This previously unreleased live recording has Ahmad Jamal stretching out and shining brightly with his trio in a relaxed club setting. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/04/10/a...

Roy Hargrove and his quintet shines on the first official release of their 2000 Bern concert. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/04/07/r...

The Miles Davis centennial this year will be celebrated through several concert tributes and vinyl reissues. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/04/04/t...

Jaco Pastorius’ debut album has it all: his own fantastic playing and guests like Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/04/01/j...

A collaboration between equally genre bending singer Georgia Anne Muldrow and power trio Harriet Tubman seems inevitable. Now it is here. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/03/29/g...

Randy Weston and Melba Liston were both born a hundred years ago. A new historical release celebrates their collaboration. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/r...

Tetragon is one of Joe Henderson’s absolute best albums. Now it is reissued on vinyl. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/j...

Pat Metheny and Jaco Pastorius playing trio music on the 50-year-old Bright Size Life is one of the most impressive debut albums ever. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/03/20/p...

Two albums recorded live by Thelonious Monk in Paris 1967 featuring many guests will be released this year. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/03/17/t...

Branford Marsalis and Dianne Reeves will pay tribute to the John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman album this autumn with an album and tour. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/03/14/j...

On her new album saxophonist Melissa Aldana plays slow burning Latin ballads with pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba and singer Cecile McLorin Salvant. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/03/11/m...

Several live recordings by pianist and composer Randy Weston will be released his centennial year. Some of them documents the collaboration with arranger Melba Liston. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/03/08/r...

Jaco Pastorius entered Weather Report with a big splash featuring a composition on Black Market which was released 50 years ago. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/03/02/w...

Record Store Day has become as event to release previously unissued recordings by jazz masters. This year is no exception. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/02/27/r...

Maria Schneider investigates the state of the union on her new EP American Crow. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/02/23/m...

The John Coltrane centennial will be celebrated with reissues, new releases, and live performances. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/02/20/t...

A supergroup of new and old stars works wonders for John Scofield on the 25 years old Works for Me. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/j...

The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 shows Miles Davis out of shape and his quintet reinventing jazz. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/t...

A previously unreleased live recording of Joe Henderson will be released this spring. It is one of many recent releases by the saxophonist. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/02/08/j...

This Coltrane centennial year Impulse records will release more live recordings by John Coltrane made by an avid fan. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/c...

Piano trio jazz rules at this year’s Grammy Awards, and Christian McBride is a two-time winner. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/g...

Trumpeter Milena Casado combines electric and acoustic jazz in a most natural way with a young talented band at Brussels Jazz Festival. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/01/31/m...

Isaiah Collier Quartet plays a full program of John Coltrane songs at Brussels jazz Festival. It is music full of passion and intensity. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/01/23/i...

Craig Taborn continues his experimental journey with cellist Tomeka Reid and percussionist Ches Smith on Dream Archives. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/01/21/c...

Chris Potter will release a new album featuring Bill Frisell and violinist Sara Caswell. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/u...

Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland and John Abercrombie blend blues, power rock, and jazz on the first Gateway album. It was released 50 years ago. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/01/16/g...

Jackie McLean’s One Step Beyond was just that. It introduced Tony Williams and Bobby Hutcherson. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/01/13/j...

Roy Hargrove and his band are in top form on Live at KNKX recorded for public radio in 2009 and 2017. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/01/10/r...

Kris Davis’ new work for piano and string quartet is about the ecological crisis. It sounds mature and aware of the tradition of modern art music. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/01/07/k...

Miles Davis Pangea was released in Japan 50 years ago. It took 15 more years until it was released in the US and Europe. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/01/04/m...

Max Roach’s Percussion Bitter Suite is one of the best jazz albums of the early 1960s. Now it is reissued on vinyl. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/m...

This previously unissued live recording by Roland Kirk finds the energetic multi horn player with his first stable band. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/11/29/r...

Linda May Oh’s new trio album features two of the most interesting musicians of her generation. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/12/29/l...

Keith Jarret’s iconic The Köln Concert turns 50 years and is reissued on vinyl. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/t...

One of McCoy Tyner’s best trio albums turns 50. It finds him reunited with Elvin Jones and Ron Carter. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/12/26/m...

This previously unreleased live recording finds the Pres of the saxophonists in good form at the jazz club named after one of his many disciples. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/12/18/l...

So many great albums are reissued on vinyl that you almost do not have time to buy and listen to new ones. Here are our top selections from 2025. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/b...

This is the albums which we have enjoyed the most in 2025. It includes a song cycle, an octet for guitar and piano, and a remake of a classic protest album. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/b...

Golden Flower documents two concerts from Sweden by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef. The one with Kenny Barron on piano shines most brightly. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/g...

Oscar Peterson shines with his pianistic brilliance on a previously unissued collection of live recordings. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/t...

Rahsaan Roland Kirk and his horns of plenty shines brightly on the previously unissued Live at the Village Gate from 1963. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/11/26/r...

Ingrid Laubrock’s 60 pieces for different duos of singers and instrumentalists is one of this year’s most original albums. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/i...

Believe it by Tony Williams is fusion at its best: energetic and elegant. Now the album turns 50 years. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/b...

Two tenor saxophone greats go head-to-head on Dizzy Gillespie’s 1957 album Sonny Side Up: Sonny Rollins and Stitt. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/t...

Aaron Parks returns to acoustic jazz with his new quartet album with Billy Hart, Ben Street and Ben Solomon. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/11/14/a...

Changes I & II is Charles Mingus still on top of his game with a vital band which sounds like pure Mingus. The albums were released 50 years ago. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/c...

Chick Corea’s last performances are now issued. Corea alone at the piano plays compositions by himself and others. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/11/08/c...

Patricia Brennan’s new album of all original music is a soundscape all of its own. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/p...

John Coltrane’s complete 1961 Village Vanguard recordings show the saxophonist restlessly exploring new repertoire in different settings. Now it is reissued on vinyl. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/11/05/j...

Keith Jarrett’s Death and the Flower is a low-key affair with his American Quartet which was released 50 years ago. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/k...