Brandon Woody brings power trumpet back on the map with his energetic quartet.  jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/07/12/p...

The Electric Miles Davis Tribute band is a nice idea. They would be better off if they kept their hands away from the acoustic era. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/07/09/m...

Gonzalo Rubalcaba’s quartet with Chris Potter is a real supergroup of jazz. This summer they tour in Europe. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/s...

Charles Lloyd’s band members are only getting younger as this flower power saxophonist gets older. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/07/03/c...

Patricia Brennan and Sylvie Courvoisier create some of the most beautiful duo music I have heard on their new album. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/a...

Fred Hersch and Mick Goodrick explore the piano and guitar duo format on this 1988 recording which is now released. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/06/25/a...

Pat Metheny, Charles Lloyd and Terence Blanchard were all scheduled to play at Budapest Jazz Festival in June. With a weeks notice the festival has been cancelled. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/06/22/b...

Abdullah Ibrahim brought jazz to the world from the apartheid South Africa. Now he has died 91 years old. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/06/16/a...

Jason Moran, BlankFor.ms, and Marcus Gilmore thinks outside the box on their new album Shards. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/06/13/j...

Impressions blends live and studio recordings and is one of the classic John Coltrane albums. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/a...

Chris Potter is on tour with a new trio playing new music despite having released a whole other album recently. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/06/07/c...

Fred Hersch continuously showed his pianistic brilliance at his concert in Antwerp during his recent European tour. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/06/04/f...

Cecile McLorin Salvant’s quartet with Sullivan Fortner shifts effortlessly between jazz standards, new material, and chansons. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/c...

Nduduzo Makhathini ended his current European tour with a solo piano concert at the jazz festival in Antwerp. It showed him trying to communicate with his audience with various success. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/05/29/n...

Sonny Rollins has died aged 95 years. He is one of the major saxophonists of the 20th century. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/05/26/s...

Superstar Miles Davis was born a 100 years ago. 35 years after his death the trumpeter is celebrated like a royalty. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/05/23/m...

Betty Carter wrote original music and sang a duet with herself on The Betty Carter Album which was released on her own label 50 years ago. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/05/17/t...

Chris Potter frames his music with a different group sound with violin and clarinet on his new album. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/05/14/c...

I find myself surrounded by dancing women at a concert on Makaya McCraven’s European tour. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/05/10/d...

John Coltrane made a big splash with his Impulse debut album Africa/Brass. Now it is reissued on vinyl. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/05/08/j...

This superb Oscar Peterson Trio Detroit concert has been buried in the archives for 66 years just waiting to be heard. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/05/05/t...

With Passage of Time Joshua Redman created a jazz suite for his acoustic quartet. It was released 25 years ago. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/05/01/j...

Yvonne Rogers new solo piano album is in turns beautifully lyrical and humorous. It is a mature release from a new voice in jazz. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/04/28/c...

Monk established many of his most well-known compositions already on his first recordings as a leader for Blue Note. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/04/25/m...

John Coltrane The Tiberi Tapes reviewed + Five great Coltrane live recordings. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/04/19/b...

Miho Hazama and Aron Parks play their own compositions with Bohuslän Big Band on a tour of Sweden. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/04/18/m...

The release of Cecil Taylor’s 1969 Paris concert with Sam Rivers is an important addition to these two musician’s discographies. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/04/16/c...

The previously unissued live recording Consonance is a major addition to Joe Henderson’s discography. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/04/13/a...

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...