There’s something about Detroit jazz – its history, its grit, its fire – that feels unlike anywhere else. Windsor-born trumpeter Russ Macklem, now firmly embedded in the Detroit scene, taps directly ...

For his third trio outing with bassist Scott Colley and drummer Brian Blade, Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel offers ...

In traditional Yarni fashion, a new album means it’s time to wipe the slate completely clean and embrace the challenge of ...

Denki” – which fittingly translates as “electricity” in Japanese – brings a heady brew of heavy-rock vigor and contemporary ...

Just taking a somewhat brief snapshot of recent releases from Alex Hitchcock in the last eight months provides compelling ...

Michael Ragonese’s latest outing, “Chasing Calm” is a crystalline example of contemporary jazz: thoughtful, emotionally rich ...

In the annals of free jazz, there are figures whose names flicker at the margins — glimpsed in anecdotes, remembered by fellow musicians, but rarely given the platform of a complete discography. Yusuf ...

In “Collective Imagery”, the SFJAZZ Collective moves boldly into uncharted waters with an album entirely composed of original ...

There’s something both fragile and unshakeable about the music presented on Hanamichi. Recorded in 2013, just two years ...

Despite my natural demeanour, there are times when I do get a little over excited. This is one of them. “Live Spirit I” by ...

There’s an elegance and warmth that runs throughout “Alone Again”, the new release from French pianist Simon Chivallon.

There’s something quietly intoxicating about hearing a pianist conjure entire worlds in real time with just a grand piano, ...