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Continue reading →: Chris Hazelton: In RotationCELLAR MUSIC MAY 15, 2026) If it were not for the vibraphone of Peter Schlamb, Chris Hazleton’s In Rotation might very well be just another solid organ/sax/drum session. The tunes, a combination of originals and jazz classics, are typical of the genre, but the way in which they are played…
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Continue reading →: Ilhan Saferali: Introducing IlhanSELF PRODUCED (JUNE 1, 2026) A group of young souls take on old school tunes on Introducing Ilhan. The young souls are Ilhan Saferali on trumpet, Brandon Saurez on tenor, Tyler Henderson on piano, Caleb Tobocman on bass and Willie Bowman on drums. The old school tunes, of which there…
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Continue reading →: Bobby Wiens: FocusSELFPRODUCED (MARCH 31, 2026) Although the phrase “know your place” dates to the late 1500s, drummer Bobby Wiens lives it on Focus. Despite a handful of extended drum solos (but after all, he is the leader of this session), Wiens does what a thoughtful drummer should do — keep the…
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Continue reading →: Yvonne Rogers: The Button JarPYROCLASTIC RECORDS (RELEASED MAY 8, 2026) Up and coming pianist Yvonne Rogers remembers a jar of buttons her artist mother kept for various craft projects. As Rogers explains, the button jar felt like a jar of possibilities. “You could use it for any number of projects, but you had to…
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Continue reading →: David Janeway Trio: Live at Blue LlamaSTEEPLECHASE RECORDS 34003 (RELEASED MAY 8, 2026) There are many piano players on David Janeway’s Live at Blue Llama, and Janeway plays them all. At times you can hear the influences of Bill Evans, Red Garland, Les McCann, Ahmad Jamal and McCoy Tyner. However, Janeway’s approach to the music on…
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Continue reading →: Satoko Fujii/Myra Melford: KatarahiROGUE ART 0149 (RELEASED MAY 8. 2026) The title of this recording says it all — Katarahi, the Japanese word for a heart-to-heart conversation with a friend. This conversation is made up of notes and rhythms, and the friends are pianists Myra Melford and Satoko Fujii. Although they met through…
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Continue reading →: Ted Rosenthal: The Good Old DaysTMR MUSIC (RELEASED MAY 1, 2026) In the context of baseball, Ted Rosenthal could easily be considered a utility player. Since winning the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 1988, Rosenthal has demonstrated his ability to competently play multiple positions — as a solo pianist, an accompanist to vocalists such…
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Continue reading →: Phil Haynes: TerraCorner Store Jazz 0153 (RELEASED MAY 1, 2026) With titles such as “Moonrise” and “Borealis,” Terra is the perfect soundtrack for the recent Artemis mission to the moon. The four freely improvised pieces give you the feeling of hurling and floating through the terrestrial scenery of deep space. Expanding the…
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Continue reading →: Ben Markley: Tuesday Morning FeelingOA2 RECORDS (RELEASED MAY 1, 2026) The perfect picture frame enhances the beauty of the artwork it surrounds much like the perfect big band arrangements enhance the beauty of the solos it contains. In that case, Ben Markley’s Tuesday Morning Feeling is truly a masterpiece — smart compositions and stirring…
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Continue reading →: Chris Andrew: AwakeningCHRONOGRAPH RECORDS (RELEASED APRIL 24, 2026) Listening to Awakening, the first solo release from Canadian pianist Chris Andrew, reminds me of March — it comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb! Things come on strong with the original “Out the Door.” Andrew’s rhapsodic opening unfolds into…
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I started reading Cadence in the early 1980s. Since that time, I have come to respect editor and jazz critic Robert Rusch for his intelligent, succinct and unbiased reviews. Over the past twenty years, it has been my pleasure to get to know Robert and his family, making frequent trips from our home in Iowa to New York’s North Country. Several years ago, I was honored to be asked to help edit Robert’s Papatamus column.
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