Jamile with Miki Yamanaka and her trio plus Steve Wilson – Pursuit of a Pulse (Cellar Music, 2025) On Pursuit Of A Pulse, gifted vocalist-composer…
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Tag: world jazz
Jazz Singer Tereza Catarov Unearths Balkan Tradition on ‘Koren’
Tereza Catarov – Koren (PKmusik, 2025) Tereza Catarov’s debut album, Koren offers an inventive and fearless synthesis of Balkan folk traditions and contemporary jazz. The…
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Song Yi Jeon Intertwines Jazz with Korean Rhythm
Berlin-based vocalist and composer Song Yi Jeon has unveiled The Earthy Suites, the debut album of her nine-piece SYJ Nonet. The project fuses traditional Korean…
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Rez Abbasi’s Acoustic Quintet Returns with Sound Remains
Rez Abbasi – Sound Remains (Whirlwind Recordings, 2025) Guitarist and composer Rez Abbasi continues to refine his acoustic language on Sound Remains, the third release…
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Bokani Dyer’s Radio Sechaba Tunes Into South Africa
Bokani Dyer – Radio Sechaba (Brownswood Recordings, 2023) Multi-award-winning pianist and composer Bokani Dyer expands his musical vision with Radio Sechaba, a 15-track album that…
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Grace Under Pressure: Mina Cho & The Beat Mirage
Mina Cho & Grace Beat Quartet – Beat Mirage (International Gugak Jazz Institute, 2024) Rooted in the larger Gugak Jazz Society, a nine-piece powerhouse devoted…
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Naya Baaz, the Captivating convergence of diverse musical traditions
Naya Baaz – Charm (Whirlwind Recordings, 2023) Naya Baaz, the collaborative effort between remarkable virtuoso guitarist Rez Abbasi and Josh Feinberg, released its debut album,…
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Elegant and Thrilling Guitar Recreations of Casseus’ Works
Fareed Haque – Casseus! (Wahdude Music, 2023) Frantz Casseus, the “father of Haitian classical guitar,” developed a unique approach to his instrument by mixing the…
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Live Video “Lendas Brasileiras” by Paul Winter Consort
The legendary Paul Winter Consort has released a music video of “Lendas Brasileiras”, a composition by Guinga. The piece appears in “Concert in the Barn“,…
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