New releases from Tyshawn Sorey, Kim Cass, Bill Charlap, Tarbaby, Matthew Shipp, Kris Davis and others are showcasing how a classic format can still feel fresh. By Hank Shteamer Two of the most ...

We're still wandering all over the place here; from abstract to groovy and back again, or sometimes some of both at once. This Scandinavian outfit figuratively wanders farther into the wilds every ...

The Bad Plus has figured out how to detour around the cul-de-sac into which traditional jazz piano trios have locked themselves. In doing so, they have gone back to the philosophy of Miles Davis in ...

Well, some months are packed too full of these goodies to cover in batches of three. We can only hang on and try to keep up. Rissanen's restless lines make Monkian melodies and almost-mathematical ...

One night in a Japanese jazz kissa changed music listening for me forever. My love for the jazz piano trio began in the most unique way possible. Every now and then, a listening session turns into ...