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'Debut' is a remarkable achievement, and Talon Smith is an exceptional musician and composer / textura

Posted: 07/08/2025

Just twenty-three years old, classical pianist Talon Smith has already been the recipient of fulsome praise for his talents as both performer and composer. Assessing the pianist's world premiere performance of his 24 Preludes, Op. 1 in Los Angeles, Truman Wang of Classical Voice, for example, noted that the young virtuoso “placed his technical mastery at the service of poetry and the singing line” and described the work itself as “an astonishing collection of pieces with varying styles and emotions.” Such responses are representative of the reception Smith has received. It's not that unusual f

Kudos to Anderson Audio for capturing Jane Ira Bloom's 'Songs in Space.' It's a real treat. / Audiophile Style

Posted: 07/07/2025

Audiophile Style…..From Single Mic Stereo to Multi Mic Immersive - Some Nice New Recordings The Computer Audiophile writes…..Good music is good music, no matter how it’s recorded or reproduced in our homes. There isn’t a single technique, format, or technology that is the best, in and of itself. The magic is in the people, who understand the tools and techniques, and the musicians creating beautiful music. Looking at this from a visual perspective may also illuminate my point. Can you imagine anyone saying there’s a single best paint, medium, and technique for painting? If that wer

Juilliard String Quartet appoints new second violinist: Leonard Fu

Posted: 07/01/2025

The Violin Channel writes….The Juilliard String Quartet has announced that Leonard Fu has been appointed as the ensemble's new second violinist. Fu joins current members Areta Zhulla (violin), Molly Carr (viola), and Astrid Schween (cello) — and he succeeds Ron Copes, who has been a member of the group for 28 years and given hundreds of concerts all over the world.Fu grew up in Germany, where his teachers were Lara Lev and Tanja Becker-Bender. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the New England Conservatory under the tutelage of Donald Weilerstein, and pursued further study at

Angela Hewitt - Mozart Piano Sonatas K457, 533, 545, 570, 576 makes WFMT: new releases

Posted: 07/01/2025

Out June 6, 2025: Angela Hewitt’s 50th album for Hyperion Records concludes her Complete Mozart Piano Sonatas project. This final album features the “Sonata Facile”, loved by millions of piano students worldwide, and the composer’s final piano sonatas. Hewitt’s 31 years on Hyperion have so far included Scarlatti, Couperin, and the complete solo keyboard works of J.S. Bach and Beethoven - Out Now on Hyperion. Hyperion has been her lifelong recording partner for 31 years. This double album ranges from the simplest and easiest of Mozart’s piano sonatas – the K545 “Sonata facile” played by a milli

Anne Akiko Meyers featured on GRAMOPHONE July Cover

Posted: 07/01/2025

Anne Akiko Meyers, GRAMMY® Award winner, is one of the world’s most esteemed and celebrated violinists. Renowned as a muse and champion of today’s leading composers, she has commissioned, premiered, and recorded a significant body of contemporary violin repertoire. The Strad hails her as “the Wonder Woman of commissioning,” a title earned through her close collaborations with visionary composers such as Arvo Pärt, Einojuhani Rautavaara, John Corigliano, Arturo Márquez, Philip Glass, Michael Daugherty, Mason Bates, Adam Schoenberg, Billy Childs, Jakub Ciupinski, Ola Gjeilo, Morten Laurids

Spanning a wide arc, 'Proof Of Life' sets perfect conditions for the Ola Onabule / Nicolas Meier collaboration / sonic soul

Posted: 07/01/2025

British-Nigerian singer-songwriter Ola Onabulé, in collaboration with Swiss guitarist Nicolas Meier, has released a new album titled Proof of Life on June 30, 2025. Ola Onabulé is also renowned for his remarkable three-and-a-half octave vocal range and collaborative performances with an impressive range of international big bands and symphony orchestras, including The WDR Big Band, The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, The SWR Big Band, The Babelsberg Film Orchestra, HR Big Band, The Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, The Danish Radio Big Band, Latvian Radio Big Band, The Big Band Jazz de Mexico and o

If you've never heard Daniil Trifonov play Rachmaninoff, then you'll want to be at Tanglewood opening / theBerkshireedge

Posted: 06/30/2025

The Globe and Mail described Daniil Trifonov as “arguably today’s leading classical virtuoso,” while the Times called him “without question the most astounding pianist of our age.”theBerkshireedge - David Noel Edwards writes….If you’ve never heard Daniil Trifonov play Rachmaninoff, then you will want to be at Tanglewood on opening night, Saturday, July 5, when he performs Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto—one of the most technically demanding and emotionally powerful works in the piano repertoire. It is a Trifonov specialty, reflecting his deep affinity for the Russian piano tradition—and fo

If you want to experience a mind-blowing performance, you have to see Pedrito Martinez / NUVO

Posted: 06/29/2025

NUVO writes…..Ya' know, the weeks around the Fourth of July in Indianapolis are quiet. People are gone, so it feels luxurious like you have the town to yourself in so many respects. You can find parking spots, you don't have to wait in line anywhere, andthe drive to work is easy because no one is on the roads. It's hot and hazy, and if you close your eyes, it feels like you're someplace tropical rather than in landlocked Naptown. What that meant for Latin and jazz music enthusiasts is that they had the master percussionist Pedrito Martinez to themselves at The Jazz Kitchen last Friday night. I

Onabule / Meier 'Proof of Life' is a nice change of pace for those who normally don't tread these musical waters / Cirdec Songs

Posted: 06/27/2025

British-Nigerian singer-songwriter Ola Onabulé, in collaboration with Swiss guitarist Nicolas Meier, is set to release a new album titled Proof of Life on June 30, 2025. Proof of Life produced and recorded at Onabulé’s Casa Del Funk Studios, showcases the synergy between the two artists as they explore culturally diverse concepts and themes. Their partnership, which began through a series of livestream performances during the pandemic, has evolved into a collection of ten original songs.Proof of Life features a blend of Onabulé’s signature songwriting style of polyrhythms and melodies drawn fr

Erik Deutsch's long-running NYC sextet once again conjures magic for the pianist's 9th album: 'This Was Then'

Posted: 06/27/2025

This Was Then is the ninth full-length album by pianist/composer Erik Deutsch. His long-running NYC sextet has once again been enlisted to conjure their magic: Tony Mason on drums, Jeff Hill on bass, Avi Bortnick on drums, Mike McGinnis on Reeds, and Brian Drye on trombone; plus special guests Mauro Refosco on percussion and Victoria Reed on vocals. In between touring full time with The Black Crowes, piloting multiple projects, and recording with an incredible variety of artists, Deutsch has found the time to create an excellent new album of original material.Stylistically, This Was Then may b

'The Visitors' with Kirill Gerstein and Gary Burton is a Chick Corea gem rediscovered / AIM Adventures in Music

Posted: 06/27/2025

AIM – Adventures in Music - Jari Kallio writes….Released as a digital single by ECM Records to mark what would have been Chick Corea’s 84th birthday on June 12, the composer’s fabulous 2012 duet for piano and vibraphone is finally made available in recorded format. Commissioned by pianist Kirill Gerstein with support from his Gilmore Artist Award, and co-commissioned by Berklee College of Music, the twelve-minute duo was written for Gerstein and vibraphonist Gary Burton, a long-standing musical friend of both the composer and the pianist.“Composing this duet piece for Kirill and Gary was a hap

Consolidation rather than departure, 'Songs in Space' is a well-burnished addition to Jane Ira Bloom's oeuvre / UKJAZZNEWS

Posted: 06/26/2025

UKJAZZNEWS - Jon Turney writes…..“I’ve invested a lot of energy into creating a sound out of this instrument that I like”, Jane Ira Bloom observed in a recent interview with Downbeat. It’s a declaration any serious player might make, but may be an understatement in her case. The rich, lustrous, sound Bloom conjures from the often recalcitrant soprano saxophone is one of the wonders of contemporary music. She’s dedicated herself to the instrument and it remains at the centre of a lifetime musical endeavour that has given us a startling body of work, and her a clutch of awards, if not exactly wo

With a prayerful plea, Reeve Carney's upcoming single 'America' confronts a fractured nation

Posted: 06/26/2025

Grammy Award winning singer, multi-instrumentalist and actor, Reeve Carney has carved an excitingly unconventional career path for himself. Having originated the roles of Spider-Man/Peter Parker in Julie Taymor and U2’s Spider-Man:Turn Off The Dark, and Orpheus in Anäis Mitchell’s smash hit musical Hadestown on Broadway, he has spent the other side of his professional life writing and recording his own original music and performing around the world in various theaters, rock clubs, and festivals. Signed by Jimmy Iovine to Interscope Records at the age of 22, Carney released two records under th

Happy 90th birthday Terry Riley! Pete Townshend hails the maestro's enduring influence / UNCUT

Posted: 06/24/2025

One of the most consequential musicians of the 20th century – the visionary American composer Terry Riley – is celebrated with the Sony Classical release of Terry Riley – The Columbia Recordings. Set for release on August 22 and available for preorder now, the four-disc box set includes Terry Riley’s unique recordings for Columbia Masterworks between 1968 and 1980 that changed the direction and expanded the range of late 20th-century music.Terry Riley – The Columbia Recordings box set includes the albums In C (1968); A Rainbow in Curved Air (1969); Church of Anthrax (1971, in collaborati

The Metallica song that inspired Ryan Coogler's Sinners / FAR OUT

Posted: 06/22/2025

From FAR OUT……“The movie’s basically that”Michael Gordon writes…..Few films in recent years have been as profoundly musical as Ryan Coogler’s bloody vampire flick Sinners. The film, which stars Michael B Jordan in a dual role as criminal twins ‘Smoke’ and ‘Stack’, is set in 1930s Mississippi, and mixes the history of blues and folk music with the tale of a group of immortal vampires wreaking havoc.Sinners is centred around the twins attempting to open their own juke joint, a place where all the Black folks in the area can listen to music, dance, gamble, and drink. At one point, Coogler stages

Guitarist Jon Fadem releases debut album: Thankful

Posted: 06/21/2025

‘Thankful’ is the solo debut from Jon Fadem, a talented guitarist who has spent years honing his craft. It consists of all-original, guitar-oriented instrumental songs, telling a collected personal life story through music. The songs cross over many genres, creating a blend of rock, jazz, and soul with echoes of Jeff Beck, Stevie Wonder, George Benson, Jerry Garcia, Jimi Hendrix, and Steely Dan. It is an album of organic melodies and grooves that will find a welcome place in the minds and bodies of its listeners.Jon Fadem - Guitars, bass, keyboards, mandolin, and dulcimerJohn Kimock - Drums an

Janet Axelrod's 'Act One' is a quite engaging album of new music / STEVEN KENNEDY

Posted: 06/19/2025

Acclaimed flutist Janet Axelrod has released a new album, Act One for fute and piano (Freedom Road Records FRR 003), featuring the world premiere recording of six works commissioned by Axelrod from Broadway’s most celebrated composers, arrangers and music directors. Act One is available at Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, all major streaming platforms, and www.janetaxelrod.com.Hailed as one of America’s finest flutists, Axelrod is in demand as a Broadway musician, orchestral flutist, chamber musician and contemporary and world flutist. She is a leading recording artist in studios with some of the

Introducing the July issue of Jazzwise, featuring Nina Simone

Posted: 06/19/2025

The July 2025 issue of Jazzwise includes a special cover feature on Nina Simone, plus interviews with China Moses, Gary Crosby OBE, Joshua Redman, Joe Lovano, Béla Fleck and more. The July issue celebrates Simone’s powerful songs and fearless embrace of civil rights in a special cover feature, with contemporary jazz vocalist China Moses expanding on the many facets of Nina’s enduring legacy today in a fascinating interview. Also in the issue are features on pioneering bassist and Tomorrow’s Warriors co-founder Gary Crosby OBE, who looks back on his incredible career as he celebrates his 70th b

North London's Alexandra Palace is hosting a massive sleepover soundtracked by Max Richter / Time Out

Posted: 06/19/2025

Max Richter writes……This whirlwind of a life – so fast, so little time. When I look at my children I wonder where they will find rest. Those moments of being that they used to have as tiny babies, arms outstretched, trusting of the world.I’ve long wanted to write something that might soothe them, so this is my personal lullaby for a frenetic world – a manifesto for a slower pace of existence.It’s a piece that is meant to be listened to at night. I hope that people will fall asleep listening to it, because the project is also a personal exploration into how music interacts with consciousness –

Bela Fleck - jazzwise interview

Posted: 06/19/2025

jazzwise - Victoria Kingham writes…..First emerging as part of the New Grass Revival and his Grammy-winning group The Flecktones in the late 1980s, banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck has traversed the upper echelons of jazz and bluegrass as well as forging a fruitful partnership with the late Chick Corea. Victoria Kingham spoke to him about his thrilling new BEATrio ahead of their two London shows this summerThere’s a rare honesty, and a kind of nobility, propelling the musician Béla Fleck. He is a gifted artist who has travelled, toured, accompanied, and joined in new cross-genre projects with a raft

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