drummer Chris Wabich has enjoyed a rollicking, multi-genre career that includes stints with the likes of Ludacris, Sting, the Zappa Family, Omar Furik, Stanley Jordan, Mark Murphy, Brian Bromberg and Leonard Cohen. He draws particularly on the poetic influences of Cohen, Furik and Murphy on his inviting and immersive, alternately meditative, easy grooving and wildly intoxicating trio date

The soulful, rhythmic and impressionistic moods on Confluence, the compelling, richly exploratory debut EP by the Jung Stratmann Quartet, is rooted in and is an impressive, continuously shape-shifting outgrowth of the improvisational blend of drums and bass, lo-fi and electronic styles South Koren pianist Sujae Jung and German bassist Wolf Robert Stratmann create in their improv ensemble Airplane Ears. Truly an offbeat, freewheeling international jazz affair, the duo expands

Ever since Lionel Hampton recorded on Louis Armstong’s “Memories of You” in 1930, the vibraphone’s unique and expressive sound, versatility and improvisational potential have been an integral part of the jazz experience. Bringing exciting contemporary sensibilities, a freewheeling, rhythmically eclectic style and keen storytelling abilities to the near century old tradition, veteran Austin TX vibes player and educator Carolyn Trowbridge emphatically puts her own exciting stam

The release of the masterfully conceived, arranged and performed Classics Reimagined: Impromp2  by the Ted Rosenthal Trio caps an incredibly creative and prolific year for the legendary pianist, who launched his illustrious career 37 years ago by winning the Thelonious Monk International Competition. The third in a series of four thematic albums, Classics Reimagined ’s freshly spun, alternately sensitive/exquisite and rambunctiously swinging takes on renowned pieces by classi

Here’s a fascinating historical “fun fact” for attentive listeners as they breeze through the swingin’ coolness of and high-spirited bass, trumpet and tenor sax solos on “Power Walk,” the infectious opening track on Octopus Dreams  by the latest iteration of the Bruce Gertz Quintet. The veteran bassist and bandleader – also a professor of bass at Berklee College of Music since the mid 70s – used a chord structure based on Sonny Rollins’ classic 1954 composition “Doxy” – which