By Don Berryman Two great jazz albums that have been out of print for nearly half a century, Woody Shaw’s Love Dance and Joe Chambers’ Double Exposure have been remastered and reissued by producer Zev Feldman (a.k.a. The Jazz Detective) on the archival label Time Traveler Recordings as part of its Muse Master Edition Series. […]
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By Don Berryman Some great jazz albums were released in 2025. Some are brand new, others are older recordings recently discovered, and a few are updated reissues. Here are some of my favorites. After the Last Sky – Anouar Brahem with Anja Lechner, Django Bates, and Dave Holland (ECM) This poignant and beautiful musical statement […]
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By Don Berryman Two live albums by brilliant multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk containing never-before heard performances, one from the east coast and the other from the west: Vibrations in the Village: Live at the Village Gate and Seek and Listen: Live at the Penthouse, are each being released by Resonance Records as 2-LP sets exclusively […]
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The 2024 TD James Moody Jazz Festival took place from November 7 to 24 at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). In the Festival brochure, it says “I’ve always said the best has yet to be heard.” James Moody put that conviction on the record just over 30 years ago, and it feels even truer […]
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by Don Berryman In 2003 Let It Be Naked was released by Apple records. It was a remix made at the urging of Paul McCartney who objected to Phil Spector’s 1970 production of Let It Be and wanted to release an unadulterated, rawer version. We have a similar opportunity with Charlie Rouse’s Cinnamon Flower with […]
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by Don Berryman On Saturday, December 6th, the Grammy winning duo of Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo will perform two shows at Berlin jazz club in Minneapolis. This gives us a rare opportunity to hear these internationally acclaimed musicians in an intimate club setting. In 2021, Zenón and Perdomo were nominated for a Latin Grammy […]
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On October 8, the John D. and Catherine MacArthur Foundation announced the recipients of the 2025 awards known as the “Genius Grants,” unrestricted fellowships of $800,000 paid over five years to “exceptionally creative people with a record of significant accomplishments and the potential for continued achievement.” Since 1981, the MacArthur has been given to 1,153 […]
Continue ReadingSaxophonist/composer Kenni Holmen and Ethiopian bassist/composer Yohannes Tona, bandmates in guitarist Cory Wong’s touring combo, will team up in a different setting, Friday-Saturday Feb. 6-7 at Berlin. They’ll play a mix of originals and familiar tunes, with the help of pianist Steven Hobert, drummer Steve Jennings and guitarist Geoff LeCrone. A native of the southern […]
Continue ReadingA band that started as a side-project for four Twin Cities musicians but lasted 20 years – developing a cult following in the process – will play its farewell gigs Friday, January 23 at the Dakota. Drummer Dave King, James Diers (voice, guitar, keys), Jacob Hanson (guitars, voice) and William Shaw IV (bass, keys) started […]
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On November 15th and 16th, 2024, the gorgeous, art-filled Jazz Forum nightclub in Tarrytown, NY, hosted David Amram’s 94th birthday party! Actually, Amram turned 95 in 2025, but that will be covered in a separate article. On Jazz Forum’s website it said, “We always proudly welcome the Renaissance Man of American Music. This distinguished composer, […]
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