Jordan Young: Jazz Jukebox

The predominance of the jukebox in social situations is essentially a thing of the past. But how much has really changed? Those once-ubiquitous machines that brought musical happiness to the good people in corner bars and diners throughout the land may have vanished, but the concept they put forward... [ read more ]

Nick Brignola: Big Horn, Strong Words

This article first appeared in Coda Magazine in 1978. With the possible exception of torture, there has never been an art form more maligned than jazz. So, it is inevitable that every once in a while there is an exceptional musician who finds that the financial rewards of being a jazz musician are t...

Frank Kimbrough: Solstice

Gravitas and weightlessness may seem like odd compeers, but both are ill at ease with one another and beautifully in league in the music of pianist Frank Kimbrough. On Solstice--the latest of many fine trio dates in Kimbrough's discography, and his first release on the Pirouet imprint--Kimbrough doe... [ read more ]

Nils Petter MolvA|r: Buoyancy

More than thirty years ago, Norwegian trumpeter Nils Petter MolvA|r had left his mark as an exceptional improviser with his ECM Records debut on Masquarelo's Bande A Part (1985). Those beginnings--in the company of Nordic jazz legends--led MolvA|r to an ongoing process of nurturing his musical sens... [ read more ]

Wolfgang Muthspiel: Rising Grace

Austrian guitarist m: Wolfgang Muthspiel made a big splash early in his career, playing with vibraphonist m: Gary Burton and recording for PolyGram Records (including 1990's The Promise, produced by Burton). Since founding his own label Material Records in 2000 he has had a som... [ read more ]

Take Five With Zachary Serleth

About Zachary Serleth Primarily a bassist and banjo player, Zach Serleth has developed a deep love of vintage music that is reflected in his current band, Tongue in Cheek. The group's 2016 album, Mobtown Strutters Ball, pays tribute to the jny: New Orleans jazz tradition, covering tunes written...

Jim Rattigana€(TM)s Pavillon: Strong Tea

First recorded in 2010 and released in 2012 this reissue marks Jim Rattigan's Pavillon 2016/17 tour of the UK. For anyone unfamiliar with Rattigan's work, in addition to several albums released under his own name, he has performed with many leading figures in the jazz world including Michael Brecker... [ read more ]