Dianne Reeves: Beautiful Life

Cyrus Chestnut | Christian McBride | Jonathan Dubose | Lewis Nash | Jimmy Greene | Isaiah Marquez-Greene | Renee Rosnes | Hartford Symphony Orchestra | Pat Metheny | Kenny Barron

The inimitable Dianne Reeves is back with her first studio album for five years. Featuring an all-star cast, the overall...

Reviewed in issue February/2015

Mack Avenue Superband: Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival

Or a super-group jam session featuring some of the leading lights of this classy mainstream jazz label live in its...

Reviewed in issue November/2013

Warren Wolf: Wolfgang

Aaron Diehl | Billy Williams Jr. | Benny Green | Christian McBride | Aaron Goldberg | Lewis Nash | Warren Wolf | Kris Funn | Daryl Tookes

Warren Wolf is certainly the best new vibes player to emerge in recent years and this, his second outing for...

Reviewed in issue November/2013

Kenny Garrett: Pushing the World Away

Benito Gonzalez | Vernell Brown | Brian Sanders | Mark Whitfield Jr | Jen Herman | McClenty Hunter | Kenny Garrett | Ravi Best | Corcoran Holt | Jean Baylor

Last year’s Seeds from the Underground CD was a Grammy magnet, collecting two nominations – for ‘solo’ and ‘best instrumental...

Reviewed in issue October/2013

Album Interview: Christian McBride Trio: Out Here

Christian McBride | Ulysses Owen, Jr | Christian Sands

Although Christian McBride is a familiar figure within the piano trio context, he has never led a piano trio of...

Reviewed in issue August/2013

Yellowjackets: Rise In The Road

Will Kennedy | Felix Pastorius | Russell Ferrante | Ambrose Akinmusire | Bob Mintzer

The Yellowjackets aren’t so much a band as an institution, so when Jimmy Haslip made his sabbatical from the band...

Reviewed in issue July/2013

Cécile McLorin Salvant: WomanChild

Aaron Diehl | Rodney Whitaker | Cécile McLorin Salvant | James Chirillo | Herlin Riley

This recording from the winner of the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, Cécile McLorin Salvant, is one of the...

Reviewed in issue June/2013

Christian McBride and Inside Straight: People Music

Christian McBride | Carl Allen | Ulysses Owens Jr | Warren Wolf | Steve Wilson | Peter Martin | Christian Sands

Christian McBride's straight-ahead project might not break any boundaries but, like the leader's propulsive bass playing, it certainly packs a...

Reviewed in issue June/2013

The New Gary Burton Quartet: Guided Tour

Julian Lage | Gary Burton | Scott Colley | Antonio Sánchez

There are vibes players, and then there is Gary Burton, a class of one. By some margin the most accomplished...

Reviewed in issue May/2013

Aaron Diehl: The Bespoke Man's Narrative

This pianist-leader's quartet borrows from the MJQ wardrobe as well as their cool baroque-jazz style on a set of derivative...

Reviewed in issue April/2013